SOPHIA​ MANIO  

Concept Artist and Illustrator 

sophiamanio.com (702) 335-6353 
Las Vegas, Nevada 
manio.sophia@gmail.com 
 

 
SUMMARY Concept artist and illustrator with solid design experience motivated to 
produce high quality work within the industry. 
 
SKILLS Character Design Storyborading 
Environment and Prop Design UI Design 
Digital Painting Graphic Design 
 
WORK HISTORY Lead Concept Artist​ - C ​ ompetition Interactive 
Las Vegas, NV - October 2015 to 2019 (current) 
 
● Create early development art to establish game style. Explore and 
define concepts that include characters, weaponry, machines, 
environments and props. 
● Create illustrations and marketing art for advertisements and other 
projects as needed.  
 
Freelance Illustrator​ - S
​ elf Employed 
Las Vegas, NV - 2017 to 2019 (current) 
 
● Create illustrations, portraits, and character pictures for clients. 
● Design and create graphics for company project presentations. 
● Design custom illustrations for various projects based on client’s 
standards. 
● Collaborate with clients and online teams for a children’s book and a 
graphic novel.   
 
Graphic Artist​ - ​Somnium Productions 
Las Vegas, NV - September 2015 to January 2016 
 
● Produced multiple rough layouts and visual development pieces to 
see how the characters would fit and look in the world.  
● Refined storyboards and finalized line art for a graphic project. 
● Created concepts of characters, environments and objects based on 
written scripts.   
 
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Arts and Animation 
Art Institute of Las Vegas - 2016