I am a director, animator, writer and story artist with a long track record in TV, film and online animation. Over the years I’ve led teams, shaped visual pipelines, and collaborated across departments to turn ideas into finished productions. I thrive on creative problem solving, mentoring artists, and delivering engaging stories with strong character work. I enjoy building and refining production pipelines, coordinating across animation, backgrounds, and compositing, and mentoring junior artists to grow their skills. I’m passionate about storytelling, design, and pushing the craft of animation across traditional and digital workflows.…

Mike Carlo

I am a director, animator, writer and story artist with a long track record in TV, film and online animation. Over the years I’ve led teams, shaped visual pipelines, and collaborated across departments to turn ideas into finished productions. I thrive on creative problem solving, mentoring artists, and delivering engaging stories with strong character work. I enjoy building and refining production pipelines, coordinating across animation, backgrounds, and compositing, and mentoring junior artists to grow their skills. I’m passionate about storytelling, design, and pushing the craft of animation across traditional and digital workflows.…

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I am a director, animator, writer and story artist with a long track record in TV, film and online animation. Over the years I’ve led teams, shaped visual pipelines, and collaborated across departments to turn ideas into finished productions. I thrive on creative problem solving, mentoring artists, and delivering engaging stories with strong character work.

I enjoy building and refining production pipelines, coordinating across animation, backgrounds, and compositing, and mentoring junior artists to grow their skills. I’m passionate about storytelling, design, and pushing the craft of animation across traditional and digital workflows.

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Character Layout/ Animation at Funny Garbage
May 31, 2005 - May 31, 2005
Hand drawn Character Layout in Adobe Flash to be sent over seas for animation on Disney television series.
Clean Up Artist at Noodle Soup Productions
August 31, 2005 - August 31, 2005
Inked hand drawn animation on paper to be scanned and colored for final look for TV.
Animator at Mathew I. Jenkins Studio
August 31, 2005 - August 31, 2005
Assisted lead animator with traditional clean-up and inbetweening on paper in order to be brought to completion for the screen.
Character Layout/ Character Designer at Animation Collective
August 31, 2006 - August 31, 2006
Provided hand drawn (Traditional) Character Layout for animation for AOL’s S.K.W.O.D. web series; symbol based layout for Princess Natasha; design for Nick Toons’ Kappa Mikey.
Character Layout at MTV Animation
February 28, 2007 - February 28, 2007
Laying out characters traditionally based on storyboards for use in animation; setting up character layout in a digital pipeline with symbol based assets.
Character Layout at Animagic
May 31, 2007 - May 31, 2007
Laying out characters traditionally based on storyboards; setting up character layout in a digital pipeline with symbol based assets.
Character Designer at World Leaders
December 31, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Design characters/ props/ vehicles for Robotomy; Photoshop used as guide for overseas animation.
Animator at Augenblick Studios
February 28, 2010 - February 28, 2010
Traditional animation and animation revision in Adobe Flash for Ugly Americans; set up character animation for revision; composite.
Animator at Saatchi & Saatchi
September 30, 2010 - September 30, 2010
Digital animator in Adobe Flash; hand drawn character layout based on storyboards; brought layouts to live animation for MTV pilot.
Animator at Kevina.T.V.
July 31, 2010 - July 31, 2010
Digital animation; hand drawn character layout based on storyboards; completed final animation for MTV pilot.
Director/Designer/ Storyboards at Next Frame Studios
June 30, 2015 - June 30, 2015
Directed and hired a team to create 2.5 minutes of animation for Barbiean Nickelodeon short; led character design, storyboard, animation, and collaboration with compositors and background artists.
Director at Cartoon Network
September 30, 2016 - September 30, 2016
Uncle Grandpa guest director shorts; wrote and directed the original short for air; provided storyboards, character and background layout, animation and editing.
Animation Director/Director/Various at Titmouse Inc. NYC
September 30, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Animation Director/Director/Animator/Designer/Storyboard Artist; led multiple teams and coordinated across departments; final reviews and client liaison; projects include Superjail! Seasons 2-4; King Star King; Team Hot Wheels; Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits and Monsters; IFC’s Comedy Crib; etc.
Freelance Artist at Various studios
July 31, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Freelance animation artist across TV, film, and online; projects for Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Titmouse; concept design and development.
Supervising Director at Nickelodeon
July 31, 2024 - July 31, 2024
Overseeing all production aspects for Baby Shark’s Big Show; involved in design, animation, storyboards, and writing during development and production phases.
Assistant Director/Animation Supervisor at Titmouse Inc.
October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Lead storyboard supervision; problem solving on creative and technical levels; supervise in-house animation team; contribute to character model development; hiring and tests.
Animator at Adult Swim
October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025
2-D animation for upcoming series Ha Ha You Clowns.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation at School of Visual Arts
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2002

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