As an artist, Alison Mann has always wanted to work in animation. Began her career at Nickelodeon Animation Studio as a finance department intern while attending Columbia College in Chicago. After graduating, she was offered the amazing opportunity to continue working with Nickelodeon/MTV as their Recruiter/Coordinator of Talent Relations. Through her 15 years in the industry, she gained experience in TV, Film and Gaming while working at Walt Disney Animation Studio, Zynga, Disney Interactive, Paramount Pictures Animation and Illumination Entertainment. She is currently VP Creative/Strategy at Sony Pictures Animation where she advises on film and series-based development and focuses specifically on developing global-facing content and on international talent outreach.