Education
Faust attended the California Institute of Arts from 1992 to 1994, working as a layout artist at Rough Draft Studios.
Faust attended the California Institute of Arts from 1992 to 1994, working as a layout artist at Rough Draft Studios.
She then worked as an animator at Turner Feature Animation for two years and then as an animator for Warner Brothers Feature Animation for two years. Faust started working at Cartoon Network Studios in 1999.
She worked as a storyboard artist and writer at Cartoon Network Studios for four years and then as a supervising producer and story supervisor.
Faust"s early career focused on animated feature films, working on Cats Don"t Dance, Quest for Camelot, and The Iron Giant as an animator. She is also the creator and developer of the toy line Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls.
Sony Pictures Animation announced in June 2014 that Faust would direct an animated comedy feature film titled Medusa, created by Todd Alcott and Holly Golden. In November 2015, Faust announced that she was no longer involved with the project or with Sony.
The series proved to be a major success not only with the primary young female audience, but also significantly among adult and teen males and females who became popularly known as "bronies".