Fiscal Year

2023

Case Number

A-22019-99753

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2022-01-21

Decision Date

2022-10-18

Refile

N

Original File Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Employer Name Slug

sony-interactive-entertainment-llc

Employer Address 1

2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY

Employer Address 2

Employer City

SAN MATEO

Employer City Slug

san-mateo

Employer State

CALIFORNIA

Employer State Slug

california

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

94404

Employer Phone

650-655-1633

Employer Number of Employees

110000

Employer Year Commenced Business

2010

NAICS Code

541511

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Emily Lin-Salvador

Employer Contact Address 1

2207 Bridgepointe Parkway

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

San Mateo

Employer Contact State/Province

CALIFORNIA

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

94404

Employer Contact Phone

650-655-3503

Employer Contact Email

emily.lin-salvador@sony.com

Agent Attorney Name

Raquel Liberman

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP

Agent Attorney Phone

2126888555

Agent Attorney Address 1

1400 Broadway

Agent Attorney Address 2

Agent Attorney City

New York

Agent Attorney State/Province

NEW YORK

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

10018

Agent Attorney Email

rliberman@fragomen.com

PW Track Number

P10021133311655

PW SOC Code

27-1014

PW SOC Title

Multimedia Artists and Animators

PW Skill Level

Level II

PW Wage

82742.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2021-10-26

PW Expiration Date

2022-06-30

Wage Offer From

119000.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

119000.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

2207 Bridgepointe Parkway

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

San Mateo

Worksite City Slug

san-mateo

Worksite State

CALIFORNIA

Worksite Postal Code

94404

Job Title

Senior Technical Artist

Job Title Slug

senior-technical-artist

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

Animation, Interactive Technology, or related field or equivalent

Required Training

N

Required Experience

Y

Required Experience Months

12

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

12

Accept Alternative Job Title

Character Artist or related

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

One 1 year of experience designing, modeling, rigging, texturing, creating facial blendshapes and animating 3D characters for interactive applications for the video game industry. Prior experience must include one 1 year of designing and creating graphical aids with Photoshop, Procreate, Maya, ZBrush, 3DS Max, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Blender, and After Effects; capturing and manipulating videos with OBS and Adobe Premiere; presenting new artistic and design ideas and prototypes at trade shows, developer conferences, relevant academic conferences, press events and internal events; setting up hair simulations for 3D characters; using game development techniques including PBR, particle systems, environment creation, level design, and game design; creating appropriate behaviors for characters and environments in Unreal Engine and Unity using scripting techniques including Blueprints and C#; VR, AI, python scripting, Maya MEL scripting, Unreal Blueprints development, concepting, low poly and high poly modeling, animating, texturing, rigging, lighting, and shading.br br Any suitable combination of education, experience and training is acceptable

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2021-11-12

SWA Job Order End Date

2021-12-17

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

San Francisco Chronicle

First Advertisement Start Date

2021-11-21

Second Newspaper Ad Name

San Francisco Chronicle

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2021-11-28

Employer Website From Date

2021-11-16

Employer Website To Date

2021-12-03

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Job Search Website From Date

2021-11-22

Job Search Website To Date

2021-12-06

Employee Referral Program From Date

2021-11-16

Employee Referral Program To Date

2021-12-03

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2023-01-01 18:17:55

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

MOLDOVA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

MOLDOVA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2018

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

180 NEW MONTGOMERY ST

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

SAN FRANCISCO

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

CA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

94105

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

RAQUEL LIBERMAN

Preparer Title

PARTNER

Preparer Email

RLIBERMAN@FRAGOMEN.COM

Employer Information Declaration Name

EMILY LINSALVADOR

Employer Information Declaration Title

GLOBAL MOBILITY IMMIGRATION SPECIALIST