I’m Sahra, a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Brooklyn who creates across illustration, animation, and design.
Originally from South Salem, NY, I earned my Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University with a double major in Film & Media Studies and English Literature.
In college I interned at eight companies, including NBCUniversal and McCann New York, before graduating and transitioning to full-time work. I now have four years of full-time design experience and am currently a graphic designer at the New York-based agency 19th & Park. Previously I was a senior graphic designer at Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine.
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⭑ Pat Anderson Prize in Film Reviewing 2022, “The Weirdest Thing Just Happened to Me: Aliens, Apocalypse, and the American Teenager in the Work of Gregg Araki”
⭑ MAIP 2021 Fellow, 4A’s Foundation (February 2021 - August 2021)
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Columbia University, BA in English Literature and Film & Media Studies (2017 - 2022, gap year 2020 - 2021)
⭑ The Blue & White, illustrations editor
⭑ Ratrock Magazine, yearbook editor
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⭑ Freelance Graphic Designer, 19th & Park (March 2026 - present)
⭑ Senior Graphic Designer, Hello Sunshine (January 2023 - March 2026)
⭑ Junior Graphic Designer, Rising Tide Interactive (July 2022 - December 2022)
⭑ Marketing Intern, Adult Swim (January 2022 - April 2022) / Birdgirl, Tuca & Bertie, Primal
⭑ Digital Design Intern, NBCUniversal Late Night (September 2021 - December 2021) / Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers
⭑ Art Direction Intern, McCann New York (June 2021 - August 2021) / Mastercard, 3M, March For Our Lives
⭑ Graphic Design Intern, Club Feast (January 2021 - March 2021)
⭑ Graphic Design Intern, Rising Tide Interactive (September 2020 - November 2020)
⭑ Graphic Design Intern, INKA (June 2020 - August 2020)
⭑ Graphic Designer, The Power Thread (May 2020 - August 2020)
⭑ Graphic Design Intern, BUST Magazine (May 2019 - August 2019)
⭑ Editorial Intern, Westchester Magazine (May 2017 - June 2017)
⭑ Gallery Assistant, Red Fox Art Gallery (March 2017 - July 2017)
As a freelancer, I have worked with clients including Science Friday on NPR, Gal-Dem, and Intersectional Environmentalist. I taught a typography design workshop in 2023 with The Next IT Girl, a nonprofit that provides technology education to young women of color. A fun fact about me is that I was randomly an extra in the Academy Award-nominated film Don’t Look Up.
For freelance opportunities or other inquiries, please fill out the contact form below. Résumé and references are available upon request.