About me

I am currently a lead Art Director. I have a strong creative and organizational vision and an empathetic, understanding, and humanistic approach to management. I have a love for visual storytelling and style. I have considerable experience making significant visual decisions in order to establish and maintain brand identity. Over the past five years, I have designed and produced visual content as a lead stylist and was promoted to lead Art Director for a global company—across 18 countries and 4 brands—for video and photography content for websites and promotional campaigns. I work on everything from concept, to casting, set design, prop/wardrobe acquisition/creation, on-set direction, and final visual approval after editing/postproduction.

I have many years of experience collaborating closely with set designers, painters, stylists, videographers filmmakers, photographers, and advertising agencies. In the movie and theater industry, I researched, sourced, scouted, and acquired props from local prop houses and retail establishments. I also fabricated, distressed, and painted props which I would then style and arrange on stage and/or set, as well as designing/conceptualizing/constructing theatrical sets. As a result, I have developed strong multi-tasking and problem-solving skills and am able to exceed expectations despite time and/or budget constraints. I am also able to design sets and/or develop product lines in a narrative, theatrical, and cinematic fashion.

oliviasauerwein@gmail.com
+49 179 91 91 777