Miguel Jiron

Miguel Jiron is an accomplished director and storyboard artist at Sony Pictures Animation, where contributions have been made since January 2016. In addition to this role, Miguel has worked as a freelance illustrator and animator since June 2009. Previous experience includes serving as a storyboard artist at Illumination Entertainment from July 2013 to January 2016, and a brief stint as an art development intern at DreamWorks Animation in early 2013. Earlier career highlights also include working as a studio assistant at Kaikai Kiki NY Studio from July 2007 to June 2009, where responsibilities included executing paintings for Takashi Murakami and overseeing in-studio art handling. Miguel Jiron holds a Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Theory & Practice, along with Radio/Television/Film from Northwestern University.