Robert Powers

49-07 43rd Avenue 6R
Woodside, NY 11377
c - 914-261-9327
www.slipperyrockcreative.com
robert@slipperyrockcreative.com

Objective

Continue to develop and challenge myself in the art of animation and storytelling.

Experience

Wonder Pets: In the City, Brooklyn, New York

Animation Producer/Director (January 2023 to Present)

Animation Producer/ Director at Snowflake Films NYC LLC. I head a team of in-house character riggers and animators. Our team produces, After Effects character rigs, reusable animations and effects for the series that then is shipped out to the animation studio in Ireland. We create the design and look of the show. I also worked on the first season of the original series created at Little Airplane Productions. The new series premieres on Apple TV+ on December 13th 2024.

The Late Show Presents: A Very Cold War Christmas, New York, New York

Animator/Compositor (Dec 2022)

2D Animator/Compositor using Adobe After Effects and Character Animator.

14th Street Union Square Station Music video, New York, New York

Compositor/Editor (Aug 2022 to Oct 2022)

14th Street Union Station is the second video from Micheal Zodorozny’s first solo album, Other Side. I collaborated and composite on this video. Much of the artwork and 16mm film clips where Micheals original art from the 80s while working in the animation industry at the time. Check out the first video from the album (Constant)

Sesame Street: We’re Different, We’re the Same | Celebrity Read Along, New York, New York

Effects/Compositor (Sept 2022)

Composited live action green screen, 2D backgrounds and animated page inserts.

Sesame Street: Sesame Street: Father’s Day Parody, New York, New York

Effects/Compositor (June 2022)

Composited lighting effects to a 3D render of the water fountain that parodied the fountain from the show Friends.

Elmo’s World Season 53, New York, New York

Producer/Compositor (Jan 2022 to June 2022)

Produced and composited 6, 5 minute episodes for Sesame Studios that consisted of 2D animation, green/blue screen keying and compositing with 2D and live action assets.

Other Side: Constant Music Video, New York, New York

Compositor/Editor (Dec 2021 to Jan 2022)

Other Side, is the first solo album from Micheal Zodorozny one of the founding member of Crash Course in Science. I composited and edited on the video. I worked closely with Micheal on the project. He provided all of the original artwork. Some of the artwork were pieces he did back in the 80s. This is our second music video collaboration (Drive).

Conspiracy Carol (Late Show with Stephen Colbert), New York, New York

Animator/Rigger (Dec 2021 to Dec 2021)

I was part of the digital animation team. This included rigging After Effects and CC Animate characters along with final composition work. This project had a one week turn around time.

KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM II (Intercept Games/T2 Interactive), New York, New York

Senior 2D Animator (May 2020 to Present)

I am part of a team that is creating animated tutorials to help with introducing new players to the physics of space travel. The tutorials are a mix of After Effects character animation, Illustrator and compositing 3D Maya animation assets.

WASHINGTONIA (Comedy Central), New York, New York

Animator/Rigger (Oct 2021 to Nov 2021)

I was part of the digital animation team. I hopped on board as a swing animator filling in where help was needed. This included rigging After Effects characters, drawn animation and final composition work.

TOONING OUT THE NEWS (CBS), New York, New York

Assistant Director (May 2020 to Nov 2021)

I am part of a team for 2 seasons that created daily animated interstitials that play on Paramount+(cbs.com) as well as A Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s Youtube channel. Videos we create get hundreds of thousands of hits each day.

SESAME STREET (HBO), New York, New York

Compositor/Animator (February 2021 to March 2021)

I composited puppet green screen footage with animated background elements for a Sesame Street short called Explaining Race.

SLIPPERY ROCK CREATIVE LLC, New York, New York

President/Director/Animator (2007 to Present)

Clients include The Walt Disney Company, PBS, Moby, Germano Strategic, NYRR, Nickelodeon, MTV, Marriott Hotel Properties and CBS.

100 CHICKENS PRODUCTIONS (CCMC), New York, New York

Animation Producer (September 2011 to August 2020)

As Animation Producer I headed multiple teams of artists on multiple projects like Peg + Cat (PBS), Melia and Jo (HMH), Click Clack Moo: Christmas at the Farm (Amazon Prime), and Clifford the Big Red Dog (Amazon Prime/PBS).

PEG + CAT (PBS PILOT), New York, New York

Animator (June 2011 to July 2011)

An After Effect character animated pilot about a young girl and her blue cat solving math adventures.

LANGUAGEMATE, New York, New York

Supervising Producer (April 2009 to June 2011)

The Big Adventures of the MiniMities is an After Effects animated series used to help bi-lingual families introduce new healthier foods into their diet.

TEST MUSIC VIDEO, New York, New York

Director (December 2008 to April 2009)

Independent film project to experiment with 2D, 3D, and live action.  The film has been in ACEFEST, Chicago Hip Hop Festival and The Coney Island Film Festival. The short won a Silver Ace Award at ACEFEST and won “Best Music Video” at the Cannes Independent Film Festival.

TEAM UMIZUMI (NICK JR), New York, New York

Digital Animator (October 2007 to December 2008)

A sister Milli, and brother Geo, team up with their friend Bot to help children with math and patter recognition.  My role was as an After Effects character animator and special effects artist.

TRANSISTOR STUDIOS, New York, New York

Digital Compositor (July 2007 to August 2007)

Television commercials working with such products as Aquafresh,  MTV’s TR3 Network, and Hotwheels.

NATE THE GREAT (PBS UNAIRED), New York, New York

Layout Animator (March 2007 to June 2007)

An Adobe Flash animated show based off the children’s book series.  Setup and traditionally animated shots to be distributed to the puppeting Flash animators.

FRIDAY THE ANIMATED SERIES (MTV), New York, New York

Layout Animator (September 2006 to April 2007)

An Adobe Flash animated show based off of Ice Cube’s series of Friday live action movies.  Setup and traditionally animated shots to be distributed to the puppeting Flash animators.

THE WONDER PETS (NICK JR), New York, New York

Director of Animation (June 2004 to April 2006)

Managed a team of Storyboard Artists, Digital Designers and After Effect Animators to create the first season at Little Airplane Productions.  Also streamlined the Wonder Pets’ After Effects character rigs throughout the production. 

VIRTUAL PERSUASION, Fairfield, Connecticut

Director of Animation (April 2002 to May 2004)

An independent studio that has dealt with many Nickelodeon licenses such as Sponge Bob, Evergirls, Rugrats, Dora the Explorer, Blue Clues, and many others for use in Commercial spots.

JANIE AND JEROME (PBS), New York, New York

Animator (September 2003 to December 2003)

These two PBS interstitials were about a young girl and her teddy bear Jerome, and their imaginary adventures written and developed by Eric Weil.

LITTLE BILL (NICK JR)

Assistant Director (September 1999 to November 2001)

I started my role as a rigging artist for an Adobe After Effects digital puppet show. Over my tenure there I worked my way to animator, lead animator and finally assistant director.

Awards

2014 Emmy Award winner for “Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program

Animation Producer Peg + Cat (PBS)

2010 Cannes Independent Film Festival Best Music Video

Director Test Music Video

2010 The Las Vegas Film Festival Silver Ace Award

Director Test Music Video

Nominations

2019 Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

2018 Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Preschool Children’s Animated Series for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

2017 Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

2016 Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

2015 Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program for Peg+Cat (2013)Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Education