About Tom

I’m an illustrator, animator, writer, creative director and exhibition designer, based in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

I work in a bunch of different ways, because I can and because it’s fun… but I’m all about storytelling with a human touch.

Before I turned freelance I managed the in-house creative studio at London Zoo, designing immersive exhibitions and visitor experiences and bringing ZSL’s conservation and research work to life. It was a wild time and I still have a soft spot for nature and conservation-related projects.

Get in touch

Email: tomRsears@gmail.com

(I have capitalised the ‘R’ because it’s quite easy to miss – there’s a Tom Sears in the US who used to get a lot of emails meant for me, and although he kindly forwards most of them on, I suspect he may have kept some of the best ones for himself, and may even have attended gala dinners and accepted awards that were rightfully mine.)

Instagram: @tomofsears

News/press:

The Big Issue

Zucker & Zitrone

The Bookseller

The Times

Charleston Festival

Things I can help you with:

• Copywriting and editing

• Illustration and art direction

• Exhibition interpretation and visitor experience design

• Hand-drawn animation

• Storyboarding and scriptwriting

• Creative consultancy and workshops

• A big delicious mixture of the above