Neal Sternecky

From designing toys, storyboards, comic strips and animating cartoon, Neal Sternecky’s talents have made him one of the country’s leading freelance artists and animators for over 20 years. He started to showcase his talents while working as Creative Director of Advertising, Graphics Editor, and Cartoonist for The Daily Illini. After many jobs, he worked for Warner Brothers in animation creating storyboards for various series including Tom and Jerry Tales, Duck Dodgers, New Looney Tunes and much more. Sternecky then went on to work as the Creative Director for the Marketing Store in which he designs Happy Meal toys for McDonald’s Corporation. He also oversees a team of four designers that partner with various licensors, including DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros., Hasbro and Mattel.