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I am a freelance children’s book illustrator with over twenty years of experience working for major publishers and creating advertising illustrations. After completing several projects in 2024, I relocated from New York to Florida in 2025 and am now seeking remote opportunities. My passion lies in illustrating in a variety of styles and tackling new challenges across different projects. Previously, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc., where I created original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for a broad range of products including party goods and home décor. I pride myself on being a team player who manages time efficiently and meets tight deadlines, and I am always eager to discuss new assignments and share my diverse character styles and artistic skills.…I am a freelance children’s book illustrator with over twenty years of experience working for major publishers and creating advertising illustrations. After completing several projects in 2024, I relocated from New York to Florida in 2025 and am now seeking remote opportunities. My passion lies in illustrating in a variety of styles and tackling new challenges across different projects. Previously, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc., where I created original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for a broad range of products including party goods and home décor. I pride myself on being a team player who manages time efficiently and meets tight deadlines, and I am always eager to discuss new assignments and share my diverse character styles and artistic skills.

Sally Schaedler

Children’s Book Illustrator, Freelance Digital Illustrator, Product Designer, +2

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I am a freelance children’s book illustrator with over twenty years of experience working for major publishers and creating advertising illustrations. After completing several projects in 2024, I relocated from New York to Florida in 2025 and am now seeking remote opportunities. My passion lies in illustrating in a variety of styles and tackling new challenges across different projects. Previously, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc., where I created original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for a broad range of products including party goods and home décor. I pride myself on being a team player who manages time efficiently and meets tight deadlines, and I am always eager to discuss new assignments and share my diverse character styles and artistic skills.…I am a freelance children’s book illustrator with over twenty years of experience working for major publishers and creating advertising illustrations. After completing several projects in 2024, I relocated from New York to Florida in 2025 and am now seeking remote opportunities. My passion lies in illustrating in a variety of styles and tackling new challenges across different projects. Previously, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc., where I created original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for a broad range of products including party goods and home décor. I pride myself on being a team player who manages time efficiently and meets tight deadlines, and I am always eager to discuss new assignments and share my diverse character styles and artistic skills.

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I am a freelance children’s book illustrator with over twenty years of experience working for major publishers and creating advertising illustrations. After completing several projects in 2024, I relocated from New York to Florida in 2025 and am now seeking remote opportunities. My passion lies in illustrating in a variety of styles and tackling new challenges across different projects.

Previously, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc., where I created original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for a broad range of products including party goods and home décor. I pride myself on being a team player who manages time efficiently and meets tight deadlines, and I am always eager to discuss new assignments and share my diverse character styles and artistic skills.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Product Design

Childrens Book Illustration

Adobe Illustrator

Advertising Illustration

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Product Design

Expert

Childrens Book Illustration

Expert

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Advertising Illustration

Expert

Lettering

Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc. (Party City)

December 31, 2014 - July 24, 2025

Responsibilities included creating original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for use in a variety of products such as banners, cutouts, games, balloons, 3D honeycomb items, novelty items, and party and paper goods including cups, napkins, plates, and table covers. Projects included digital and flat art, targeting all major holidays and themes including Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentines Day, St Patrick's, Fall, Spring, and 4th of July. Additionally, designed and developed visual presentations and innovative product ideas for seasonal and everyday consumer use in the gift and home decor division. Sketched and colored art with multiple views ranging from concept drawing to final illustration, prepared technical specs for vendors, and created innovative packaging. Designed toys, plush, and unusual novelty products using a variety of materials.

Freelance Children’s Book Illustrator

January 1, 1990 - Present

Worked as a children's textbook and trade illustrator for major publishers through an agent, illustrating for companies such as Random House, Silver Burdett/Pearson, Simon and Schuster, McGraw Hill, Grolier Educational, Concordia Publishing, Richard Owen Publishing, RCL Enterprises, Time Life Inc, UM Publishing, and more. Produced line art for coloring books and advertising illustrations for companies like General Foods, Nestle, Kodak, and Nabisco. Provided illustrations for several self-published authors and worked on various freelance projects in multiple illustration styles.

Senior Product Designer at Amscan, Inc. (Party City)

December 31, 2014 - July 24, 2025

Responsibilities included creating original layouts, designs, and final illustrations for use in a variety of products such as banners, cutouts, games, balloons, 3D honeycomb items, novelty items, party and paper goods including cups, napkins, plates, and table covers. Assignments included both digital and flat art projects. Created products for all major holidays and themes including Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentines Day, St. Patricks, Fall, Spring, and the 4th of July. Designed and developed visual presentations for gift and home decor division, created innovative product ideas, sketched and colored art with multiple views from concept to final illustration, prepared technical specs for vendors, and designed toys, plush, and novelty products using a variety of materials.

Freelance Children’s Book Illustrator at Self-employed

January 1, 1990 - Present

Over twenty years of experience as a children’s textbook and trade illustrator for major publishers through an agent, now seeking freelance opportunities as an independent freelancer. Experience includes working for publishers such as Random House, Silver Burdett/Pearson, Simon and Schuster, McGraw Hill, Grolier Educational, Concordia Publishing, Richard Owen Publishing, RCL Enterprises, Time Life Inc, UM Publishing, and self-published authors. Created line art for coloring books and advertising illustrations for companies like General Foods, Nestle, Kodak, Nabisco. Worked on a broad variety of styles and projects including digital and traditional illustration.