Monica Mitchell

Head of Production / Co-Executive Producer Rick and Morty Franchise | USA

Monica brings more than 25 years of animation producing experience to the worldwide Rick and Morty Franchise-which has been translated into over 100 languages. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of production and company operations in her role as Rick and Morty’s Head of Production as well as being a producer on many Dan Harmon Projects. Prior to Rick and Morty, she was the Head of Production at ShadowMachine, Oscar winner of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, overseeing franchises such as Bojack Horseman, Final Space and Tuca & Bertie. Prior to ShadowMachine, she was the Director of Production at Warner Brothers Animation and producer of the Emmy nominated show StoryBots a pre-school TV show for Netflix. Other animation producing credits include South Park and television productions for studios such as Apple, Disney FX, HBO MAX, and Comedy Central. Monica was also part of the team that won an Emmy award for The Disney Mickey Shorts, and many of her shows have been nominated for awards. Monica has experience working on numerous types of animation pipelines, budgeting systems, and workflows. She is currently producing a series for HBO Max and Apple.

Monica is a Mexican American woman who earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Radio, Television, Film from California State University, Long Beach. Monica is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California’s John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts. Furthermore, she is on the Industry Advisory Board of California State University, Long Beach Department of Film & Electronic Arts and has been a prior board member of Women in Animation. Monica is a native Californian and currently resides in downtown Los Angeles. She has 2 adult sons. During her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, hiking, and traveling.