JAY WARD
Creative Director, Franchise Pixar Animation Studios
As Creative Director for Franchise at Pixar, Jay Ward consults on all Cars-related projects around the world, providing guidance for Consumer Products, Interactive, Marketing, Publishing, and Theme Park activations. He also serves as a liaison with automotive manufacturers and museums working on Pixar-related projects around the world. Jay was the automotive and creative consultant on all three Cars films, all Cars short films, and helped create ‘Cars Land’ at Disney’s California Adventure Park.
In addition to his direction on Cars projects, Jay has worked in the art departments of Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and Brave, and served as Associate Producer of the 2008 Pixar short film Presto. He also created the Pixar campus classic car show, the “Pixar Motorama”, hosting vehicles from Jay Leno, Chip Foose, The Petersen Auto Museum, as well as a number of his own classic cars. Away from Pixar, Ward was the
co-creator of many traditional hot rod shows, served as the Managing Editor of ‘Hop Up’, as well as being a regular contributor to a number of automotive publications. Additionally, Jay serves as an Honorary Judge and Class Judge at Pebble Beach, the Amelia, Audrain Newport Concours, as well as Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy.
Ward currently resides in Orinda, California with his wife and their two children.
Creative Director, Franchise Pixar Animation Studios
As Creative Director for Franchise at Pixar, Jay Ward consults on all Cars-related projects around the world, providing guidance for Consumer Products, Interactive, Marketing, Publishing, and Theme Park activations. He also serves as a liaison with automotive manufacturers and museums working on Pixar-related projects around the world. Jay was the automotive and creative consultant on all three Cars films, all Cars short films, and helped create ‘Cars Land’ at Disney’s California Adventure Park.
In addition to his direction on Cars projects, Jay has worked in the art departments of Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and Brave, and served as Associate Producer of the 2008 Pixar short film Presto. He also created the Pixar campus classic car show, the “Pixar Motorama”, hosting vehicles from Jay Leno, Chip Foose, The Petersen Auto Museum, as well as a number of his own classic cars. Away from Pixar, Ward was the
co-creator of many traditional hot rod shows, served as the Managing Editor of ‘Hop Up’, as well as being a regular contributor to a number of automotive publications. Additionally, Jay serves as an Honorary Judge and Class Judge at Pebble Beach, the Amelia, Audrain Newport Concours, as well as Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy.
Ward currently resides in Orinda, California with his wife and their two children.
