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At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
The D&D Franchise team is seeking a Sr. Graphic Designer/Vector Illustrator to help carry the creative vision of Dungeons & Dragons forward across a growing slate of initiatives. You will work directly with internal and external partners on assigned products and projects, delivering creative assets, logos, branding, IP guides, packaging, pitch decks, and layout templates.
This is a hybrid role requiring three days a week in our Renton, WA office.
What you'll do:
- Logo Creation including Branding Guidelines & Documentation: Develop logos, icons, and other branding elements from brief through final execution. Create usage documentation and guidelines.
- Vector Illustrations, Icons, Frames, and Graphics: Create and direct new vector assets, including character poses, frames and borders, icons, badges, and typography for modular licensing guides and asset packs.
- Product Comps and Packaging Templates: Mock up three-dimensional product and apparel comps to inspire internal and external partners to create best-in-class product lines.
- Pitch Decks, Presentations, and Guide Layouts: Work with Art Directors, Game Designers, Concept Artists, and Creative Directors to design modular infographics and long-form layout templates for style guides, pitches, worldbuilding guides, and various decks and presentations.
- Evaluate, Review, and Approve Licensing Assets: Review artwork, graphic design, branding, and packaging created by external partners and provide feedback to align with brand standards and franchise strategy.
What you'll bring:
- Portfolio demonstrating experience in branding, logos and icons, three-dimensional mockups, image cleanup and manipulation, vector graphics, and long-form layout/presentation design.
- Strong visual fundamentals and taste, with experience working in licensing and crafting within an established IP.
- Actively seek feedback; comfortable iterating in environments with ambiguity, evolving direction, and a wide variety of styles, tones, and formats.
- Curious, collaborative, and clear in communication; meticulous with strong follow-through.
- Solid knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, with particular strength in Illustrator, InDesign styles, Photoshop cleanup, and the ability to bend PowerPoint to your will.
- Accustomed to working in fast-paced, iterative, and stakeholder-focused environments while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
- Experience working with digital collaboration tools such as Miro, Teams, SharePoint, and Slack.
- Clear, flexible written and verbal communication skills, paired with a healthy, constructive relationship with feedback.
Bonus points for:
- Love for Dungeons & Dragons or an understanding of the D&D community
- Experience building graphs, charts, maps, and infographics
- Digital painting / fine art illustration or concept art skills
- Adobe After Effects, GIF animation, etc.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation range for this role. The range listed is just one component of Wizards of the Coast’s total compensation package for employees. Employees may also be eligible for annual and long-term incentives. In addition, Wizards of the Coast provides a variety of benefits to employees. Here’s a look at what your benefits package may include: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation Time & Holidays, Generous 401(k) match, Paid Parental Leave, Volunteer Program, Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Product Discounts, and more.
Wizards is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
Wizards of the Coast is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process and need to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or coordinator.
COMPENSATION
- Base Salary Range: $81,200.00 to $121,800.00. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:
- Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Time Off to Recharge: Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Financial Well-being: Generous 401(k) Match
- Life & Family Support: Paid Parental Leave
- Giving Back: Volunteer & Employee Giving Programs
- Level Up Your Skills: Tuition Reimbursement
- Exclusive Perks: Product Discounts & More!
INTRODUCTION
At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
The D&D Franchise team is seeking a Sr. Graphic Designer/Vector Illustrator to help carry the creative vision of Dungeons & Dragons forward across a growing slate of initiatives. You will work directly with internal and external partners on assigned products and projects, delivering creative assets, logos, branding, IP guides, packaging, pitch decks, and layout templates.
This is a hybrid role requiring three days a week in our Renton, WA office.
What you'll do:
- Logo Creation including Branding Guidelines & Documentation: Develop logos, icons, and other branding elements from brief through final execution. Create usage documentation and guidelines.
- Vector Illustrations, Icons, Frames, and Graphics: Create and direct new vector assets, including character poses, frames and borders, icons, badges, and typography for modular licensing guides and asset packs.
- Product Comps and Packaging Templates: Mock up three-dimensional product and apparel comps to inspire internal and external partners to create best-in-class product lines.
- Pitch Decks, Presentations, and Guide Layouts: Work with Art Directors, Game Designers, Concept Artists, and Creative Directors to design modular infographics and long-form layout templates for style guides, pitches, worldbuilding guides, and various decks and presentations.
- Evaluate, Review, and Approve Licensing Assets: Review artwork, graphic design, branding, and packaging created by external partners and provide feedback to align with brand standards and franchise strategy.
What you'll bring:
- Portfolio demonstrating experience in branding, logos and icons, three-dimensional mockups, image cleanup and manipulation, vector graphics, and long-form layout/presentation design.
- Strong visual fundamentals and taste, with experience working in licensing and crafting within an established IP.
- Actively seek feedback; comfortable iterating in environments with ambiguity, evolving direction, and a wide variety of styles, tones, and formats.
- Curious, collaborative, and clear in communication; meticulous with strong follow-through.
- Solid knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, with particular strength in Illustrator, InDesign styles, Photoshop cleanup, and the ability to bend PowerPoint to your will.
- Accustomed to working in fast-paced, iterative, and stakeholder-focused environments while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
- Experience working with digital collaboration tools such as Miro, Teams, SharePoint, and Slack.
- Clear, flexible written and verbal communication skills, paired with a healthy, constructive relationship with feedback.
Bonus points for:
- Love for Dungeons & Dragons or an understanding of the D&D community
- Experience building graphs, charts, maps, and infographics
- Digital painting / fine art illustration or concept art skills
- Adobe After Effects, GIF animation, etc.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation range for this role. The range listed is just one component of Wizards of the Coast’s total compensation package for employees. Employees may also be eligible for annual and long-term incentives. In addition, Wizards of the Coast provides a variety of benefits to employees. Here’s a look at what your benefits package may include: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation Time & Holidays, Generous 401(k) match, Paid Parental Leave, Volunteer Program, Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Product Discounts, and more.
Wizards is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
Wizards of the Coast is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process and need to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or coordinator.
COMPENSATION
- Base Salary Range: $81,200.00 to $121,800.00. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:
- Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Time Off to Recharge: Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Financial Well-being: Generous 401(k) Match
- Life & Family Support: Paid Parental Leave
- Giving Back: Volunteer & Employee Giving Programs
- Level Up Your Skills: Tuition Reimbursement
- Exclusive Perks: Product Discounts & More!
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Freelance Illustrator
Frame your portfolio around degree-level work
H-1B eligibility hinges on specialty occupation, so your portfolio needs to demonstrate conceptual and technical complexity tied to your fine arts or visual communications degree. Highlight projects that required formal training, not just client output volume.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the certified wage level for your SOC code and worksite city before you discuss compensation. Your employer's LCA must meet that floor, so knowing the number protects you from offers that won't pass DOL review.
Target employers with LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate for employers who have filed certified LCAs for illustrator or creative roles. These companies have already navigated the DOL process, which dramatically reduces the risk that an offer collapses during petition preparation.
Clarify worksite locations before the LCA is filed
If you'll work across multiple client sites or studio locations, each distinct worksite needs its own certified LCA. Raise this with your employer early, since amending or adding worksites after the I-129 is filed creates delays and additional DOL filings.
Verify the employer's I-129 timeline against your status expiry
H-1B status lasts up to three years on initial approval. Ask the employer when they plan to file the I-129 petition and confirm it aligns with USCIS processing times so your authorization is in place before your current status ends.
Get your foreign degree evaluated before the offer stage
If your illustration or fine arts degree is from outside the U.S., have it evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a NACES-member credential evaluator. USCIS will scrutinize the degree-to-role connection closely, and a missing evaluation is a common cause of Requests for Evidence.
H-1B Visa Freelance Illustrator: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Freelance Illustrator role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Not automatically. Illustration doesn't have a universally degree-required standard the way engineering or accounting does. For the role to qualify, the employer must structure it to require at least a bachelor's degree in fine arts, visual communications, or a closely related field. Employers who sponsor H-1B illustrators typically document that the complexity of the work, such as brand identity systems, publishing production, or editorial art direction, makes the degree requirement genuine and defensible to USCIS.
What types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for illustrators?
Publishers, animation studios, in-house creative departments at large consumer brands, advertising agencies, and game development companies are among the employer types that have filed certified LCAs for illustrator and visual artist roles. These organizations typically have HR and legal infrastructure to manage I-129 petitions. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA filing history by role, so you can focus your search on companies that have already committed to the process.
Can I work for multiple clients or studios on a single H-1B?
Your H-1B ties you to the specific employer listed on the approved I-129 petition. You can't freelance independently for multiple clients under a standard employer-sponsored H-1B. If you want to add a second employer, they must file a concurrent H-1B petition and obtain a certified LCA for each worksite where you'll work. Each arrangement is separate and requires its own DOL and USCIS filings.
What happens to my H-1B status if the employer terminates my role?
If your employer terminates your position, your H-1B status ends with it. You have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the U.S. A new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before your grace period expires. H-1B status is granted for up to three years initially and can be extended, but the total cap is six years without an approved immigrant petition.
How does the O*NET classification affect my H-1B petition as an illustrator?
USCIS often references O*NET job zone classifications when evaluating specialty occupation claims. The O*NET profile for craft and fine artists sits at a job zone that doesn't universally require a bachelor's degree, which is why the employer's internal job description matters so much. Your employer's attorney will need to build the specialty occupation argument around the specific duties in your role, not just the O*NET title, to give the petition a strong foundation.