LA-based lead Justin Keil is a Nuke and Flame artist with a passion for storytelling and love for VFX as a discipline. His career as an artist evolved out of an early interest in writing and drawing which he honed at the prestigious School of the Cinematic Arts at USC. After several years in crafting VFX for episodics and feature films in New York, he ventured into advertising when he joined The Mill under the tutelage of Kyle Cody and Tony Robins. He has been in the advertising sphere ever since.
Throughout his career, Justin has worked with premium brands including EA, Lincoln, Marvel, Rocket Mortgage, Heineken, GMC, Home Depot, and Google. He has spent time in New York, Chicago, and finally made his way back to Los Angeles. His primary professional focus is 2D, but he is also proficient within 3D, using packages such as Houdini and Substance to ensure the overall vision reaches the highest quality.
Notable projects Justin has worked on include Rocket Mortgage’s “Dream House” campaign which won the Ad Meter for Super Bowl Ads. He was also the lead for the 2023 Madden Launch campaign and a senior compositor on the “Quantumania” collaboration between Marvel and Heineken for the 2023 Super Bowl.
He delights in creating beautiful, branded content as much as he enjoys imparting knowledge and providing encouragement to the next generation of VFX artists.