Nick Jennings is an American director, artist, writer, and producer best known for his work on the Nickelodeon shows Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. He has also worked as a background artist for many animated television series.
History In 1988, Nick Jennings did the layouts for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo while working at Colossal Pictures at San Francisco.
Jennings was the executive director for The Powerpuff Girls (co-executive producer: Bob Boyle). Animation Magazine reported that the series won "two Emmy Awards along with five nominations and countless other honors and accolades."
Jennings partnered with the Exceptional Minds program where he mentored adult animation artists who were on the autism spectrum. Jennings remarked that the program helped these artists to better understand the importance of deadlines and scheduling within the studio environment, and to learn strategies for a successful career as an animator.
Honors and awards In late 2013, it was announced that Jennings, along with several other members of the Adventure Time staff, had been nominated for an Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production." On July 31, 2014, Jennings had won an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" for his work on the Adventure Time episode "Wizards Only, Fools."
Filmography + Year Work Role Notes 1988-1991 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Color Consultant, Layout Artist, Background Consultant and Background Artist (uncredited) TV series 1992 Trash-O-Madness Producer TV Short 1993-1996 Rocko's Modern Life Art director, writer, background artist TV series 1995-1997 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Background Artist (uncredited) TV series 1996–97 Hey Arnold! Background painter TV series 1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Background painter Movie 1997–98 The Angry Beavers Background supervisor TV series 1998 CatDog Layout artist TV series 1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars Background painter Movie 1999–2005, 2023, 2025 SpongeBob SquarePants Art director, developer, background painter ("Help Wanted") TV series 2003 Captain Sturdy: The Originals Color stylist TV short 2005–08 Camp Lazlo Background artist (uncredited) TV series 2007–08 Tak and the Power of Juju Developer and executive producer TV series 2009–10 Chowder Background painter (uncredited) TV series 2009–10 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Background painter TV series 2010–15 Adventure Time Art director, supervising producer, title card painter TV series 2013–14 Regular Show Background painter TV series 2016–19 The Powerpuff Girls (2016) Creator, developer, executive producer, director TV series
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