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Hi, I’m Umaimah, a passionate designer and artist with a BFA in Animation from SCAD. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to work on amazing projects with major studios like Disney TV Animation and Warner Brothers Animation, focusing on prop design, character design, and color design. I love to explore different creative styles and mediums in my free time, whether that’s reading, journaling, or experimenting with new artistic techniques.
I really enjoy collaborating with art directors and teams to bring stories and characters to life, and I take pride in the details that make animations magical. I’m always eager to learn and grow my skills, especially in Adobe Photoshop and other creative software. If you’re passionate about great design and storytelling, let’s connect!
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Language
English
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Hausa
Fluent
Work Experience
Freelance Prop Designer at Disney TV Animation
December 31, 2022 - July 31, 2025Designed props for the main characters on a pilot episode in development. Created turn-arounds and provided a clean pass of the final approved design. Worked closely with Art Director to resolve design and deadline issues.
Color Designer & FX Designer at Warner Brothers Animation
December 31, 2022 - July 31, 2025Created and designed color palettes for animated assets like characters, props, and effects ensuring a cohesive look throughout the film. Designed visual effects for natural, supernatural, and stylized elements such as smoke, dust, lightning, explosion and more. Worked closely with Background Painters to maintain consistency regarding color and design of the show.
Freelance Character Designer at WildBrain, Spin Master
January 1, 2023 - PresentUtilized mood boards to design character concepts for junior show pitches under the guidance of the art director.
Color designer & Prop Designer at Disney TV Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 31, 2025Collaborated with the art director to deliver appealing color palettes for assets like characters, props, effects, expressions, special poses and size comps. Responsible for setting special lighting palettes for the same assets. Designed props and effects based on story elements and script descriptions consistent with the look and style of the series. Created around 20 designs per week, working closely with production to deliver timely designs for shipping.
Freelance Title Card Designer at Cartoon Network
December 31, 2020 - July 31, 2025Worked with the show creator to illustrate and design a painted introductory title card for Summer Camp Island, Season 5 episode 12 titled ‘Witches’ Brew’.
Visual Development Artist at Warner Brothers Animation
December 31, 2020 - July 31, 2025Created various character concept sketches to establish the visual style for the film in development. Worked with the Director to create color variations, expression sheets and poses for characters.
Freelance Prop Designer at Disney TV Animation
December 31, 2022 - July 31, 2025Designed props for the main characters on a pilot episode in development. Created turn-arounds and provided a clean pass of the final approved design. Worked closely with Art Director to resolve design and deadline issues.
Color Designer & FX Designer at Warner Brothers Animation
December 31, 2022 - July 31, 2025Created and designed color palettes for animated assets like characters, props, and effects ensuring a cohesive look throughout the film. Designed visual effects for natural, supernatural, and stylized elements like smoke, dust, lightning, explosion and more. Worked closely with Background Painters in creating and maintaining consistency regarding the color and design of the show.
Freelance Character Designer at WildBrain, Spin Master
January 1, 2023 - PresentUtilized mood boards to design character concepts for junior show pitches under the guidance of the art director.
Color designer & Prop Designer at Disney TV Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 31, 2025Collaborated with the art director to deliver appealing color palettes for assets like characters, props, effects, expressions, special poses and size comps. Responsible for setting special lighting palettes for the same assets. Designed props and effects based on story elements and script descriptions that are consistent with the look and style of the series. Created around 20 designs per week and worked closely with production to get designs to them in a timely manner for shipping.
Freelance Title Card Designer at Cartoon Network
December 31, 2020 - July 31, 2025Worked with the show creator to illustrate and design a painted introductory title card for Summer Camp Island, Season 5 episode 12, titled ‘Witches’ Brew’.
Visual Development Artist at Warner Brothers Animation
December 31, 2020 - July 31, 2025Created various character concept sketches to help establish the visual style for the film in development. Worked with the Director to create color variations, expression sheet and poses for the characters.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts at Savannah College of Arts and Design
September 20, 2016 - September 27, 2020Certificate in Graphic Design at LA Pacific College
October 25, 2022 - March 25, 2023BFA in Animation at Savannah College of Arts and Design
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020BFA in Animation at Savannah College of Arts and Design
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020Qualifications
Certificate in Graphic Design
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Certificate in Graphic Design
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Agriculture & Mining, Professional Services
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