[2] In 1992 he worked with Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner designing sets for an animated television special, "Edith Ann: Life in the Little Lane" (Omnipotent Productions).

In 1992 Harrod began working with Will Vinton Studios in Portland, Oregon, art directing stop motion commercials including Chips Ahoy, Cool Mint Listerine (Canada), Fanta, "Fanta Si Boy" "Refrigerator Ride" (Latin America), Levis For Women (USA), Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, "Blade Runner" (USA), California Raisins, "What's For Breakfast?"

In 1995, Harrod joined Will Vinton Studios in Portland, Oregon full time as Senior Art Director, and shortly thereafter began directing commercials as well.

From 2004 to 2014, Harrod directed animated commercials at Bent Image Lab where his clients include Alltel Wireless, Kelloggs' Twistables, Cartoon Network, and Aflac.

He lived to London from 2015 to 2017 when he was the co-production designer with Adam Stockhausen on "Isle of Dogs,[8] a stop motion animated feature directed by Wes Anderson, released in March of 2018.