Rich Draper

Rich Draper

Animation director and story artist with a flair for humor.

Senior Anim. Director/Storyboard Artist / Senior Character Designer / 18 yrs

Atlanta, GA, United States

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Storyboard Artist

Elf Pets: A Fox Cub's Christmas Tale (2019)

Storyboard Artist

Unsupervised (2012)

Lead Character Designer

An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf (2011)

Story Artist

Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (2011)

Storyboard Artist

Ugly Americans (2010)

Clean Up Artist

The Princess and The Frog (2009)

Key Assistant Animator

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Clean-Up Artist

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)

Animator / Layout

Mr. Magoo (1997)

Clean-Up Artist

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Clean-Up Artist

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow (1996)

Clean-Up Artist

Gargoyles (1995)

Clean Up Artist

A Goofy Movie (1995)

Clean-Up Artist

The Lion King: Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995)

Assistant Animator

Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (1994)

Assistant Animator

Once Upon a Forest (1993)

Key Assistant Animator

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

Assistant Animator

The Wish That Changed Christmas (1991)

Animation artist bouncing around the industry for over 25 years. Have worked in features, specials, commercials and corporate as an animator, director, designer and storyboard artist. After stops in Toronto and LA, I now call Atlanta home.
Work History

  • Anim. Director/Storyboard Artist

    Atomic Toybox

    October 2021 - November 2021
    remote

  • storyboard artist

    Spinmaster

    May 2021 - June 2021
    remote

  • Anim. Director/Storyboard Artist

    Stept Productions

    November 2020 - January 2021
    Remote

  • Freelance Designer and Animation Director

    Rich Draper

    March 2011 - April 2020

    Recent projects have included storyboards and animation for a Cartoon Network Hotel working with Global Mechanic in Vancouver, designs for several animated projects in development, animation for a non-profit and commercial storyboards for clients including HGTV, Nissan and Georgia Pacific.

  • Animator

    Eric Miller Animation

    September 2019 - October 2019

  • Story Artist

    CCA & B

    November 2015 - May 2019
    Atlanta

    Story Artist on three Elf on the Shelf Christmas specials. 3-4 month contract on each special.

  • Story Artist

    Floyd County Productions

    November 2011 - February 2012

    Storyboard artist on the show "Unsupervised"

  • Story Artist

    Turner Studios

    January 2011 - April 2011

    Storyboard artist on the show "Ugly Americans"

  • Clean Up Artist

    Yowza! Animation

    2009 - 2009

    Clean up artist on the Disney feature "The Princess and the Frog"

  • Freelance animator and director

    Primal Screen

    2001 - 2009

  • Animation Director for Broadcast Design

    Studiocom

    February 2008 - September 2008

  • Freelance Animator

    Rich Draper

    October 2001 - January 2008

    Freelance Animator, Director, Character Designer and Storyboard Artist.

  • Freelance Animator

    Turner Broadcasting

    2002 - 2007

  • Character Designer on Stroker and Hoop (Adult Swim)

    Turner Studios

    2005 - 2005

  • Clean up artist

    Meatball Animation

    2001 - 2001

  • Assistant Animator/ Storyboard Artist

    Kurtz and Friends

    1999 - 1999

  • Head of Clean up

    Creative Capers Entertainment

    1994 - 1998

  • animator

    Calibre Digital

    March 1993 - September 1994

  • assistant animator

    Animation House

    1990 - 1993

  • Clean up artist

    Pheonix Animation

    1991 - 1992

  • animator

    CGL, Inc. (Computer Graphics Laboratory, Inc) NYIT

    1988 - 1990
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Education

  • New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury

    1988 - 1990

  • Sheridan College

    1985 - 1988

  • McMaster University

    1982 - 1985