Sarah Via

Animation/Visual Effects Generalist

Educator

Education

BFA Animation - Story and Concept Development Concentration - SCAD 2022

MFA Animation - SCAD 2025

MA Visual Effects - SCAD 2025

Awards

Dean’s Fellowship - 2022-2025

Dean’s List - 2019-2022

SCADamp Certification

Work Experience

Film Experience

Peer Tutor and Workshop Development — SCAD
Peer Tutoring
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT

Motion Designer — Sapelo Island National
Estuarine Research Reserve
NOVEMBER 2023 - SEPTEMBER 2024

Animation/Motion Design Intern — K12
FEBRUARY 2024 - SEPTEMBER 2024

ICC Liaison — SCAD Women in Animation
JUNE 2023 - MAY 2024

Game Development Lead and Production
Manager — Stride x SCADPRO
MARCH 2023 - JUNE 2023

Narrative and Curriculum Lead — Stride x
SCADPRO
JANUARY 2023 -MARCH 2023

Production Assistant — SCAD Animation
Studio
JANUARY 2023 - MARCH 2023

Character Designer — Invisible Me Warriors
DECEMBER 2021 - MAY 2022

Graphic Design Intern — Invisible Me Warriors
JUNE 2021 - SEPTEMBER 2021

Animator, Producer, Modeler, Texture Artist —
The Reaper
JANUARY 2024 - MARCH 2024

Compositor — VIE
AUGUST 2023 - SEPTEMBER 2023

Producer — Summer Wind Short Film
OCTOBER 2022 - FEBRUARY 2023

Compositor — P A N I C
NOVEMBER 2022

Producer, Head Compositor — Love
Language Short Film
MAY 2021 - MAY 2022

Skills

Software

Storyboarding
3D Animation
3D Modeling and Texturing
2D Animation
Lighting
Compositing
Story/Script Development
Teaching

Toon Boom Harmony
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Maya 2024
Houdini
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Substance Painter

Hobbies

Gardening
Baking
Learning New languages
Puppetry