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Korea-Seoul-HiBrand
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Design
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Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanBilingual
Design
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Gangnam District, Seoul· <1w ago
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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SEOUL· <1w ago
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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서울 마포구· <1w ago· Internship
Korean JD
Design
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South Korea· 1w ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· 7m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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서울· 12m ago
E-7 routeBilingual
Design
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South Korea· 1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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Seoul, South Korea
D-10 OKBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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Bundang, South Korea· 1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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Seoul, South Korea
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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무신사 성수 오피스· 2m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· <1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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Korea-Seoul-HiBrand
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Design
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Seoul, South Korea
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· 3m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeSome KoreanKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· 9m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· yesterday· Full-time
Korean JD
Design
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Seoul, South Korea· yesterday· Full-time
Korean JD
Design
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Seoul· 2w ago
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea· Contract
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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슈퍼패스트 성수· 3m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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SEOUL· today
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· 3m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Design
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South Korea· 1m ago· Contract
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Design
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Gangnam District, Seoul· 3m ago
E-7 routeKorean JD
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Common questions
Do design roles in Korea require Korean?
Of the 77 design roles in Korea we have read, 2 do not ask for Korean in the posting. The rest ask for some Korean, from conversational to business level. Each listing shows the language requirement Seoulstart found.
Can foreigners get a work visa for design roles in Korea?
73 of the 77 design roles in Korea we have read are professional roles that usually hire foreign staff on the E-7 visa. Your employer usually applies for the E-7 for you, so ask the recruiter early whether they sponsor it. If you hold an F-2, F-4, F-5 or F-6 visa, you can usually take these roles without sponsorship.
Which Korean companies hire foreign designers?
Naver, Coupang, Krafton, LINE, and Daangn all run product design teams that hire English-speaking designers. HYBE, Pearl Abyss, and Smilegate hire creative and motion design for global K-entertainment + game launches. Foreign-invested companies (Airbnb, Anthropic, OpenAI, MongoDB) hire designers on English-only postings.
Is a Korean design portfolio required?
No. Most foreign designers in Korea built their portfolios elsewhere. What matters is craft + ability to articulate decisions. A few interview rounds may include a take-home in English; some companies run a whiteboard exercise. Korean-language design assets are a plus for K-domestic-focused roles but not required for global product teams.
What about Korean design conventions vs Western design?
Korean product design has its own conventions (information density, multi-card layouts, more aggressive use of color and motion). Most foreign designers absorb these in 3-6 months. Companies hiring foreign designers usually want the Western perspective for global product surfaces, they're not asking you to design like a Korean designer; they're asking you to design products that work globally.
Does a design job qualify for an E-7 visa?
Usually, yes. Designers are on the E-7 occupation list under code 285 (Designer), and video and visual media designers fit S2855. Immigration looks at your main duties and your degree or work experience, so confirm the code with your employer before documents are drafted. Your employer usually files the application for you.
How fresh are these listings?
Pulled from each employer's career page every day. Listings that disappear from the source are marked expired within 24 hours.
How does Seoulstart decide if a role is 'English-friendly'?
Each posting is classified by its language signals: JD language, explicit Korean-fluency requirements, foreign-team mentions, sponsorship language, and the company's track record of hiring foreign workers. Roles that look Korean-only fall below our threshold and don't surface here. The classification is Seoulstart's read of the public JD; always verify language requirements directly with the recruiter.
Before you apply
- E-7 visa guideHow E-7 sponsorship actually works, occupation codes, and what to ask HR.
- E-7 occupation codesWhich job titles fit which E-7 code, and why the right code matters for approval.
- Salary expectationsPay ranges, negotiation norms, and benchmarks by industry.
- Korean-format resume (이력서)What Korean employers expect on a 이력서 — different from an English CV.
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