Fiscal Year

2024

Case Number

A-23078-15009

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2023-03-31

Decision Date

2024-04-16

Refile

N

Original File Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

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

650-655-8718

Employer Contact Email

emily.lin-salvador@sony.com

Agent Attorney Name

Joyce Kim

Agent Attorney Firm Name

FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN LOEWY, LLP

Agent Attorney Phone

6468616993

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

joyce.kim@fragomen.com

PW Track Number

P10022174307978

PW SOC Code

27-1014.00

PW SOC Title

Special Effects Artists and Animators

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

114774.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2023-01-05

PW Expiration Date

2023-06-30

Wage Offer From

127000.00

Wage Offer To

190400.00

Average Salary

158700.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

13031 W. Jefferson Blvd., #600

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

Los Angeles

Worksite City Slug

los-angeles

Worksite State

CALIFORNIA

Worksite Postal Code

90094

Job Title

Principal Effects Artist

Job Title Slug

principal-effects-artist

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Animation, Digital Design, or related field or equivalent

Required Training

N

Required Experience

Y

Required Experience Months

60

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

60

Accept Alternative Job Title

Principal VFX Artist, VFX Artist or related

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Five 5 years of progressively responsible experience developing FX techniques and processes to define and achieve a products visual style and encourage artistic evolution. Prior experience must include five 5 years of progressively responsible experience providing input into the artistic goals and vision through all phases of the game development cycle from preproduction through final product release; ensuring game design needs, reference materials, artistic direction and technological considerations meet defined goals by analyzing problems and finding resolutions; resolving highly complex artisticFX development issues, including helping other artists debug and identify ways to optimize their FX, and achieving unique effects by adapting and mixing existing workflows; ensuring set goals will be met from a scope, schedule and artistic perspective; creating content for trailers, demos and promotional content for the game; and in executing duties, utilizing tools including Maya, Adobe Creative Suite, FX content creation pipelines, shader development, procedural geometry and Razor GPU. Telecommuting andor working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.br br Any suitable combination of education, training, and 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

2023-01-13

SWA Job Order End Date

2023-02-17

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Los Angeles Times

First Advertisement Start Date

2023-01-15

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Los Angeles Times

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2023-01-22

Employer Website From Date

2023-01-11

Employer Website To Date

2023-01-26

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Job Search Website From Date

2023-01-17

Job Search Website To Date

2023-01-31

Employee Referral Program From Date

2023-01-11

Employee Referral Program To Date

2023-01-26

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2024-01-01 01:05:38

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

CANADA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

FRANCE

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

ANIMATION AND DIGITAL DESIGN

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2012

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC AT CHICOUTIMI

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

1501 RUE DE BLEURY 7E TAGE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

MONTRAL

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

QUEBEC

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

CANADA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

H3A 0H3

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Joyce KIM

Preparer Title

Associate

Preparer Email

Joyce.Kim@Fragomen.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Emily LinSalvador

Employer Information Declaration Title

Global Mobility Immigration Specialist