Clarke Snyder

Head of Design

Los Angeles, California, United States12 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Industry-leading background designer with diverse experience.
  • Expert in delivering innovative designs under tight deadlines.
  • Collaborated with top studios like Disney and Warner Bros.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a skilled Background Designer in the Animation industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Background DesignVisual DevelopmentBackground SupervisionBackground PaintingArt Direction

Other Skills

Adobe PhotoshopAnimation DesignIllustrationCharacter DesignStoryboard RevisionsBackground Layout & DesignPaintingStoryboardingAnimationBackground layoutVisual ArtsBackground ArtFlashDigital IllustrationIllustrator

About

I am an industry-leading background & location designer with the ability to seamlessly adapt to any style while communicating and collaborating effectively with creative leadership to deliver consistently innovative work under tight deadlines within fast-paced hybrid production environments. Actively seeking new freelance and full time opportunities in background design, background paint & Visual Development. Portfolio: https://www.clarkesnyderart.com

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 4 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Nickelodeon animation

Background Designer - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Aug 2024Jan 2025 · 5 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

Bento box entertainment llc

2 roles

Background Designer - Grimsburg

Jan 2024Apr 2024 · 3 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Background Designer - Krapopolis

Apr 2023Sep 2023 · 5 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Nickelodeon animation

Visual Development Artist - The Casagrandes Movie

Jan 2023Apr 2023 · 3 mos

Adobe PhotoshopVisual Development

Warner bros. animation

2 roles

Background Supervisor

Promoted

Jun 2021Jan 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
  • Velma: Season 1
  • Collaborate with producers, directors & art director to complete floor plans, concepts, rough sketches & preliminary designs based off of scripts in progress.
  • Collaborate and communicate with production on design breakdowns, assignments and scheduling for background team & freelancers.
  • Mentor and manage the background team through handouts, reviews, notes and team-building check-in sessions.
  • Review and provide timely, collaborative feedback & reference to art teams from vendor studios to help ensure quality and consistency of backgrounds across episodes and the season.
  • Final background assets and handle time-sensitive revisions from pre-production through retakes to ensure episodes are delivered on time and at the quality expected by leadership.
  • Execute and deliver key backgrounds in addition to all supervisory duties, meetings, reviews, etc.
Adobe PhotoshopBackground Supervision

Background Designer

Mar 2019Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Looney Toons Cartoons Shorts
  • King Tweety
  • Various Development Projects
Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Fox television animation

Background Designer - American Dad

Oct 2018Mar 2019 · 5 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Cartoon network

5 roles

Background Painter - Infinity Train

May 2018Jun 2018 · 1 mo

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Painting

Background Designer - Infinity Train

Apr 2018Aug 2018 · 4 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Background Designer

Promoted

May 2016Nov 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Adobe PhotoshopArt Direction

Background Painter

Jul 2015May 2016 · 10 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Background Designer

May 2015Jul 2015 · 2 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Painting

Twelve forever (netflix)

2 roles

Background Painter

Apr 2018Jun 2018 · 2 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Painting

Art Director

Nov 2017Mar 2018 · 4 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Painting

Titmouse

Background Designer - Hot Wheels

Jul 2014Jan 2015 · 6 mos

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Cartoon network

Background Painter - Over the Garden Wall

Jan 2014Jan 2014 · 0 mo

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Animation industry

Freelance Background Designer & Painter

Jan 2013Present · 13 yrs 4 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Collaborating effectively with creative leadership to deliver key background & location designs and background paintings under tight deadlines within fast-paced hybrid production environments.
  • Notable projects include:
  • Bento Box - Grimsburg
  • Netflix - The Cuphead Show
  • Nickelodeon - Spongebob Squarepants
  • Cartoon Network - Adventure Time
  • Warner Bros - Batman: The Long Halloween
  • Cartoon Network - Steven Universe
  • I specialize in providing an eclectic creative boost to pilots & development projects and have enjoyed collaborating with amazing creators and development teams at the following studios:
  • Sony
  • Disney TVA
  • Dreamworks TV
  • Cartoon Network
  • Nickelodeon
  • Rough Draft
  • Warner Bros. Animation
Adobe PhotoshopBackground DesignVisual Development

Renegade animation

Background Designer -Tom &Jerry

Jan 2013Jan 2013 · 0 mo

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Painting

Titmouse

Background Painter - Motorcity

Jan 2011Jan 2012 · 1 yr

Adobe PhotoshopBackground Design

Super 78

Assistant Art Director

Jan 2008Jan 2011 · 3 yrs

  • Art Direction and supervision of custom 3D Animation & animatronics for immersive, interactive theme park experiences featuring Dreamworks, Nickelodeon and Universal & Warner Bros IP.
  • ● Madagascar: A Crate Adventure – Dreamworks/Super78 (2008 – 2011)
  • ● Donkey Live! – Super78/Dreamworks/Universal Studios (2008 – 2009)
  • ● Dora & Diego’s 4D Adventure – Super78/Nickelodeon (2010 – 2011)
  • ● Green Lantern Credit Sequence VFX – Super78/Warner Bros (2009)
  • ● Blue Beetle Short VFX – Super78/Warner Bros (2009)
  • ● Various Development Projects – Super78 (2008 – 2011)
Adobe PhotoshopArt Direction

Education

School of Visual Arts

BFA — Cartooning/Illustration

Jan 1996May 1999

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