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Character Animator jobs at H-1B visa sponsoring employers require a degree-level background in animation, fine arts, or a related field to qualify as a specialty occupation. Studios and game developers filing H-1B petitions must certify a Labor Condition Application with DOL before USCIS can approve your three-year status.
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Get Access To All JobsCompany: Proxima Studio (Creators of Suck Up!)
Location: Remote / Flexible
Role Type: Full-Time Contract or Permanent
About us
We are the indie team behind Suck Up!, where we turned goofy social deduction and conversational AI into pure comedic chaos (with over 200m views on YouTube). Now, we are building our next title: a management simulation that sits between the sandbox of The Sims and the chaotic comedy of Schedule 1.
We operate small, fast, and scrappy. We value creative ownership, rapid prototyping, and people who can establish a cohesive, signature visual language from the ground up.
The Role
We are seeking a 3D Artist & Animator who’s a cartoonist at heart: Someone who can create, build and animate expressive, lovable, degenerate characters, and imbue these characters and the broader game with a signature art style.
In this role, you will help establish the visual anchor for our next title. You will bridge high-level artistic vision with hands-on 3D asset creation and direct Unity integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Character Pipeline & Modeling: Design and build low-poly, stylized characters with bold silhouette design, strong comedic expression, and immediate visual readability.
- Rigging and Animations: Support on rigging and animations of characters; including assistance on procedural animations.
- Engine Integration: Import, configure, and optimize art assets directly inside Unity.
- Visual Direction & World Aesthetic: Establish the overall art style, palettes, guidelines, and comedic visual language for the entire game, ensuring characters and world feel unified.
What We Are Looking For
Art Style
- Cartoonist's Sense of Comedy: A deep understanding of visual storytelling, pose clarity, and physical comedy (function and expression over photorealism).
Technical Competencies
- Complete 3D Pipeline: End-to-end expertise in stylized modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation (Blender or equivalent).
- Unity Proficiency: Experience setting up character prefabs, rigs, animation states in Unity.
- Rigging and Animation Experience: Rigging, rig manipulation, animation blending.
- Bonus: Experience with procedural animation (procedural targeting, IK, etc.) and Unity C# scripting to hook up animations independently.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume along with a link to your Portfolio.
Portfolio Guidance:
Artifacts that showcase your creativity and technical competency (images or videos). They could include:
- Stylized/low-poly character models demonstrating strong silhouettes and unique personal style.
- Animation clips highlighting comedic timing, physical comedy, and acting beats.
- 2D concepts of characters and environments, including doodles.
- 3D scenes.
- Shared as links to Google Drive, personal website, or other easily accessible formats (please include access password if private).
Company: Proxima Studio (Creators of Suck Up!)
Location: Remote / Flexible
Role Type: Full-Time Contract or Permanent
About us
We are the indie team behind Suck Up!, where we turned goofy social deduction and conversational AI into pure comedic chaos (with over 200m views on YouTube). Now, we are building our next title: a management simulation that sits between the sandbox of The Sims and the chaotic comedy of Schedule 1.
We operate small, fast, and scrappy. We value creative ownership, rapid prototyping, and people who can establish a cohesive, signature visual language from the ground up.
The Role
We are seeking a 3D Artist & Animator who’s a cartoonist at heart: Someone who can create, build and animate expressive, lovable, degenerate characters, and imbue these characters and the broader game with a signature art style.
In this role, you will help establish the visual anchor for our next title. You will bridge high-level artistic vision with hands-on 3D asset creation and direct Unity integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Character Pipeline & Modeling: Design and build low-poly, stylized characters with bold silhouette design, strong comedic expression, and immediate visual readability.
- Rigging and Animations: Support on rigging and animations of characters; including assistance on procedural animations.
- Engine Integration: Import, configure, and optimize art assets directly inside Unity.
- Visual Direction & World Aesthetic: Establish the overall art style, palettes, guidelines, and comedic visual language for the entire game, ensuring characters and world feel unified.
What We Are Looking For
Art Style
- Cartoonist's Sense of Comedy: A deep understanding of visual storytelling, pose clarity, and physical comedy (function and expression over photorealism).
Technical Competencies
- Complete 3D Pipeline: End-to-end expertise in stylized modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation (Blender or equivalent).
- Unity Proficiency: Experience setting up character prefabs, rigs, animation states in Unity.
- Rigging and Animation Experience: Rigging, rig manipulation, animation blending.
- Bonus: Experience with procedural animation (procedural targeting, IK, etc.) and Unity C# scripting to hook up animations independently.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume along with a link to your Portfolio.
Portfolio Guidance:
Artifacts that showcase your creativity and technical competency (images or videos). They could include:
- Stylized/low-poly character models demonstrating strong silhouettes and unique personal style.
- Animation clips highlighting comedic timing, physical comedy, and acting beats.
- 2D concepts of characters and environments, including doodles.
- 3D scenes.
- Shared as links to Google Drive, personal website, or other easily accessible formats (please include access password if private).
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Character Animator
Frame your portfolio around degree-level skills
H-1B eligibility for character animators hinges on demonstrating that your role requires a bachelor's degree in animation, fine arts, or computer graphics. Lead with projects that reflect advanced rigging, motion capture, or character pipeline work, not general production tasks.
Look up prevailing wages before accepting offers
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location, certified through an LCA with DOL. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check wage levels by county before you negotiate, so you know what the LCA will require them to certify.
Target studios with multi-state production pipelines
Character animators often rotate across facilities or work on remote shoots. Each new worksite requires its own certified LCA, so employers with established multi-state H-1B infrastructure handle these amendments faster than studios filing for the first time.
Find sponsors through verified LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify studios and game developers with a confirmed record of H-1B LCA filings for animation roles. Employers who have filed before understand the specialty occupation documentation requirements, which shortens your petition timeline significantly.
Request premium processing before production deadlines
Animation projects run on fixed delivery schedules. If your start date aligns with a production milestone, ask your employer to file with USCIS premium processing, which reduces adjudication to 15 business days and avoids costly contract delays caused by standard processing queues.
Review your O*NET profile before the RFE season
USCIS officers sometimes issue Requests for Evidence questioning whether character animation requires a specific degree. Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your SOC code and have your employer document how your duties align with the degree requirements listed there.
H-1B Visa Character Animator: Frequently Asked Questions
Does character animation qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, character animation typically qualifies when the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in animation, computer graphics, fine arts, or a closely related field. The employer must document in the H-1B petition that degree-level knowledge is both normally required in the industry and actually required for the specific position, not just preferred.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for character animators?
Feature film studios, streaming content producers, AAA game developers, visual effects houses, and advertising agencies are the most active H-1B sponsors for character animation roles. Browse Migrate Mate to find employers with verified LCA filing history for animation positions, which signals both willingness and experience with the H-1B process.
What happens to my H-1B status if the studio's production ends early?
If your employment ends before your H-1B period expires, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the country. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before you start work, and you can begin working as soon as USCIS receives the petition.
Can my employer file one LCA if I animate remotely from home in a different state?
No. Each worksite location requires its own certified LCA. If you work from a home office in a different metropolitan statistical area than the employer's listed worksite, the employer must file a separate LCA for that location before you begin working there, even temporarily. Short-term placements under 10 consecutive days may qualify for a narrow exception under DOL rules.
How long does H-1B sponsorship last for a character animator role?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended once for an additional three years, reaching a six-year maximum. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if your employer has an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a PERM labor certification that has been pending for at least 365 days.