Tour
Please leave your shoes at the door and board one of our state of the art robots who will piggy back you around the complex. If you’re more primal, you can walk through our 10,000 sq ft state of the art facility. Check with the robot at the door for tour hours…which are pretty much ALWAYS (for you).
With the capacity to accommodate 100+ staff, our studio space is bright, inviting, and oozes the creativity of its inhabitants. Except for Bart. Bart is horribly boring.
Leadership
A face to a name. BIG JUMP wouldn’t be where it is today without these do’ers, daydreamers and uber keeners.
Rick Morrison
PresidentRick oversees marketing and business development at BIG JUMP. As Executive Producer, he has helmed the delivery of more than 200 hours of proprietary content.
Cory Morrison
EVP DevelopmentAs a Director, Animator, Designer and Story Artist. Cory plays an integral part in defining content, pre-school to prime time. Co-Creator of BIG JUMP’s original series, SHUTTERBUGS, Cory is in constant search of the next BIG idea.
Rod Amador
EVP ProductionRod’s unique combination of creativity and technical expertise has defined BIG JUMP’s state of the art production pipeline and tables the highest quality while maintaining schedule and budget.
Karen Swerdfeger
Vice President of DevelopmentHaving worked in content and talent development for almost a decade, Karen truly enjoys bringing ideas to life. With tons of experience in treatment creation, story editing and script writing, Karen thinks great concepts can come from anywhere and anyone.
Michelle Jackman
Office and Production AdministratorWith extensive industry administrative experience, Michelle has helped steer various animated series to fruition with the likes of TVO, Disney Junior, and CBC.
Ram Srinivasan
CFORam’s knowledge of Canada’s Federal and Provincial tax credits and funding incentives are respected by major lending facilities and government agencies across Canada. His detailed insight is conducive to any financing model.
Shannan Thomson
Senior ProducerFocused and results oriented, Shannan capitalizes on more than fifteen years of experience in both live action and animation. Her production insight and client relationships are invaluable, providing comfort and confidence.
Jennifer Griffiths
Executive Director of Digital Marketing/Talent RecruitingFor more than twelve years, Jen has enjoyed creating innovative and interactive experiences for audiences across a multitude of digital platforms. She also appreciates helping talented individuals achieve their goals of working in an animation studio.
Mark Edwards
General CouncilMark is an experienced entertainment lawyer. However, his background as a producer of animation, advergames and interactive web series combined with his business prowess makes Mark’s contribution to BIG JUMP… highly unique!
Creative Leads
Talent comes from all places and in all shapes, and sizes. And we invite everyone’s unique perspectives to join our ever growing team of innovators and imaginators.
Alex Matthews
Rigging SupervisorVirginia Findlay
DirectorElliott Beavan
Bg Designer and SupervisorAzalia Liu
Animation DirectorJenn Myers
Asset ManagerJim Charalampidis
Art DirectorMatt Little
Senior DirectorMichael Compton
Assembly SupervisorMike Levere
Animation SupervisorRon Spooner
Technical DirectorRyan Barringer
FX SupervisorSteven Donegani
Composite SupervisorPartners & Clients
BIG JUMP‘s diverse team provides a collective understanding and insight into the challenges faced by our clients and partners in realizing their projects across multiple platforms and media.
Demo Reel
OK. So you’re more of a watcher than a reader. Mad respect for that. Sound up, eyes open, laugh as often as you need.