[1][2] He was a member of the Society of Illustrators and exhibited widely including the National Academy of Design.
[3] His portfolio includes extensive commercial work for weekly magazines and his art appeared in a variety of advertising campaigns including Karo Syrup, Dextrose, Lucky Strike, Coors, Camay, Sal Hepatica, Listerine, Vicks VapoRub, Meds, and Ipana.
[3][failed verification] During his career Sarnoff provided illustrations for McCall's, American Weekly, Collier's, Woman's Home Companion, Redbook, The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Good Housekeeping.
His work was whimsical and engaging and relied heavily upon themes of Americana and slapstick humour.
Sarnoff married Lillian Skaff (1914–1977) and had two children, Susan & Linda, before divorcing.