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Instructional Assistant roles in U.S. K-12 and higher education settings qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in education or a closely related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a straightforward path for Australian educators ready to work stateside.
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Reporting to the Assistant Director of Digital Innovation and Learning, the Media Design Instructional Technologist serves as a support resource for Steinhardt faculty and staff in the design and development of engaging, interactive educational media assets. The role provides creative, aesthetic, and operational support across professional audio and video production, including production planning, recording, and equipment/studio set preparation and maintenance. It leverages expertise in producing graphic design elements for virtual delivery—such as video, audio, infographics, still images, interactive PDFs, motion graphics, and animations—along with technical editing skills to transform raw footage into high-quality educational videos through audio polish, color correction, and efficient revision workflows. Additionally, the role requires strong media management and organization to establish cataloguing systems for course assets and keep projects streamlined. Beyond media production, the position involves staying current with new and enhanced product features to incorporate into training materials, designing and delivering workshops to train faculty and staff on virtual course production, providing media services for specialized academic initiatives, and supporting Instructional Designers by editing, proofing, formatting, and publishing course content into the LMS and training manuals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Higher degree in Instructional Design, Learning, Technology & Training, Game Design, or similar.
Required Experience:
3+ years of instructional design and development experience of end-to-end learning solutions (e-learning, instructor-led, face-to-face, and self-paced). Develop all relevant materials related to program roll-out, including media assets (film, animation, graphics), pilots, and facilitator enablement.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years of instructional design and development experience of end-to-end learning solutions.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Familiarity with relevant course delivery platforms (Brightspace, Canvas, etc), as well as experience in graphic design, including the use of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, and video editing software like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, are a must.
- Experience in media production and animation, including storyboarding and scripting for e-learning.
- Edit and perform quality assurance (QA) on your own work.
- Must be highly organized, flexible and must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, while managing competing demands simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact frequently with faculty subject matter experts and management for the purpose of building media assets.
- Self-motivated, innovative, and able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manner.
- Evidence of organization and time management with the ability to manage concurrent projects.
- Solid analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Have specialized proficiency in turning raw footage into high-quality educational videos, including audio polish, color correction, and efficient revision workflows (technical editing expertise).
- Must have strong media management and organization skills and be able to develop systems for cataloguing and organizing course materials and assets to keep projects streamlined.
- Ability to absorb complex technical information and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems with innovative, creative solutions.
- Ability to demonstrate effective and successful contributions to team and/or cross-functional team objectives.
- Ability to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Demonstrates project management skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels of seniority, both formally and informally.
- Develops and delivers effective presentations.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
As a bonus, experience in media production and animation, including storyboarding and scripting for e-learning, is greatly preferred. Proficiency in CSS and HTML, Hypertext Markup Language, and as a bonus, JavaScript is also recommended. Copy, editing, and proofreading experience in publishing or other related field. Experience troubleshooting and maintaining computer hardware and software. Active knowledge of cutting-edge trends for layouts, print, web, and animation. Knowledge of new technologies, mobile developments, and design standards.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,000.00 to USD $80,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Digital Innovation and Learning, the Media Design Instructional Technologist serves as a support resource for Steinhardt faculty and staff in the design and development of engaging, interactive educational media assets. The role provides creative, aesthetic, and operational support across professional audio and video production, including production planning, recording, and equipment/studio set preparation and maintenance. It leverages expertise in producing graphic design elements for virtual delivery—such as video, audio, infographics, still images, interactive PDFs, motion graphics, and animations—along with technical editing skills to transform raw footage into high-quality educational videos through audio polish, color correction, and efficient revision workflows. Additionally, the role requires strong media management and organization to establish cataloguing systems for course assets and keep projects streamlined. Beyond media production, the position involves staying current with new and enhanced product features to incorporate into training materials, designing and delivering workshops to train faculty and staff on virtual course production, providing media services for specialized academic initiatives, and supporting Instructional Designers by editing, proofing, formatting, and publishing course content into the LMS and training manuals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Higher degree in Instructional Design, Learning, Technology & Training, Game Design, or similar.
Required Experience:
3+ years of instructional design and development experience of end-to-end learning solutions (e-learning, instructor-led, face-to-face, and self-paced). Develop all relevant materials related to program roll-out, including media assets (film, animation, graphics), pilots, and facilitator enablement.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years of instructional design and development experience of end-to-end learning solutions.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Familiarity with relevant course delivery platforms (Brightspace, Canvas, etc), as well as experience in graphic design, including the use of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, and video editing software like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere, are a must.
- Experience in media production and animation, including storyboarding and scripting for e-learning.
- Edit and perform quality assurance (QA) on your own work.
- Must be highly organized, flexible and must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, while managing competing demands simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact frequently with faculty subject matter experts and management for the purpose of building media assets.
- Self-motivated, innovative, and able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manner.
- Evidence of organization and time management with the ability to manage concurrent projects.
- Solid analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Have specialized proficiency in turning raw footage into high-quality educational videos, including audio polish, color correction, and efficient revision workflows (technical editing expertise).
- Must have strong media management and organization skills and be able to develop systems for cataloguing and organizing course materials and assets to keep projects streamlined.
- Ability to absorb complex technical information and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems with innovative, creative solutions.
- Ability to demonstrate effective and successful contributions to team and/or cross-functional team objectives.
- Ability to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Demonstrates project management skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels of seniority, both formally and informally.
- Develops and delivers effective presentations.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
As a bonus, experience in media production and animation, including storyboarding and scripting for e-learning, is greatly preferred. Proficiency in CSS and HTML, Hypertext Markup Language, and as a bonus, JavaScript is also recommended. Copy, editing, and proofreading experience in publishing or other related field. Experience troubleshooting and maintaining computer hardware and software. Active knowledge of cutting-edge trends for layouts, print, web, and animation. Knowledge of new technologies, mobile developments, and design standards.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,000.00 to USD $80,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Instructional Assistant
Align your degree to the role description
Your Australian teaching or education degree must match the Instructional Assistant position's stated requirements. If the job posting lists 'bachelor's preferred' rather than 'required,' the role may not qualify as a specialty occupation under E-3 visa rules.
Target school districts with E-Verify enrollment
Public school districts and university systems that are already enrolled in E-Verify are significantly more familiar with employment authorization requirements. Search for districts advertising roles with work authorization support rather than cold-pitching sponsorship to unfamiliar HR teams.
Request the LCA before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Confirm the district's HR team understands this step early, since many education employers have processed E-3s before but may need a timeline reminder.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the paperwork
School district HR teams often handle payroll, not immigration filings. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the LCA, visa documentation, and consulate preparation so neither you nor your employer's HR team is navigating the process without support.
Get your Australian credentials formally evaluated
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree in education is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but some school districts request a formal credential evaluation. Having a USCIS-recognized evaluation ready removes a common delay during the offer stage.
Clarify your E-3 status during contract negotiations
School employment often follows academic-year contracts. Make sure your E-3 approval timeline aligns with the district's start date, since USCIS processing and consulate appointment availability can add weeks between offer and your first day.
E-3 Visa Instructional Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Instructional Assistant jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the recommended tool for finding Instructional Assistant roles where employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Many school districts and university systems have sponsored E-3 visas before but don't advertise it explicitly. Searching specifically for education employers with work authorization support, rather than general job boards, significantly narrows the field to realistic sponsoring employers.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Instructional Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like education, special education, or child development. Roles where the employer accepts any degree or lists a degree as preferred rather than required are harder to qualify. The degree-to-job-duty alignment is what USCIS evaluates, so a well-drafted offer letter that specifies the degree requirement is essential.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Instructional Assistant roles?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has no lottery, no annual cap, and no wait for a selection round. H-1B visa applicants compete in a lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate. For an Australian professional, the E-3 is the faster and more predictable path, with two-year renewable status and a consulate appointment rather than a lengthy USCIS petition process.
Can I change school districts or institutions while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but you must start the E-3 process fresh with the new employer before your current status expires. The new district must file a new LCA with the DOL, and you'll need updated visa documentation. If you're already inside the U.S., your status is tied to the specific employer listed on your current E-3, so timing the transition carefully matters.