L.A.-based children’s media consultant Kevin Clark is Netflix’s new director of preschool animation. Clark has consulted on diversity, content development and strategy for companies such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, YouTube Kids, Facebook, Mattel, Hasbro, Disney and Netflix. He will report to preschool content director Heather Tilert, beginning this month.
Clark is founding director of the center for digital media innovation and diversity at George Mason University in Virginia. Most recently, he served as creative producer on Netflix’s live-action preschool series, Bookmark: Celebrating Black Voices. He has also written about issues surrounding integrating diverse characters into children’s shows and the importance of moving beyond tokenism in the kids entertainment landscape.
