if you extrude a plane (all faces including borderedges) maya tries to create a volume... if you extrude first downwards and do the inset in a second step it will work...
Not necessarily, but most they expect that type of work. I may include my graphic and IxD design but I don't to develop it to create more variety as that is what they ask.
And so here I am at the end of my long journey. Final submission and a screen cap included. The Hawkbeast has a Run and an Ultimate. https://vimeo.com/253719006
On his labels site there is a bunch of testimonials about him on there. Most are in japanese, but a few are in english, including Pase Rock and funky DL. http://hydeout.net/hydeout/index.html
I have a question ... how do you know that? Do the employees there openly discuss their salaries? I know that's a grave offense at most places, including Epic.