Sarahjane Bernhisel
Illustrator & Business Owner
Oakland, CA, USAMultitalented illustrator & designer with an eye for movement. I'm also the owner of Bay-Made, a brick and mortar gift store in Oakland featuring work and products made exclusively by people living in the Bay Area.
Work Experience
Bay-Made
Owner, Buyer, Designer
I am the owner of brick-and-mortar retail gift store Bay-Made. Bay-Made is a designated location where local customers and visitors can buy gift items made by people currently living in the Bay Area. I personally have relationships and work with over 150 local makers, artists, and businesses, and am proud to provide up-and-coming makers with a commercial audience. My employees and I teach classes, operate a rotating gallery, ship our curated gift boxes nationwide, and offer incredible customer service.
September 2017
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California, United States
Self-Employed
Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Product Designer, Business Owner
Started my print and paper product company, Bison Paper Company (renamed to Sarahjane Bernhisel Illustration) by selling on Etsy and wholesale to local retail stores and participating in Bay Area craft and gift shows. In addition, I have freelanced for various companies and individuals including but not limited to designing for Disney TV, creating product designs for TJX (TJMaxx, Marshall's, Homegoods), designed pitches for Deloitte Consulting for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, and have designed scientific illustrations for installations in the visitor centers for both Prince Albert National Park and Riding Mountain National Park in Canada.
September 2014
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Oakland, California, United States
Dexati
Illustrator
Illustrator and Animator for apps in Google Play.
November 2013
- June 2014
California, United States
Education
Academy Of Art University (AAU)
BFA Animation
August 2008
- May 2013
San Francisco, California, United States
Highland High School
Honors Diploma
August 2004
- June 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Animal Drawing,
Business,
Concepts,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
Illustration For Consumer Products,
Interactivity,
Leadership,
Lettering,
Licensing,
Pattern Design,
Social Gaming,
Surface Design,
Team Management,