Sahil Shaikh
@sahilshaikh3
Senior Illustrator and Product Designer blending storytelling with commercial product design.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Illustrator and Product Designer with 6+ years of professional experience delivering children's book art, storyboards, and licensed merchandise design for fast-paced studios and freelance clients. I combine traditional illustration skills with product design practice, producing apparel capsules, tech-packs, CAD-ready print files, and motion-ready layered assets while adhering to licensor and brand guidelines.
I have led campaign concepts and collaborated cross-functionally with sourcing, product development, and marketing teams, and I leverage tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, Krita, and generative AI (Sora, Gemini, MidJourney) to accelerate ideation and presentation. I am a rapid learner who consistently maintains design language and quality across projects for clients including major licensors and international brands.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Associate Illustrator
The Souled Store
Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Designed multiple licensed apparel capsule collections and led marketing video concepts, managed client projects and delivered tech packs and print files to vendors while ensuring compliance with licensor guidelines.
Illustrator and Storyboard Designer
Peech Studio Pvt. Ltd
Jan 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 6 months)
Collaborated with art directors to create scripts, storyboards and vector assets for explainer videos for international clients, maintaining consistent design language and production-ready layered files for animation.
Environment Artist
Bakarmax
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023 (1 month)
Combined client-provided props and assets to produce final background visuals aligned with provided scripts for animation projects.
Children's Book Illustrator
Jumbaya
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (8 months)
Conceptualised and illustrated storyboards and final scenes for animated books, created movable character assets and adapted styles across genres to meet editorial requirements.
Product Designer
Smartivity
Dec 2020 - Sep 2022 (1 year 9 months)
Designed board game visuals and playable assets for STEM products using provided moodboards and CAD models to produce production-ready artwork.
Children's Book Illustrator
Dupki Studio
Nov 2020 - May 2021 (6 months)
Collaborated with editors to generate visuals and character designs for the children's book 'Ana's Nightmare', producing artwork aligned with the script and editorial direction.
Graphic Designer
One Media
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 month)
Created visuals and post ideas for Instagram, and designed the logo and supporting identity elements to establish the brand's social presence.
Children's Book Illustrator
Pratham Books
Dec 2019 - Apr 2020 (4 months)
Created illustrations, character concept sketches and story layouts for six books for the Storyweaver platform, adapting media to match each story's theme.
Illustrator
Jellyfish Magazine
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020 (1 month)
Conceptualised and illustrated issue visuals, interpreting the magazine mascot through the theme 'Mystery' to complement editorial content.
Storyboard Artist
Vaibhav Studios
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019 (1 month)
Produced background concepts and storyboards for studio advertisements and internal series, contributing to work released on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.
Character Designer
Alphen Design Studio
Nov 2017 - Jul 2018 (8 months)
Developed concept sketches and character designs for a studio's upcoming 3D animated film, iterating designs to align with narrative and production needs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
DJ Academy of Design
Bachelor's Diploma, Communication Design
Completed a Bachelor's Diploma course in Communication Design focused on visual communication and design principles.
SIES College of Arts & Science
Attended SIES College of Arts & Science (specific degree or program not provided).
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School
Completed secondary education at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Portfolio
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