Sammi Zaleski is an Illustrator, Character Designer, and Storyboard Artist based in Melbourne, Australia, with a hybrid career spanning ten years. She started out at fourteen by publishing her own illustrated books and was commissioned internationally on a range of projects across children’s book illustration, character design, and storyboarding development for TV and feature film projects. She has worked in the Australian, European, and Canadian film industries with WIA, Adobe, Atomic Cartoons, Adventurverse Studio, JAM Media, Cheeky Little Media, and Studiocanal.

Sammi is passionate about creating impactful projects and mentoring emerging talent. She is highly skilled in concept art, illustration, storyboarding, career strategy, networking, and mentoring. As a lecturer in the area of production art with JMC Academy and Swinburne University in storyboarding, Sammi is experienced in developing and guiding students to reach their creative potential. She has undertaken training with Aardman Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Animation from Griffith Film School. During her university studies, she attended Falmouth University in the UK.

She has the ability to step boldly outside her comfort zone, manage the unknown, adapt, and innovate in an ever-changing industry.