Neil Hooson

Neil Hooson has over 20 years of work experience in the art and design industry. Neil began their career in 1998 as the Director/Lead Designer at Point Blank Studios Design Inc. In 2004, they moved to Corus Entertainment as a Senior Designer. Neil then joined Disney Online Studios Canada in 2008 as Team Lead, Animation, where they conceptualized and executed the development of many, diverse sub-brands and games for Club Penguin. In 2014, they joined Disney Consumer Products and Interactive as an Associate Art Director, developing and executing new marketing and advertising strategies and campaigns for a variety of high-profile Disney IP. In 2017, they joined Yeti Farm Creative as Art Director for the Pete the Cat series on Amazon Prime, providing artistic direction and leadership to a team of prop designers, illustrators and painters. In 2020, they moved to Navigator Games Ltd as Art Manager. Most recently, in 2021, they joined Carbon Counts Tech PBC as Art Director.

Neil Hooson completed their Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from The University of British Columbia in 1996. Neil then went on to obtain a Certificate in Computer Animation from Okanagan College in the same year.