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Illustrator jobs in the U.S. can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the role requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field like graphic design, fine arts, or visual communications. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, and the annual H-1B lottery means timing your job search around the registration window matters.
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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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Build a portfolio that proves specialty occupation
Consular officers and USCIS adjudicators look for evidence your role requires a degree-level skill set. Organize your portfolio around technical complexity, not just aesthetic range, so the work itself supports a specialty occupation argument.
Search verified sponsors on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with confirmed LCA filing history for illustrator and visual design roles. That history signals a company already understands the sponsorship process and won't back out when paperwork gets complex.
Target studios with in-house legal or HR
Animation studios, game developers, and large publishing houses typically have immigration counsel on retainer. Smaller boutique agencies often want to sponsor but lack the infrastructure, which creates delays after an offer is extended.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your occupation and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your job title and worksite ZIP code before you negotiate, so your offer clears the DOL threshold from day one.
Align your degree field to your job description
If your degree is in fine arts but the job description emphasizes UX or motion graphics, ask the employer to revise the posting to reflect core illustration duties. A misaligned job description is one of the most common H-1B RFE triggers for creative roles.
File the LCA before your start date, not after
The employer must receive DOL certification of the Labor Condition Application before USCIS will accept the I-129 petition. Build at least two weeks of LCA processing time into your offer timeline so a delayed certification doesn't push back your start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an illustrator role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the employer must show the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as graphic design, fine arts, illustration, or visual communications. Generalist creative roles where any degree is acceptable often fail the specialty occupation test. The job description needs to specify degree requirements that are both normal and standard for the position, not just preferred.
Which visa types realistically cover illustrator jobs for foreign nationals?
H-1B is the most common path for illustrators employed full-time by a U.S. company. F-1 students can work through OPT or STEM OPT if the degree qualifies. Australian citizens can pursue an E-3 visa with the same specialty occupation standard as H-1B but without a lottery. Freelance or contract illustrators typically can't be sponsored because sponsorship requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship.
How do I find employers who have sponsored illustrators before?
Migrate Mate shows employers with verified LCA filing history for illustrator and visual design roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have actually navigated the sponsorship process rather than those who say they're open to it in principle.
Does a three-year design degree from outside the U.S. satisfy the H-1B bachelor's requirement?
USCIS accepts foreign degrees if a credential evaluation confirms the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree. A three-year degree may satisfy the requirement if combined with relevant work experience, typically evaluated at a three-to-one ratio of experience years to education years. Use a NACES-member credential evaluation service and get the evaluation before your employer files the I-129 petition.
Can an employer sponsor an illustrator for a green card?
Yes. Illustrators typically qualify under the EB-3 skilled worker category, which requires at least two years of experience or training. The employer must complete PERM labor certification, advertising the role to prove no qualified U.S. workers are available. Country of birth affects wait times significantly, since per-country limits create backlogs for applicants born in India or China even when the petition is approved quickly.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Illustrator jobs?
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.