Amber Owen
Creative Director | Producer | Production Manager | Nonprofit Board Director
Creative Producer, Production Manager, Line Producer, Rig supervisor
Production Assistant
Creative Director, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
Series Design and Animation Supervisor, Creative Producer, Retakes Artist/Animator
Creative Director, Creative Producer, Production Coordinator, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
Rig Artist, Character Designer, Artist/Animator
Creative Director, Creative Producer, Production Coordinator, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
MORE SOON - bug me if you're impatient, it motivates me
I’m an award-winning Creative Director, Production Manager, and Producer with 10+ years of experience in animation and live action across TV, games, and digital media. I’ve led projects for Nickelodeon, Disney, and Avatar Studios. Currently a YouTube Producer at Dragonfruit, where I specialize in digital content strategy, including optimizing posting schedules, audience growth, and platform engagement. I I’m open to Head, Executive, or Director-level roles in Production or Studio Ops.Notably, I was Design & Animation Supervisor on Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibi Minis and Creative Director/Producer on the Collision Award-winning RuPaul: Michelle and the Draghouls. I also helped develop SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam! (10M+ downloads) and grew the Play SpongeBob TikTok to 1M+ followers.Scroll to see my fur babies!
Nonprofit Work / Recognition
Exhibitor Relations Director for the Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo (MICE)
Board of Directors Member at Gunner School (a non-traditional animation school)
Operations Manager for the Children's Media Association
2025 Women in Games Ambassador
2025 Toon Boom Ambassador
Times Square Feature as a “Top Mentor in Entertainment Career Guidance”
Education / Training
BA in Animation from School of Visual Arts, 2019
Business of Entertainment Certification, NYU Tish
Trained by Marcy Pritchard (VP of Production, Titmouse) via CMA’s DeMystifying Production Management Circle
Trained by Mitch Stookey (Series Director, Atomic Cartoons) via WIA's Confidently Stepping into Directing Circle.
My fur babies, Laszlo Cravensworth Owen & Nami Nadja Owen!
Production Sheets and Trackers
Designed and Maintained Gantt for 15 second teaser Production, Kickstarter Campaign + Social/Merchandising (PROSPERITY)
Designed and Maintained Gantt for 15 minute short Production (PROSPERITY)
Budget for 15 minute short Production (PROSPERITY)
Budgeted Assumptions (PROSPERITY)
Day of the Week Conditional Formatting (Gantt)
Created Overview Schedule (PROSPERITY)
Created Leadership Operations + Lifestyle checklist (PROSPERITY)
Created Summary of Scope for 15 Second trailer, Kickstarter campaign + Social/Merchandising (PROSPERITY)
Designed Production Tracker (CMA Mentorship + CARTUNA)
% Complete formula (Production Tracker)
Designed Status Overview tab (Production Tracker)
![Created and maintained Airtable Design Tracker (CARTUNA)]()
Created and maintained Airtable Design Tracker (CARTUNA)
Maintained Design Tracker, added additional tweaks and automation (CARTUNA)
![Hyperlink coding (CARTUNA)]()
Hyperlink coding (CARTUNA)
Maintained Animation Tracker (CARTUNA)
Created Asana task planning and tracking (MICE)
![Created Grading system (MICE)]()
Created Grading system (MICE)
Grading Code
![Created Exhibitor Check-ins Tracker (MICE)]()
Created Exhibitor Check-ins Tracker (MICE)
![Created Exhibitor applications, acceptance, and approvals Tracker (MICE)]()
Created Exhibitor applications, acceptance, and approvals Tracker (MICE)
![Conditional Formatting (MICE)]()
Conditional Formatting (MICE)
Guides, Templates, Tutorials
Avatar Chibi Minis Design and Animation Bible (ATLAC)
Avatar Chibi Minis Design and Animation Bible (ATLAC)
Creative Directing Drawovers & Notes (ATLAC)
Creative Directing Drawovers & Notes (ATLAC)
Creative Directing Drawovers & Notes (ATLAC)
![Animation Bible (CARTUNA)]()
Animation Bible (CARTUNA)
![Post Mortem (CARTUNA)]()
Post Mortem (CARTUNA)
![Character Arts for Rigging Bible]()
Character Arts for Rigging Bible
![Slack Dailies system (Cartuna Onboarding Deck)]()
Slack Dailies system (Cartuna Onboarding Deck)
Example of Dailies system implemented
![Example of creative feedback (Cartuna)]()
Example of creative feedback (Cartuna)
![Project Feedback (CARTUNA)]()
Project Feedback (CARTUNA)
![Financial Aid Request Form (MICE)]()
Financial Aid Request Form (MICE)
![Agendas (MICE)]()
Agendas (MICE)
![Miro Hub (BIEN)]()
Miro Hub (BIEN)
The JUNIOR ARTIST'S JOURNEY
Hello, Space Cadet. Feeling unsure about your next destination?The Junior Artist’s Journey (or the JAJ) is a mentorship initative I started, aimed at helping early-career creatives navigate the animation and entertainment industry. It started out just as free coffee chat calls through Topmate.io which lead to my photo being featured in Times Square as one of the platform’s top career guidance counselors.Since then, I’ve had the chance to pilot the initiative through various classes, mentorships, and initiatives:
Children’s Media Association (CMA): I led a series called Developing Your Professional Face, focused on helping mentees build confidence in their professional identity — from resumes and portfolios to networking, interviews, and how to represent themselves in both creative and production roles.
Women in Animation (WIA): I ran a technical mentorship for 2D rigging in Toon Boom Harmony, supporting mentees with hands-on rig building guidance, demo reel feedback, and career advice to help them break into animation pipelines.
