Fiscal Year

2020

Case Number

A-20087-36115

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2020-04-15

Decision Date

2020-09-16

Refile

N

Original File Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

VALVE

Employer Name Slug

valve

Employer Address 1

10400 NE 4TH STREET

Employer Address 2

STE. 1400

Employer City

BELLEVUE

Employer City Slug

bellevue

Employer State

WASHINGTON

Employer State Slug

washington

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

98004

Employer Phone

(425) 889-9642

Employer Number of Employees

354

Employer Year Commenced Business

1996

NAICS Code

511210

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Dawn Dempsey

Employer Contact Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Employer Contact Address 2

Ste. 1400

Employer Contact City

Bellevue

Employer Contact State/Province

WASHINGTON

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

98004

Employer Contact Phone

(425) 889-9642 258

Employer Contact Email

dawnd@valvesoftware.com

Agent Attorney Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Cowan Miller and Lederman

Agent Attorney Phone

206-340-1033

Agent Attorney Address 1

1000 2nd Avenue

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 1620

Agent Attorney City

Seattle

Agent Attorney State/Province

WASHINGTON

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

98104

Agent Attorney Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

PW Track Number

P10019178011254

PW SOC Code

27-1014

PW SOC Title

Multimedia Artists and Animators

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

106205.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2019-10-10

PW Expiration Date

2020-06-30

Wage Offer From

126000.00

Wage Offer To

175000.00

Average Salary

150500.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

10400 NE 4th Street

Worksite Address 2

Suite 1400

Worksite City

BELLEVUE

Worksite City Slug

bellevue

Worksite State

WASHINGTON

Worksite Postal Code

98004

Job Title

Lead Animator

Job Title Slug

lead-animator

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Graphic Design, Animation, Animation Digital Arts, Digital Design, or a related field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

Y

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Graphic Design, Animation, Animation Digital Arts, Digital Design, or a related field

Accept Alternative Combination

Y

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Master's

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

4

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

60

Accept Alternative Job Title

Any occupation performing duties in H.14

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design, Animation, Animation Digital Arts, Digital Design, or a related field, or the foreign degree equivalent and 5 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience designing and creating graphic effects for commercially released entertainment products. Experience must also include 4 years of experiencebr br 1 Designing and creating graphic effects for at least one shipped video game, providing support postlaunch for at least 1 year;br 2 With the theories, methodologies, and industry standards of graphic arts and computer generated design;br 3 Developing and producing 2D and 3D graphic effects for movie cinematics and game trailers;br 4 Providing modeling, graphic effects and animations for characters and environments.br 5 Designing and developing tools for animation software.br 6 Providing graphic design for at least one project for public release.br 7 Supervising content creation, such as 2D and 3D graphic effects, character animations, 3d models, environments, audio and music for video games.br br Experience may be gained concurrently.br br Employer will accept a Masters degree in Graphic Design, Animation, Animation Digital Arts, Digital Design, or a related field, or the foreign degree equivalent and 4 years of experience designing and creating graphic effects for commercially released entertainment products in lieu of a Bachelors degree and 5 years of this experience. Any suitable combination of education, training or experience 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

2019-10-31

SWA Job Order End Date

2019-12-02

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Seattle Times

First Advertisement Start Date

2019-11-03

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Seattle Times

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2019-11-10

Employer Website From Date

2019-10-30

Employer Website To Date

2019-12-02

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Job Search Website From Date

2019-11-04

Job Search Website To Date

2019-11-15

Employee Referral Program From Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Employee Referral Program To Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2019-11-08

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2019-11-08

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2020-01-01 19:57:10

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

MEXICO

Foreign Worker Birth Country

MEXICO

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

COMPUTER ANIMATION

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2017

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

FERN BARROW

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

POOLE

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED KINGDOM

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

BH12 5BB

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Kohei Yamamoto

Preparer Title

Attorney at Law

Preparer Email

kyamamoto@cmlseattle.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Scott Lynch

Employer Information Declaration Title

COO