Kentucky’s award-winning studio OddBeast is flexing its technical muscles with two strategic promotions. Gracie Markus, a Northern Kentucky University grad, shifts from freelancer to full-time associate producer, bringing her hybrid CGI/live-action chops and “time-lord” calendar wrangling—skills honed during her Megacorp Pavilion internship and NKU media projects.
Gracie Markus & Liam Conway
Meanwhile, Liam Conway ascends to 3D animator/Houdini specialist, leveraging the software’s particle simulation prowess (a trend OddBeast’s president Ronny Young hails as industry-critical) to craft liquid CGI magic and mentor new talent—all sparked by a life-changing ‘Jimmy Neutron’ animator’s class at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music .
The moves sync with OddBeast’s rebranded identity—a red/white racing-stripe aesthetic and thunder weasel mascot Todd—that leans into Kentucky’s “odd” creative grit while chasing ambitious hybrid projects. Clients like Kao USA praise the studio’s blend of technical rigor and regional charm, proving you don’t need coastal ZIP codes to deliver coastal-caliber Motion Design.
