Creative leader and multidisciplinary visual artist with a proven history of guiding teams and delivering high-impact graphics that drive audience engagement across games, feature films, and animated productions. Collaborates with award-winning advertising agencies and clients, including Warner Bros. Games, Disney, DreamWorks, Universal Pictures, Pixar, and The History Channel, to develop campaigns that strengthen brand identity and fan connection.
Lizzie M Press LLC, Owner and Creative Director
March 2023 - present
• Formalized Lizzie M Press (originally established in 2015) into an LLC in 2023, building on years of prior creative studio operations to manage client acquisition, creative direction, production, and delivery for top-tier clients.
• Earned Nickelodeon and ESPN over 465,763 likes on Instagram by creating caricature portraits of the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs with Legion Creative for Super Bowl LVIII.
• Illustrated over thirty expressive and heroic ink-style Kharacter portraits for the celebrated Mortal Kombat 1 social media campaign with the team of Home Brew Agency.
• Assisted Watson DG with an extensive collection of static and animated assets of Mickey and Friends and the Disney Princesses, now live on multiple official Disney Animation social accounts.
• Built fan-favorite Pixar characters as vector illustrations for Watson DG and Pixar to celebrate July 4, 2025.
• Meticulously designed, built, and hand-painted several whimsical icons and vector silhouettes capturing the essence of Wes Anderson’s 2025 espionage black comedy film The Phoenician Scheme, for Watson DG.
• Delivered original illustrations and design pieces under fast-paced deadlines, including characters, social posts, story content, and interactive 2D assets for Velma (2023) and Mean Girls (2024), for Legion Creative.
• Sketched type and camping-themed props to promote the comedy/drama My Old Ass (2024) for MOCEAN.
• Expertly captured celebrity likenesses and sketched forced-perspective architectural concepts for MOCEAN, to conceptualize the final composition of the official SOLD ON SLC Key Art.
• Developed engaging and educational storyboards and graphics for GARD Communications, enhancing the visual appeal and accessibility of key messages across diverse audiences.
• Painted vintage-style sequential landscapes for Hulu’s beloved show Mid-Century Modern in collaboration with the team of Trailer Park Group to boost community engagement.
• Teamed with Simple Science to design dynamic superhero icons and captivating deck assets for Dexcom’s interactive booth, empowering youth to take control of their diabetes management.
Home Brew Agency, Director of Illustration
December 2020 - March 2023
• Created a large collection of printable coloring pages and kids' crafts for DreamWorks, including type treatment, layout, and instructional illustrations.
• Instrumental in redesigning and building the rebranded Home Brew Agency logo.
• Collaborated with freelance Illustrators on large-scale projects as both a Creative Director and a 2D Illustrator, managing time for production and reviewing work.
• Enhanced campaign pitches by painting vehicles, props, and characters for AAA game titles, including Need for Speed and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• Sketched and posed creatures to embellish the deck for Amazon's The Tomorrow War.
Home Brew Agency, Illustrator and Designer
July 2016 - December 2020
• Designed and built 2D assets for the Boss Baby Backyard Racer game for Dreamworks.
• Character Design and Creative Direction for the Space Jam: A New Legacy Twitter contest
• Painted Hotel Transylvania character-based promotional posters for Sony Pictures Animation.
Liz Masters' Studio/Lizzie M Press, Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist
January 2000 - July 2016
• Posed dinosaur characters on the lot of Universal Pictures for the Jurassic World toy style guide, demonstrating expertise in character design and creature anatomy.
• Created concept art, key art sketches, and storyboards for industry-leading studios and agencies, including Terry Hines and Associates, SW/TCH, BOND, BusterINK, InSync, Leroy and Rose, Nasty Gal, and Invodo.
• Hand-painted custom typography for the Mountain Men key art and billboards, with BusterINK and Stun.
• Illustrated pin-up style Mr. and Mrs. Claus characters and scenes for Stella Rosa holiday package designs.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, summa cum laude
Associate's Degree, Graphic Design, Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts, Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society
ZBrush 350, Daniel Katcher, Studio Arts, 2023
ZBrush 101, Danny Williams, Studio Arts, 2023
ZBrush 101, David Igo, Studio Arts, 2020
Creature Anatomy, Terry Whitlatch, Schoolism, 2020
Adobe After Effects 101, Ben Bardens, Studio Arts, 2018
Creature Design, Anthony Jones, Schoolism, 2012
Creature Design, Joe Weatherly, MFA program, Academy of Art University, 2011