On the heels of the current appointment of Skyler Mattson as CEO, US-based animation and gaming studio Saffronic has expanded its government group by appointing of Kevin J. Johnson as its first government artistic director.
In his new function, Johnson will collaborate with Kristy Scanlan, the corporate’s not too long ago appointed SVP of enterprise growth to foster relationships with new and present shoppers. He’ll present clear and efficient communication of artistic imaginative and prescient, ideas, concepts and options to stakeholders, inner groups, and shoppers, and can lead ongoing productions to make sure well timed supply inside finances whereas exceeding consumer expectations.
Primarily based in Los Angeles, Johnson has over thirty years of expertise in animation. Most not too long ago, he served as supervising director at Common 1440 Leisure on the final 4 seasons of Curious George. Prior, he directed the animated characteristic Canine Gone Hassle, starring Lucy Hale, Massive Sean Anderson and Snoop Dogg, which was distributed by Netflix. He was additionally the animation supervisor on Fox’s characteristic movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; and the director of The Jungle Guide, an animated model of Rudyard Kippling’s basic story. His wealthy animation experiences additionally embody head of story on Astroboy, and a artistic consultancy on The Zula Patrol, a CGI animated collection for PBS. His expertise covers all animation kinds, from conventional hand-drawn animated movies resembling The Iron Big to visible results spectacles resembling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
“Kevin brings to Saffronic his experience throughout each self-discipline of animation, and mixed along with his spectacular artistic imaginative and prescient, he shall be instrumental in guiding our numerous and gifted growth and manufacturing groups as Saffronic continues its dedication to world progress,” commented Saffronic’s CEO Mattson.
Johnson mentioned, “I’m excited to dive into the tasks with Kristy and the artistic groups to convey what I’m so captivated with to the desk to ship distinctive high quality animation to our shoppers.”
Saffronic‘s administration group consists of business veterans Kumar Chandrasekaran and Prabhakar Sambandan who function joint studio administrators on the firm’s manufacturing facility in India. Sally Toms, an company veteran, runs operations.
Present Saffronic shoppers embody Dreamworks Animation (Gabby’s Dollhouse, Dragons: The 9 Realms, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous), WildBrain and Trioscope.