Rob has 30 years’ experience in the children’s television and animation industry. He has worked in every format of animation and in many countries around the world, as well as on both sides of the production/broadcast divide, working for Aardman Animations, Disney, M2 Films, ITV, Endemol, Initial Productions, TVC Cartoons, and Cake Entertainment.

Rob has a wealth of experience in development and overseeing multi-territory co-productions with credits more recently including Angry Birds: Summer Madness (NETFLIX), Supa Team 4 (NETFLIX) and Space Chickens In Space (Disney).

He now runs a successful consultancy agency working with Omens Studios in Singapore, Mint CPH in Copenhagen, and Uplift Games in London, as well as a social gaming focused consultancy, Relevant Content, with a specific focus on the world of Roblox and Social Gaming.

He also founded and runs festivus, a 13,000 strong animation community and networking event that has run for 21 years, on the back of which FSTVS, a recruitment service catering specifically to the animation industry, is growing rapidly.

Rob regularly sits on advisory boards and panels.