Jay Lender is an American television writer, storyboard artist and director. He is a former writer and storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants. Previous to his work on SpongeBob, Lender designed and drew backgrounds for Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. He is the son of the founder of Lender's Bagels, Murray Lender. Since leaving Nickelodeon, Lender has written scripts for video games with his writing partner Micah Wright, and continues to develop animated series concepts as well as drawing the occasional SpongeBob comic strip for Nickelodeon Magazine. Most recently, the duo worked together on Robocalypse, a real-time strategy game for the Nintendo DS. Lender spent two years studying at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to CalArts where he specialized in animation. Lender has also directed two seasons of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb. Jay Lender(1969년생, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) 는 감독으로, 피니와 퍼브, 네모바지 스폰지밥, 데이아 왓칭 등을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up 제작에 참여했다. 2025년 Found Footage Finds에 출연했다. 2024년 다람이 무비: 비키니 시티를 구하라 제작에 참여했다.