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Jennifer Dodge has been named President of Paramount Animation. <\/p>\n
She will report to Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, beginning Jan. 5. In her new role, Dodge will \u201coversee all operations of the animation group, from development through release, guiding the studio\u2019s creative and strategic vision across its animated film slate,\u201d according to the official release.<\/p>\n
Under Dodge\u2019s leadership, Paramount Animation will \u201ccontinue to expand its pipeline of animated features, building upon the studio\u2019s legacy of inventive, high-quality storytelling and its commitment to delivering bold, original and franchise-driven films for audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dodge was, most recently, president of Spin Master Entertainment and Consumer Products, \u201cwhere she oversaw the company\u2019s global entertainment and franchise businesses, including content creation, production, distribution and consumer products.\u201d While at Spin Master she oversaw the development and expansion of brands such as \u201cPaw Patrol\u201d and \u201cUnicorn Academy\u201d and recently spearheaded the View Master movie project. She was a producer on Spin Master, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies\u2019 \u201cPaw Patrol\u201d feature films, with a third installment, \u201cThe Dino Movie,\u201d slated for 2026.<\/p>\n
Before that, she\u00a0held leadership roles at Nickelodeon, where she served as SVP of Development for Nickelodeon Preschool, developing original content and nurturing emerging creative talent.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n Paramount Pictures Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and\u00a0Josh Greenstein said in a statement,\u201cJennifer is an exceptional creative executive and producer with a proven track record of building franchises that connect with global audiences. Her deep understanding of storytelling, world-building and brand development make her the ideal leader to shape the next era of Paramount Animation. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome her to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always believed in the power of animation to inspire, entertain, and unite audiences of all ages,\u201d Dodge said in a statement. \u201cParamount has a rich legacy of bringing bold, imaginative stories to life, and I\u2019m honored to join Dana,\u00a0Josh, and the entire team as we expand that vision and create the next generation of unforgettable animated films.\u201d<\/p>\n Dodge replaces recently ousted Paramount Animation head Ramsey Naito, whose vision for the division was to mix franchise features with original films.<\/p>\n Upcoming Paramount Animation titles include December\u2019s excellent \u201cThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,\u201d 2026\u2019s \u201cPaw Patrol: The Dino Movie,\u201d \u201cThe Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d and in 2027 the long-awaited sequel to \u201cTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Paramount Animation Taps Jennifer Dodge as New President<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jennifer Dodge has been named President of Paramount Animation. She will report to Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, beginning Jan. 5. In her new role, Dodge will \u201coversee all operations of the animation group, from development through release, guiding the studio\u2019s creative and strategic vision across its animated film slate,\u201d according to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2143131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[411052,339829,411043,411051,370065,339831,372997,319843,341411,411044],"class_list":["post-2149461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brand-development","tag-dana-goldberg","tag-dodge","tag-franchise-businesses","tag-jennifer","tag-josh-greenstein","tag-paramount-animation","tag-paramount-pictures","tag-paw-patrol","tag-spin-master-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7-Movies-You-Didnt-Know-Were-Adapted-From-Stephen-King.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2149461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2149462,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149461\/revisions\/2149462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2149461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2149461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2149461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}