Goodman began his career as an illustrator and graphic designer, working for two of Israel's major newspapers, Maariv and Haaretz.

In 1998, he studied at the department of visual communication in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, majoring in animation.

In 2004, Yoni worked as an animation director for Ari Folman's documentary series The material that love is made of.

In 2011 Yoni began his work as Animation Director for Ari Folman's feature The Congress (2013), based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem.

He also collaborated on a Global Health Media project about Healthcare literacy, notably on[3] Yoni Goodman currently lives in Israel with his wife and 3 children.