Ferraiolo Returns to Soup2Nuts

NEW YORK: The award-winning writer, producer and director Jack D. Ferraiolo has returned to Scholastic Media’s animation studio division, Soup2Nuts, in a new position as development executive.

Ferraiolo is responsible for developing new and existing properties at Soup2Nuts’s Boston-area studios and Scholastic Media’s New York offices. He will review and develop Soup2Nuts program pitches, oversee their pitch presentations and represent the company at industry events.

In 2008, Ferraiolo received the Emmy award for best writing in animation for the hit animated series, WordGirl. In addition to co-developing that show, he served in various roles at Soup2Nuts, including as editor on the company’s acclaimed animated television series Science Court for ABC, editor and producer on the series Home Movies for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block, and in multiple production roles for O’Grady on The N.

"We are delighted to see Jack return to Soup2Nuts," said Deborah Forte, the president of Scholastic Media and executive VP of Scholastic Inc. "He is a creative executive whose writing and animation experience will guide Soup2Nuts to even greater success. His sensibility and talent relationships are respected throughout the industry."