Creative Designer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Kansas
Creative designer roles in Kansas span advertising agencies in Wichita, marketing teams at Sprint (now part of T-Mobile) and Garmin in Overland Park, and university-connected design studios in Lawrence. Employers in aerospace, consumer electronics, and regional healthcare occasionally sponsor H-1B and O-1 visas for qualified international designers with specialized portfolios.
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
ABOUT THE ROLE
DLR Group is seeking a talented Graphic Designer in Overland Park, KS to join an in-house team that aims to transform the model of marketing communications in the A/E/C industry.
Position Summary
As a Graphic Designer, you will join DLR Group’s in-house marketing and communications team to create compelling B2B visual narratives and assets – this role will specifically support our K-12 Education sector. You will be a champion of the DLR Group brand, maintaining its integrity while creatively adapting the brand palette to suit diverse marketing and storytelling goals. You will collaborate daily with K-12’s Senior Graphic Designer, as well as a multidisciplinary marketing and brand team; co-own our brand integrity with fellow graphic designers across diverse sector teams; and be supported by the Brand Communications Leader and Graphic Design Leader.
What You Will Do
- Designs diverse deliverables, including long-form brochures and reports; infographics and diagrams; social media and interactive web assets; presentations; trade show materials; and other materials supporting marketing and communications goals and initiatives.
- Creates production art to support the Senior Graphic Designer.
- Uses thoughtful questioning to understand the project objective.
- Partners with marketing to identify their storytelling opportunities.
- Communicates clearly, actively, and effectively; and can convey to in-house clients the value propositions of design ideas and solutions.
- Thrives working with a single brand palette, pushing creativity within a unified brand identity.
- Is equally passionate about the details in producing design assets as much as iterating big picture creative concepts.
- Manages multiple, diverse concurrent projects to meet deadlines with design excellence.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 - 4 years of graphic design experience with an in-house team or creative agency.
- A compelling portfolio of diverse graphic design experience.
- Experience with print and digital deliverables.
- Proficient in InDesign - this will be essential for work supporting our marketing teams.
- Expertise in other fundamental design tools, including but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc.); MS PowerPoint; and website builders.
- Confidence, self-discipline, and the ability to work effectively across multiple time zones.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with AEC professional services firms.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and asynchronous collaboration tools such as SharePoint.
- Experience with creating motion graphics (and related design tools) is desirable.
- Experience in UI/UX design (and related design tools) is beneficial.
- Passion for the built environment and the impact it has on people.
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
INTRODUCTION
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
ABOUT THE ROLE
DLR Group is seeking a talented Graphic Designer in Overland Park, KS to join an in-house team that aims to transform the model of marketing communications in the A/E/C industry.
Position Summary
As a Graphic Designer, you will join DLR Group’s in-house marketing and communications team to create compelling B2B visual narratives and assets – this role will specifically support our K-12 Education sector. You will be a champion of the DLR Group brand, maintaining its integrity while creatively adapting the brand palette to suit diverse marketing and storytelling goals. You will collaborate daily with K-12’s Senior Graphic Designer, as well as a multidisciplinary marketing and brand team; co-own our brand integrity with fellow graphic designers across diverse sector teams; and be supported by the Brand Communications Leader and Graphic Design Leader.
What You Will Do
- Designs diverse deliverables, including long-form brochures and reports; infographics and diagrams; social media and interactive web assets; presentations; trade show materials; and other materials supporting marketing and communications goals and initiatives.
- Creates production art to support the Senior Graphic Designer.
- Uses thoughtful questioning to understand the project objective.
- Partners with marketing to identify their storytelling opportunities.
- Communicates clearly, actively, and effectively; and can convey to in-house clients the value propositions of design ideas and solutions.
- Thrives working with a single brand palette, pushing creativity within a unified brand identity.
- Is equally passionate about the details in producing design assets as much as iterating big picture creative concepts.
- Manages multiple, diverse concurrent projects to meet deadlines with design excellence.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 - 4 years of graphic design experience with an in-house team or creative agency.
- A compelling portfolio of diverse graphic design experience.
- Experience with print and digital deliverables.
- Proficient in InDesign - this will be essential for work supporting our marketing teams.
- Expertise in other fundamental design tools, including but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc.); MS PowerPoint; and website builders.
- Confidence, self-discipline, and the ability to work effectively across multiple time zones.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with AEC professional services firms.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and asynchronous collaboration tools such as SharePoint.
- Experience with creating motion graphics (and related design tools) is desirable.
- Experience in UI/UX design (and related design tools) is beneficial.
- Passion for the built environment and the impact it has on people.
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
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Which companies sponsor visas for creative designers in Kansas?
Garmin's Olathe headquarters has a history of sponsoring design and UX talent. Cerner (now part of Oracle) in Kansas City area and Waddell & Reed have also filed for creative roles. Wichita-based aerospace firms like Spirit AeroSystems occasionally sponsor designers for technical visualization work. Sponsorship depends on the specific role, business need, and available budget, so availability changes year to year.
Which visa types are most common for creative designer roles in Kansas?
The H-1B is the most commonly used visa for creative designers in Kansas, provided the role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as graphic design, visual communication, or industrial design. The O-1A or O-1B can apply for designers with extraordinary ability or achievement. Some designers enter on TN visas if they are Canadian or Mexican nationals in qualifying design classifications.
Which cities in Kansas have the most creative designer sponsorship jobs?
Overland Park and Olathe, both in the Kansas City metro area, account for the highest concentration of creative designer sponsorship activity, driven by technology and consumer electronics companies headquartered there. Wichita is the next most active market, with aerospace and manufacturing firms occasionally hiring for product and technical design roles. Lawrence has a smaller but notable creative sector tied to the University of Kansas.
How to find creative designer visa sponsorship jobs in Kansas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for visa sponsorship, so you can browse creative designer roles in Kansas without sorting through positions that do not offer sponsorship. The platform focuses on H-1B and other work visa categories, making it practical for international designers targeting employers in Overland Park, Wichita, or Lawrence. Setting up role and location filters on Migrate Mate is the most direct way to track Kansas openings.
Are there state-specific or role-specific considerations for creative designers seeking sponsorship in Kansas?
Kansas does not have state-level visa programs, so sponsorship depends entirely on individual employers meeting federal prevailing wage requirements set by the Department of Labor for the Wichita or Kansas City metro areas. Designers with specialized skills in UX, product design, or motion graphics tend to have stronger sponsorship cases because these roles more clearly meet the specialty occupation standard. A portfolio demonstrating professional-level, degree-specific expertise strengthens an employer's H-1B petition.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored creative designer jobs in Kansas?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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