Alan Lau

About Alan Lau

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | LEADERSHIP | ANIMATION Alan Lau kickstarted his career as an animator at renowned studios such as Madhouse, W!ldbrain, and Curious Pictures. With a rich background in animation and storytelling, he co-founded Ghostbot Animation and has since led numerous award-winning endeavors for clients including Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Netflix, and Sony. Alan possesses an impressive skill set encompassing various creative, directorial, and managerial talents. He not only excels in high-level ideation, creative direction, and strong story development, but is able to skillfully manage clients, foster team building, and provide mentorship. He has exceptional directorial skills in varied styles in 2D and 3D animation, making him well-equipped to handle diverse projects across Games, Cinema, and all digital media. Alan has created eye-catching original intellectual properties including Chummy Chum Chums and Bulletproof

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Finch Care

   Aug 2025 — Present · US

Education

• San Francisco State University

  BA, Design and Animation

  1993 — 1996

• City College of San Francisco

  AA, General

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Commercials
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Art Direction
• Storyboarding
• Illustration
• Character Design
• Graphic Design
• Flash Animation
• Adobe Creative Suite
• After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• Concept Design
• 2d
• Layout
• Art
• Drawing
• Film
• Post Production
• Visual Effects
• Character Animation
• Traditional Animation
• Character
• Painting
• Editing
• Television
• Broadcast
• Word
• Animation Direction
• Flash
• Short Films
• Video Games
• Creative Direction
• Ps3
• Illustrator
• Cartoons
• Animation
• Premiere
• Game Development
• Computer Graphics