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Work type: Professional
Location: Norman
Categories: Finance, Grants & Business Operations
Pay Range: $38,700 - $50,300 annually, based on experience
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may include some weekends)
Travel: May be required
Position Introduction:
Motion Graphic Artist sought to design, create, and animate assets, illustrated characters, and environment assets, crafting, editing, and rendering content. Proficient in industry-standard software, the incumbent will collaborate with a creative team to produce engaging motion graphics for diverse learning projects. This artist will be asked to transform concepts into captivating visuals, ensuring brand consistency and a high level of aesthetic quality. The incumbent will be expected to stay abreast of industry trends and techniques to elevate GEAR UP for LIFE's visual content.
Essential Job Duties & Functions
The K20 Center is committed to providing the professional learning required for the incumbent to successfully fulfill his/her job duties.
Functional Requirements: Translates functional requirements into application layout and interface (including interaction models, workflows, information architectures, flowcharts and screen mockups).
- Interpretation: Excel in translating complex functional requirements into visually striking application layouts and interfaces, demonstrating a keen understanding of design principles and user experience.
- Storyboarding: Leverage proficiency in crafting detailed storyboards, interaction models, and flowcharts to map out the dynamic journey of user interactions within the motion graphics, ensuring seamless and engaging experiences.
- Visual Synthesis: Merge creativity with technical acumen to transform abstract functional specifications into concrete screen mockups, seamlessly integrating animated elements. Bring functional requirements to life through visually compelling and aesthetically pleasing motion graphic interfaces.
3D Modeling: Creates and exports a wide variety of 3D models.
- 3D Modeling: Facilitate the creation of an extensive range of 3D models, showcasing versatility in hard surface/organic modeling skills with efficient topology.
- Export and Implementation: Lead the charge in exporting professionally crafted 3D models, while maintaining a streamlined implementation workflow for each project. Ensure seamless integration of models into motion graphics, optimizing the visual impact and cohesiveness of the final product.
Animation: Creates and exports a wide variety of animation.
- Animation: Oversee the animation efforts by generating a broad spectrum of animations, ensuring versatility and creativity in meeting project requirements. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of animation needs for each project.
- Workflow: Take charge of exporting animations seamlessly, developing and sustaining an effective implementation workflow for each project. Ensure smooth integration of animations into the final product, adhering to project timelines and specifications.
- Documentation and Cloud Management: Document essential animation data and uphold a cloud-based tracking and backup system. Safeguard the integrity of animation files while fostering accessibility and collaboration within the interactive learning team.
- 2D Animation and Sprite Sheet Expertise: Demonstrate proficiency in crafting 2D animations and sprite sheets, serving as a vital resource for diverse animation assets. Contribute to the creation of visually compelling motion graphics, enhancing the overall quality and impact of the interactive learning team's work.
Illustrations: Creates and exports a wide variety of illustrations.
- Illustration: Contribute significantly to the interactive learning team by creating a diverse range of illustrations, adhering to a specified visual style for each project. Demonstrate versatility in crafting visuals that align with the unique needs and themes of various motion graphic projects.
- Export and Material Creation: Execute the final stages of the illustration process by expertly exporting visuals, ensuring compliance with project-specific illustration requirements. Additionally, play a crucial role in creating accompanying materials for each asset, meticulously following specified material requirements to enhance the overall quality and cohesiveness of the motion graphic projects.
Technical Art: Creates technical art including animation rigs, scripts, and shaders. Maintains requirements and research processes and improvements to the development pipeline.
- Animation Rigging: Oversee the creation of animation rigs, ensuring each project benefits from a well-crafted and efficient workflow. Contribute significantly to the technical prowess of the art department by delivering high-quality animation tools.
- Script Automation: Drive efficiency in project development by creating and implementing automation scripts. Constantly innovate the development process, utilizing scripting expertise to streamline workflows and enhance the overall productivity of the motion graphics projects.
- Shader: Elevate visual aesthetics by creating and fine-tuning shaders for various assets, maintaining a standard of excellence across projects. Demonstrate a keen eye for detail in managing shader requirements, ensuring optimal rendering, and enhancing the overall visual appeal of motion graphic elements.
- Pipeline: Actively engage in research to identify and implement process improvements within the development pipeline. Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and techniques, contributing to a dynamic and evolving technical landscape within the art department.
Video Production: Designs, edits, and creates video projects for online learning lessons. Renders and optimizes video projects for web implementation.
- Editing: Demonstrate advanced skills in video post-production, excelling in the seamless editing of video projects tailored for online learning lessons. Implement creative and effective edits to enhance the educational content.
- Optimization: Specialize in rendering and optimizing video projects specifically for web implementation. Ensure that the final content is not only visually appealing but also optimized for various online platforms, delivering a high-quality viewing experience.
- Visual Storytelling: Bring a unique blend of creativity and technical expertise to the table, contributing to the design and creation of engaging video projects. Through thoughtful editing and visual storytelling, enhance the overall impact and effectiveness of online learning lessons.
Audio Production: Integrate and enhance audio elements in motion graphics, synchronizing effects and optimizing quality for a cohesive and impactful viewer experience, contributing to overall storytelling effectiveness.
- Integration: Integrate audio elements into motion graphics, ensuring a seamless fusion of sound effects, music, and voiceovers with visual content for a cohesive viewer experience.
- Synchronization: Synchronize audio components to enhance storytelling, creating a harmonious blend that adds depth and emotion to the motion graphic projects.
- Optimization: Utilize advanced audio editing tools to refine and optimize sound quality, maintaining consistency and clarity throughout the production process for an immersive viewer experience.
- Narrative Impact: Contribute a comprehensive understanding of audio aesthetics to elevate the overall storytelling impact, enriching motion graphics with compelling and resonant auditory elements.
Project Management: Creates a wide variety of design projects, addressing and implementing feedback. Maintains project requirements and asset libraries to aid in future projects.
- Project Management: Oversee a broad spectrum of design projects, demonstrating versatility in addressing varied creative challenges. From concept to completion, ensure each project aligns with goals while adeptly implementing feedback to refine and enhance the final deliverables.
- Documentation and Asset Management: Maintain meticulous project documentation, keeping track of project requirements and asset libraries. Establish and uphold organized systems that not only streamline current projects but also contribute to a comprehensive resource for future endeavors, facilitating efficiency and consistency.
- Feedback Integration and Continuous Improvement: Embrace a feedback-driven approach, actively seeking and incorporating input to refine designs. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by learning from each project, adapting strategies, and evolving processes for more effective project management in subsequent endeavors.
As Needed
Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree.
Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree.
Department Preferences:
- 36 months of professional animation experience.
- 24 months of professional illustration experience.
- 24 months of professional 3D modeling experience.
- 12 months of video production experience.
- 12 months of audio production experience.
Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes
Special Indications:
- Position subject to renewal based on availability of funds.
- Remote work designation dependent upon approval.
Advertised: 17 Jun 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Sep 2026 Central Daylight Time
Job no: 493139
Work type: Professional
Location: Norman
Categories: Finance, Grants & Business Operations
Pay Range: $38,700 - $50,300 annually, based on experience
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may include some weekends)
Travel: May be required
Position Introduction:
Motion Graphic Artist sought to design, create, and animate assets, illustrated characters, and environment assets, crafting, editing, and rendering content. Proficient in industry-standard software, the incumbent will collaborate with a creative team to produce engaging motion graphics for diverse learning projects. This artist will be asked to transform concepts into captivating visuals, ensuring brand consistency and a high level of aesthetic quality. The incumbent will be expected to stay abreast of industry trends and techniques to elevate GEAR UP for LIFE's visual content.
Essential Job Duties & Functions
The K20 Center is committed to providing the professional learning required for the incumbent to successfully fulfill his/her job duties.
Functional Requirements: Translates functional requirements into application layout and interface (including interaction models, workflows, information architectures, flowcharts and screen mockups).
- Interpretation: Excel in translating complex functional requirements into visually striking application layouts and interfaces, demonstrating a keen understanding of design principles and user experience.
- Storyboarding: Leverage proficiency in crafting detailed storyboards, interaction models, and flowcharts to map out the dynamic journey of user interactions within the motion graphics, ensuring seamless and engaging experiences.
- Visual Synthesis: Merge creativity with technical acumen to transform abstract functional specifications into concrete screen mockups, seamlessly integrating animated elements. Bring functional requirements to life through visually compelling and aesthetically pleasing motion graphic interfaces.
3D Modeling: Creates and exports a wide variety of 3D models.
- 3D Modeling: Facilitate the creation of an extensive range of 3D models, showcasing versatility in hard surface/organic modeling skills with efficient topology.
- Export and Implementation: Lead the charge in exporting professionally crafted 3D models, while maintaining a streamlined implementation workflow for each project. Ensure seamless integration of models into motion graphics, optimizing the visual impact and cohesiveness of the final product.
Animation: Creates and exports a wide variety of animation.
- Animation: Oversee the animation efforts by generating a broad spectrum of animations, ensuring versatility and creativity in meeting project requirements. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of animation needs for each project.
- Workflow: Take charge of exporting animations seamlessly, developing and sustaining an effective implementation workflow for each project. Ensure smooth integration of animations into the final product, adhering to project timelines and specifications.
- Documentation and Cloud Management: Document essential animation data and uphold a cloud-based tracking and backup system. Safeguard the integrity of animation files while fostering accessibility and collaboration within the interactive learning team.
- 2D Animation and Sprite Sheet Expertise: Demonstrate proficiency in crafting 2D animations and sprite sheets, serving as a vital resource for diverse animation assets. Contribute to the creation of visually compelling motion graphics, enhancing the overall quality and impact of the interactive learning team's work.
Illustrations: Creates and exports a wide variety of illustrations.
- Illustration: Contribute significantly to the interactive learning team by creating a diverse range of illustrations, adhering to a specified visual style for each project. Demonstrate versatility in crafting visuals that align with the unique needs and themes of various motion graphic projects.
- Export and Material Creation: Execute the final stages of the illustration process by expertly exporting visuals, ensuring compliance with project-specific illustration requirements. Additionally, play a crucial role in creating accompanying materials for each asset, meticulously following specified material requirements to enhance the overall quality and cohesiveness of the motion graphic projects.
Technical Art: Creates technical art including animation rigs, scripts, and shaders. Maintains requirements and research processes and improvements to the development pipeline.
- Animation Rigging: Oversee the creation of animation rigs, ensuring each project benefits from a well-crafted and efficient workflow. Contribute significantly to the technical prowess of the art department by delivering high-quality animation tools.
- Script Automation: Drive efficiency in project development by creating and implementing automation scripts. Constantly innovate the development process, utilizing scripting expertise to streamline workflows and enhance the overall productivity of the motion graphics projects.
- Shader: Elevate visual aesthetics by creating and fine-tuning shaders for various assets, maintaining a standard of excellence across projects. Demonstrate a keen eye for detail in managing shader requirements, ensuring optimal rendering, and enhancing the overall visual appeal of motion graphic elements.
- Pipeline: Actively engage in research to identify and implement process improvements within the development pipeline. Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and techniques, contributing to a dynamic and evolving technical landscape within the art department.
Video Production: Designs, edits, and creates video projects for online learning lessons. Renders and optimizes video projects for web implementation.
- Editing: Demonstrate advanced skills in video post-production, excelling in the seamless editing of video projects tailored for online learning lessons. Implement creative and effective edits to enhance the educational content.
- Optimization: Specialize in rendering and optimizing video projects specifically for web implementation. Ensure that the final content is not only visually appealing but also optimized for various online platforms, delivering a high-quality viewing experience.
- Visual Storytelling: Bring a unique blend of creativity and technical expertise to the table, contributing to the design and creation of engaging video projects. Through thoughtful editing and visual storytelling, enhance the overall impact and effectiveness of online learning lessons.
Audio Production: Integrate and enhance audio elements in motion graphics, synchronizing effects and optimizing quality for a cohesive and impactful viewer experience, contributing to overall storytelling effectiveness.
- Integration: Integrate audio elements into motion graphics, ensuring a seamless fusion of sound effects, music, and voiceovers with visual content for a cohesive viewer experience.
- Synchronization: Synchronize audio components to enhance storytelling, creating a harmonious blend that adds depth and emotion to the motion graphic projects.
- Optimization: Utilize advanced audio editing tools to refine and optimize sound quality, maintaining consistency and clarity throughout the production process for an immersive viewer experience.
- Narrative Impact: Contribute a comprehensive understanding of audio aesthetics to elevate the overall storytelling impact, enriching motion graphics with compelling and resonant auditory elements.
Project Management: Creates a wide variety of design projects, addressing and implementing feedback. Maintains project requirements and asset libraries to aid in future projects.
- Project Management: Oversee a broad spectrum of design projects, demonstrating versatility in addressing varied creative challenges. From concept to completion, ensure each project aligns with goals while adeptly implementing feedback to refine and enhance the final deliverables.
- Documentation and Asset Management: Maintain meticulous project documentation, keeping track of project requirements and asset libraries. Establish and uphold organized systems that not only streamline current projects but also contribute to a comprehensive resource for future endeavors, facilitating efficiency and consistency.
- Feedback Integration and Continuous Improvement: Embrace a feedback-driven approach, actively seeking and incorporating input to refine designs. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by learning from each project, adapting strategies, and evolving processes for more effective project management in subsequent endeavors.
As Needed
Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree.
Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree.
Department Preferences:
- 36 months of professional animation experience.
- 24 months of professional illustration experience.
- 24 months of professional 3D modeling experience.
- 12 months of video production experience.
- 12 months of audio production experience.
Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes
Special Indications:
- Position subject to renewal based on availability of funds.
- Remote work designation dependent upon approval.
Advertised: 17 Jun 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Sep 2026 Central Daylight Time
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Graphic Artist
Build a portfolio that proves specialty occupation
USCIS requires your role to demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just creative talent. Structure your portfolio around projects tied to a defined discipline, like brand identity systems or motion graphics, so your work directly supports the specialty occupation argument.
Search DOL LCA filings for active sponsors
Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filings for graphic design roles. This shows you which companies have already committed to the DOL prevailing-wage process, cutting out guesswork about sponsorship willingness.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your job title and worksite ZIP before you receive an offer, so you know the floor and can negotiate from an accurate baseline.
Target employers already enrolled in E-Verify
STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify enrollment, but E-Verify participation also signals an employer familiar with immigration compliance. Creative agencies and studios that use it have smoother LCA filing processes, which reduces delays between your offer and your H-1B petition.
Clarify job duties match your O*NET classification
The O*NET profile for Graphic Artists specifies tasks like developing visual concepts and preparing layouts using design software. If your offer letter describes duties outside that scope, ask your employer to revise the description before the LCA is filed to avoid a Request for Evidence.
Confirm the cap-subject timeline with your employer early
H-1B petitions for cap-subject employers must be filed in April for an October 1 start date. If you're graduating in May or changing jobs mid-year, your employer needs lead time to prepare the I-129. Start the conversation at least three months before the registration window opens.
H-1B Visa Graphic Artist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Graphic Artist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is defined. USCIS applies a specialty occupation test requiring the position to normally demand a bachelor's degree in a specific field. A Graphic Artist role tied to brand systems, UX design, or digital production, with a required degree in graphic design or visual communication, typically qualifies. Generalist creative roles without a defined degree requirement face more scrutiny and a higher risk of a Request for Evidence.
How do I find Graphic Artist jobs where the employer already sponsors H-1B visas?
The most reliable method is searching employers with a history of filing Labor Condition Applications for graphic design roles. Migrate Mate surfaces verified H-1B LCA filing data by role and employer, so you can see which studios, agencies, and in-house creative teams have gone through the DOL process before. This saves time compared to applying broadly and asking HR about sponsorship after the fact.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Graphic Artist contract ends before the petition expires?
You have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to find a new H-1B sponsor, change your status, or depart the U.S. During that window you're not authorized to work. If you land a new role, your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before you start. Acting quickly matters because the grace period doesn't pause if you accept freelance or contract work in the interim.
Can a small design studio or freelance agency sponsor my H-1B?
Yes, employer size isn't a USCIS eligibility factor. Any U.S. employer with an IRS Employer Identification Number can file an H-1B petition, provided they can document a bona fide employer-employee relationship and pay the prevailing wage. Smaller studios sometimes lack in-house HR experience with immigration, so confirm early that your prospective employer is willing to work with an immigration attorney and understands the April cap-filing timeline.
Does a Graphic Artist role qualify for H-1B cap exemption through a nonprofit or university client?
Not automatically. Cap exemption applies when the petitioning employer, not just the client, is a qualifying nonprofit research organization or institution of higher education. If a design agency places you at a university, the agency files the petition and is almost certainly cap-subject. Only if the university or qualifying nonprofit directly employs you, controls your work, and files the petition itself would cap exemption apply to a Graphic Artist role.