Resume


INDUSTRY WORK EXPERIENCE 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Sr. Concept Artist)

February 2020 – Present

  • Lead concept artist responsible for character design, worldbuilding, splash art, and marketing illustrations.
    Collaborated cross-functionally to define visual direction and deliver high-impact assets for both gameplay and promotional use.

Marvel Studios (Sr. Concept Artist)
December 2024 – May 2025

  • Worked on key promotional artwork, delivering high-quality concept illustrations and collaborating closely with the creative team to align with the brand vision.

    Wizards of the Coast (Illustrator)
    January 2020 – November 2024

  • Created high-impact illustrations for Magic: The Gathering and other fantasy IPs.
    Delivered concept-driven artwork for promotional and in-game releases, ensuring visual consistency across campaigns while maintaining painterly realism and narrative depth aligned with the franchise’s tone.

Respawn Entertainment (Illustration Artist)

December 2018 – April 2019

  • Contributed to Apex Legends’ early marketing phase as an illustrator.
    Created key visuals and cinematic concepts used in launch campaigns, emphasizing character dynamics and atmosphere through composition and color design.

Stela (Illustration Artist)

May 2016 - December 2019

  • Produced cover and promotional illustrations for various projects; worked on illustrated novels and marketing visuals.

Rhino Game (Lead Concept Artist)

August 2017 - May 2019

  • Main character and card illustrations for Mythgard; defined the visual tone and storytelling style across multiple assets.

Riot Games (Illustration Artist)

2017 - December 2018

  • Making Promotional illustrations of League of Legends for the marketing team

Winking Entertainment (Lead Concept Artist)

September 2011 - December 2013

  • Lead Concept Artist for various projects such as;
    War Hummer, Dark Siders, Saints Row, Lineage 2



ART INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE 

Brianstorm Art school

May 2019 – July 2019

  • Instructor of Digital Portrait Class

Concept Design Academy

March 2019 – May 2019

  • Instructor of Digital Illustration Class



EDUCATION

2018 M.A. in Fine Art

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

August 2016 – December 2018 

2011 B.A. in Animation

Hunan International Economics University, Changsha

August 2007 – June 2011

 

AWARDS

Gold Award in Concept Art

Spectrum 25, 2018

  • Battlefield Scene

Silver Award 

Illustration West 57, 2018

Winning works in Division I (CG Art Gallery)

Asiagraph, 2018

  • Geisha Portraits

Excellent works in Division I (CG Art Gallery)

Asiagraph, 2017

  • Girl in Spaceship

ImagineFX: Fantasy and Sci-fi Digital Art, January 2018

ImagineFX: Fantasy and Sci-fi Digital Art, May, 2016

ImagineFX: Fantasy and Sci-fi Digital Art, March, 2015

Infected by art volume 6, 2018

Infected by art volume 4, 2016

Spectrum 23, 2016

 

PUBLICATION

  • The Art of Wangjie Li

  • The Art of Wangjie Li No.2