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Sahil Shaikh

@sahilshaikh3

Senior Illustrator and Product Designer blending storytelling with commercial product design.

India
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What I'm looking for

I seek roles combining illustration and product design where I can create licensed merchandise, lead visual campaigns, collaborate cross-functionally, and grow with a fast-paced, creative team.

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

PL

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.

JU

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.

SM

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.

DS

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.

Pratham Books logoPB

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.

AS

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

DD

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.

SS

SIES College of Arts & Science

Attended SIES College of Arts & Science (specific degree or program not provided).

OS

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

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