He designed titles for Nothing Sacred (1937) and other films of the 1930s. During World War II he did a series depicting Nazi leaders.

After WWII, he did art for advertising agencies and created caricatures of leading radio performers, including his work for NBC's promotional book, The NBC Parade of Stars as Seen by Sam Berman: As Heard over Your Favorite NBC Station (1947). This featured a clear vinyl slipcase and a paper folder with the title printed in gold. The book displayed 44 caricatures of NBC radio personalities, including Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Milton Berle, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Judy Canova, Eddie Cantor, Jerry Colonna, Dennis Day, Bob Hope, Eddy Howard, H. V. Kaltenborn, Kay Kyser, Art Linkletter, Robert Merrill, Frank Sinatra and Red Skelton, as well as the stars of Amos 'n' Andy, A Date with Judy, Dr. I. Q., The Great Gildersleeve, Mr. District Attorney, The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, Truth or Consequences and Quiz Kids.

His advertising art included a unique approach of caricaturing ordinary people, as seen in his series of ads for Pitney-Bowes. His children's books include Shapes (Scott Foresman, 1952) and Dinosaur Joke Book (Grosset & Dunlap, 1969).

As head of his own map-making firm, he created an unusual relief map, the six-foot Geo-Physical Globe. Berman later lived in Spain.