Amber Owen
Creative Director | Producer | Prod. Manager | Industry Ambassador & Mentor (TB, WIG, WIA, CMA) | Nonprofit Board Director
Series Design and Animation Supervisor, Creative Producer, Retakes Artist/Animator
Creative Director, Creative Producer, Production Coordinator, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
Production Assistant
Rig Artist, Character Designer, Artist/Animator
Creative Director, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
Creative Director, Creative Producer, Production Coordinator, Rig supervisor, Artist/Animator
Having starting as a self-proclaimed "cartoonist", I am a creative at heart, leader by experience––I aim to infuse every project with originality, inclusivity, and unfiltered creativity.
About me
I’m an award-winning Creative Director, Production Manager, and Producer with 10+ years of experience in animation across TV, games, and digital media. I’ve lead projects for Nickelodeon, Disney, and Avatar Studios, and currently help oversee creative production at Cartuna. I’m open to Head or Director-level roles in Production or Studio Ops.My goal is to one day open my own studio and use the studio "fun" money to make promo trailers for underrepresented indie comics and their creators, to spotlight the amazing stories being told outside traditional entertainment rules.
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.
Accomplishments
Outside of work, I’m the Exhibitor Relations Director for the Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo (MICE) (comics are my special interest!)
a Board of Directors Member at Gunner School (a non-traditional animation school),
and Operations Manager for the Children's Media Association. Fostering community is very important to me!
In 2025, I was named a Women in Games and Toon Boom Ambassador, with my mentorship work featured in Times Square
Mentorship & Consulting
✨ I run a mentorship initative called the "Junior Artist's Journey" with the aim of providing young creatives the strategy and tools to succeed in their early careers.✨ I also consult for indie studios on budgeting, scheduling, and pipelines (if interested, please inquire via email).
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
![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)
Created Design & Animation Deck for preproduction + production (PROSPERITY)
Character Design Supervisor Notes (PROSPERITY)
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.
Previous teachers, TA's, and mentees
