Aaron P

Lead Character Designer

Oct 2025 - Apr 2026 • 6 mos

Powerhouse Animation Studios, Inc. ● Establishing the visual identity and lead character designs for an upcoming series for Amazon. ● Translating high-level creative direction into production-ready character turnarounds and assets. ● Providing creative oversight and guidance to additional artists to ensure stylistic consistency.

Visual Development Artist

Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 • 1 mo

Space Age Films ● Selected from an international artist pool to provide visual development for a Netflix 3D animated series (contracted via iGeneration Films). ● Developed highly rendered character concepts and background paintings designed for a 3D production environment. ● Translated 2D stylistic direction into production-ready assets for an undisclosed high-profile project.

Art Director/Vis-Dev Lead

Jul 2013 - Aug 2024 • 11 yrs 1 mo

Floyd County Productions Art Director | October 2022 – May 2024 ●Managed all production visuals for Marvel's HIT-MONKEY Season 2. ●Directed and trained multi-disciplinary teams while creating mood boards, character designs, and lighting keys. ●Collaborated with global partner studios to maintain the visual look of the show. Visual Development Lead | January 2021 – September 2022 ●Designed comprehensive design packets and branding art for various animated TV shows. ●Partnered with writers and executive leadership to establish visual storytelling styles. ●Produced character designs, background art, and key art for project marketing. Character Layout Artist | March 2021 – July 2021 ●Created clean character layouts based on animator roughs for Marvel's HIT-MONKEY Season 1. ●Contributed to animation effects development and roughs. Art Director | March 2016 – December 2020 ●Spearheaded the production pipeline for the Netflix film AMERICA: The Motion Picture, ensuring visual consistency across 2D/3D departments. ●Managed the production pipeline from pitch to final delivery, overseeing 3D/2D integration and VFX. ●Maintained production schedules and style guides for character and background art. Art Director | March 2016 – April 2016 ●Directed a team of artists to create a specialized commercial for Donald Glover's ATLANTA on FX. ●Oversaw all art and animation production and provided direction during voice records. Character Development Artist | February 2016 – March 2016 ●Developed main character designs for Marvel's HIT-MONKEY during the initial pitch phase. Associate Art Director / Lead 2D Animator | 2014 – February 2016 ●Served as Associate Art Director for the pilot episode of FX's Cassius and Clay. ●Responsible for character design, environment design, and storyboarding. ●As a Lead Animator, worked on key moments and oversaw the work of other animators.