Allyson Smith

Vice President of New Media

Allyson Smith, Vice President of New Media, develops and executes the Company's social networking strategies and seeks out business development for new online and mobile opportunities. Smith joined The Jim Henson Company in the business affairs department in 1999. Balancing her work negotiating performer contracts and protecting the Company's intellectual properties with her role as a content producer for both television and online, Smith served as an assistant producer of interactive media and an associate producer/writer for "Jim Henson's Animal Jam." Recent credits include "Simian Underground Detective Squad" and "Alt.Reality" for Film.com, and the upcoming "Mann-ster" for Microsoft.

Allyson received her Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara. A passionate lover of food and wine, Allyson is also a credentialed sommelier.