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Illustrator jobs with green card sponsorship follow the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country backlogs mean priority dates matter. Finding studios and agencies with active sponsorship history is the first real step.
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At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Lyft is looking for a Senior Illustrator to join Design Foundations, the infrastructure layer of Lyft's design organization. Illustration at Lyft is an integral part of the overall user experience. Our illustration system spans product surfaces, marketing, and brand, distributed through the Lyft Product Language (LPL) design system and shipped directly to code. You'll own the craft and execution of that system, partner closely with design, engineering, and marketing, and lead illustration work through a period of active brand migration and capability expansion.
This role reports to the Design Systems Manager and works alongside a contract illustrator, a dedicated DPM, and a tight-knit team of design systems practitioners.
Responsibilities
- Execute illustration work across product surfaces: Rider, Driver, Marketing with a high craft bar and deep understanding of our system and style
- Lead ongoing brand migration work: moving existing illustrations into the updated style across multiple product verticals
- Own and maintain Lyft's illustration libraries in Figma — including organization, naming, publishing, and code handoff via LPL
- Develop motion design capabilities for illustrated assets; this is an emerging need and a real opportunity to define how Lyft's visual identity moves
- Manage the illustration intake process: triage requests, run office hours, set priorities alongside the DPM and manager
- Partner with (contract illustrator) on assignments — package work clearly, review output, and maintain quality and consistency across execution
- Collaborate with engineers to ship illustrations through LPL — SVGs to code, PRs reviewed, library updates published
- Work with Marketing, Brand, and Content teams to extend the illustration system beyond product surfaces
- Contribute to documentation, onboarding materials, and illustration guidelines so the system is legible to everyone who depends on it
Experience
- 4+ years of professional illustration experience, ideally in a product or brand context
- Strong Figma skills, you work natively in Figma
- Demonstrated experience building or maintaining an illustration system, component library, or visual language at scale
- Comfort working directly with engineering: you understand how assets move from Figma to code and can own that handoff without hand-holding
- Motion or animation experience, or a genuine appetite to develop it. After Effects, Lottie, or equivalent
- Ability to manage a varied workload: migration work, net-new requests, and system maintenance all at once
- Clear communicator: you can run a stakeholder review, give useful feedback to a contractor, and write a brief that someone can execute from
- Familiarity with design systems, or similar component-based systems a plus
BENEFITS
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City or San Francisco area is $138,000 - $172,500, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
INTRODUCTION
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Lyft is looking for a Senior Illustrator to join Design Foundations, the infrastructure layer of Lyft's design organization. Illustration at Lyft is an integral part of the overall user experience. Our illustration system spans product surfaces, marketing, and brand, distributed through the Lyft Product Language (LPL) design system and shipped directly to code. You'll own the craft and execution of that system, partner closely with design, engineering, and marketing, and lead illustration work through a period of active brand migration and capability expansion.
This role reports to the Design Systems Manager and works alongside a contract illustrator, a dedicated DPM, and a tight-knit team of design systems practitioners.
Responsibilities
- Execute illustration work across product surfaces: Rider, Driver, Marketing with a high craft bar and deep understanding of our system and style
- Lead ongoing brand migration work: moving existing illustrations into the updated style across multiple product verticals
- Own and maintain Lyft's illustration libraries in Figma — including organization, naming, publishing, and code handoff via LPL
- Develop motion design capabilities for illustrated assets; this is an emerging need and a real opportunity to define how Lyft's visual identity moves
- Manage the illustration intake process: triage requests, run office hours, set priorities alongside the DPM and manager
- Partner with (contract illustrator) on assignments — package work clearly, review output, and maintain quality and consistency across execution
- Collaborate with engineers to ship illustrations through LPL — SVGs to code, PRs reviewed, library updates published
- Work with Marketing, Brand, and Content teams to extend the illustration system beyond product surfaces
- Contribute to documentation, onboarding materials, and illustration guidelines so the system is legible to everyone who depends on it
Experience
- 4+ years of professional illustration experience, ideally in a product or brand context
- Strong Figma skills, you work natively in Figma
- Demonstrated experience building or maintaining an illustration system, component library, or visual language at scale
- Comfort working directly with engineering: you understand how assets move from Figma to code and can own that handoff without hand-holding
- Motion or animation experience, or a genuine appetite to develop it. After Effects, Lottie, or equivalent
- Ability to manage a varied workload: migration work, net-new requests, and system maintenance all at once
- Clear communicator: you can run a stakeholder review, give useful feedback to a contractor, and write a brief that someone can execute from
- Familiarity with design systems, or similar component-based systems a plus
BENEFITS
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City or San Francisco area is $138,000 - $172,500, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Illustrator
Align your portfolio to PERM job requirements
PERM labor certification locks your role's duties and minimum requirements into a formal job description. Build your portfolio around the specific deliverables your target employer lists, so the work you submit visually confirms you meet the PERM-defined qualifications.
Use O*NET to anchor your specialty occupation case
O*NET classifies Illustrator under SOC 27-1013. Your employer's PERM job description needs to reflect the entry-level requirements O*NET lists for that code. Gaps between your actual duties and the O*NET profile can slow DOL review.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring studios
Most job boards don't surface green card sponsorship history. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 filing activity, so you can target animation studios, publishing houses, and design agencies that have already navigated the PERM process for creative roles.
Confirm prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before PERM is filed. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV rates for your city, then confirm your offer meets or exceeds the applicable tier.
File your I-485 as early as your priority date allows
If you're from a high-demand country like India or China, priority date backlogs can extend your wait significantly. Watch the monthly Visa Bulletin from the State Department and work with your employer to file the I-485 concurrently with the I-140 when USCIS allows it.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date can transfer to a new employer's I-140. If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability also lets you move to a same or similar Illustrator role without restarting the green card process from scratch.
Green Card Illustrator: Frequently Asked Questions
Can an employer sponsor an Illustrator for a green card, and what does that process look like?
Yes. Most Illustrator roles qualify under EB-3 (bachelor's degree or two or more years of experience) or EB-2 (advanced degree or equivalent). The employer starts with a prevailing wage determination, runs a DOL-compliant recruitment test, files PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor, then submits an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You adjust status or go through consular processing once a visa number is available.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Illustrator roles?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status tied to employer petition cycles and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. The PERM process also adds a mandatory DOL recruitment test your employer must pass before USCIS ever sees the petition, making employer commitment and timeline management more demanding than H-1B.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor an Illustrator for a green card?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based green card filing history, including creative and design-focused companies. Searching by role and location lets you focus outreach on studios, publishers, and agencies that have already completed the PERM process, rather than approaching employers who have never navigated employment-based sponsorship before.
Does the type of illustration work I do affect which EB category I qualify for?
Yes. EB-3 covers skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience and professionals with a bachelor's degree. EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree combined with five years of progressive experience in the field. Highly specialized illustration roles, such as medical, scientific, or technical illustration, may support an EB-2 petition if the job genuinely requires that level of education.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
Once your original employer's I-140 is approved, your priority date can carry over to a new employer who files a new I-140 on your behalf. If your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability also allows you to accept a new Illustrator or substantially similar role without losing your place in the queue.