When Dexter Smith won first place in the Boy's Club Juvenile Art competition in Waterville Maine, his art career was born. Since going to several colleges to sharpen his skills, Smith has worked in animation production at major Hollywood animation studios on numerous Emmy award winning animated television shows for more than 20 years. Dexter Smith has been a member of the Motion Picture Animation Union Journeymen Local 839 since 1991, and throughout his career as a production designer, he has also worked an art director as well.
Work History
Character Animator design
Titmouse
January 2020 - March 2020
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Series Development design
Character Designer
DreamWorks Animation
July 2019 - December 2019
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Series development design
Layout Artist
Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd
August 2019 - September 2019
Beverly Hills ca
Preview trailer / production
Character Designer
Warner Bros. Entertainment
July 2019 - August 2019
Burbank Ca
Freelance / Development
Character Designer
Netflix
August 2018 - September 2018
Los Angeles, California
The Chiodo Bros Production
Character designer
Warner Bros. Entertainment
June 2018 - July 2018
Freelance
Freelance Character designer
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
May 2018 - June 2018
Character Production design
DreamWorks Animation
November 2016 - March 2018
655 North central Ave Glendale CA
Character Designer
PUNY
March 2016 - August 2016
Greater Los Angeles Area
'Danger and Eggs'
Character Designer
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies
September 2015 - December 2015
Burbank
Character Design
Freelance Character Designer
Renegade Animation
June 2013 - September 2013
Pilot development
Development
Disney Channel
January 2005 - July 2008
Animation Production Designer
The Walt Disney Company
January 2005 - January 2006
I did development work on The New Power Rangers and various other projects.
Art Director - Production Designer
Dark Horse Comics
January 2005 - December 2005
Developed animated series for PS 238 Graphic Novel property
Animation production designer
Cartoon Network
January 1998 - January 2005
Johnny Bravo PowerPuff Girls (series) Samurai Jack PowerPuff Girls Movie Gym Partner
Production Designer
Warner Bros. Animation
January 1991 - January 2004
Batman the Animated Series Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Freakazoid Superman The New Batman Adventures What's New, Scooby-Doo? Duck Dodgers
Art Director
MTV Networks
January 2001 - January 2003
Clone High 13 episode series Shared production responsibilities with Nelvana [CA] Bill Lawrence.... executive producer Phil Lord... executive producer Chris Miller .... executive producer
