- Available for new opportunities
- Current engagement — can’t say who
Creative systems and content.
Branding to original.
Broadcast to streaming.
Twenty years · Nickelodeon · Nick Jr. · Noggin · Paramount
- 3× Emmycreative
leadership - 45B+franchise
reach - 2MNoggin
subscribers - 1× WebbyGeneral Apps,
Family & Kids
01From promotional branding to original content.
45 billion.
Franchise reach on social. SpongeBob, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and PAW Patrol on their own YouTube, Instagram and Facebook channels, with original short form made in-house.
02From broadcast to streaming.
2 million.
Noggin subscribers, on interactive shows, games and apps. A Webby for the app, and the library streaming on Paramount+ now.
03Infrastructure leadership from the inside.
It runs.
Licensing, seats, payroll, above and below the line — the tech budget and the people budget behind twenty years of production. Running now at Digitoonz on Frame.io.
- DigitoonzCross-company production, live now
- Frame.ioReview pipeline across studios
04Executive decision-making.
Better calls,
sooner.
Executives get the answers they need, so production moves quicker. Across studios, languages and systems, often for clients I can’t always name.
- DisneyVillains shorts series, premiering soon
- DigitoonzCreative director & production strategy
- Big ShotVisual development
Creative Director & Production Strategy Lead
Digitoonz Media & Entertainment
Collaborating with globally distributed teams across New York, Los Angeles, and international animation studios to support creative operations, production strategy, scalable workflows, and modern AI-assisted pipeline development across entertainment projects.
Visual Development
Big Shot Pictures
Supported exploratory AI-driven creative workflows for visual development, rapid iteration pipelines, multimodal concept generation, and scalable productions. Bridged hands-on creative execution with emerging generative media workflows.
VP, Design & Animation, Original Content + Interactive Studio
Noggin
Led creative direction for Noggin’s Original Content Studio and Interactive Studio, managing 50+ designers, animators, developers, producers, and creative technologists. Built award-winning interactive learning products for preschool audiences — character animation, game design, personalized UX, streaming interfaces, and voice-driven interaction. Partnered with product, curriculum, engineering, and research to turn educational strategy into story-driven experiences that were intuitive for kids, useful for parents, and scalable for the platform.
VP, Animation & VFX
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Led the internal creative studio behind Nickelodeon's expansion into original YouTube content, app-based experiences, digital franchises, and platform-native entertainment. Built scalable systems connecting design, animation, production, marketing, and digital product teams during a foundational period for kids entertainment on YouTube and mobile platforms.
Director of Animation & Brand Creative
Nick Preschool / Nick Jr.
Led creative development for preschool show launches, brand campaigns, short-form content, and early digital experiences. Helped shape production workflows connecting brand, animation, and digital teams while supporting major launches including Bubble Guppies. Contributed to Emmy Award-winning creative work.
Full-time or consulting.
Say hello.
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Christopher Papa · New York