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Associate Art Director jobs with green card sponsorship are filed under EB-2 or EB-3, requiring PERM labor certification before your employer can file an I-140 petition. Roles in advertising, publishing, and in-house brand teams regularly sponsor foreign creative professionals for permanent residency through this process.
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Marcom LA is Apple’s Global Marketing Communications group creating and overseeing the world-class marketing and advertising driving Apple's rapidly-growing Services sector including Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple News, Apple Books, Apple Podcasts, Apple Maps, iCloud and more. Whether we’re launching the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, F1 on Apple TV, sharing the next generation of games in the App Store, or celebrating the seamless joy of using Apple Pay, Marcom LA’s mission is to build brand love for Apple every day. We do that with inspiring creative, a culture-first mindset, and the belief that our Services make our incredible Apple devices even better. We are looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art to join our Marcom LA team. In this role, you will collaborate with a group of strategists, brand managers, project managers, producers, as well as cross functional and external partners to lead campaigns, programs, and executions that can expand across a variety of media with a focus on culturally relevant ideas.
DESCRIPTION
In this role you will lead creative efforts and campaigns for Apple’s Services such as Apple Music, Apple Music Halftime Show, iCloud+, Podcasts, Fitness+ and more. You will ideate, collaborate, and write for conceptual development and creative execution. You craft, review, and empower campaigns for our brands and products. You will present work to senior creative staff, product marketing managers, and Apple executives, and articulate concepts with energy and enthusiasm. You will collaborate with the ACD/Copywriter to concept ideas and co-direct teams to produce quality creative. You will work across subject areas to integrate strategies and messaging for brand campaigns, digital performance efforts, social, owned channels, and new mediums of communication. You will work with project managers and creative directors to ensure that schedules are accurate, realistic and that deadlines are met. You will also guide creatives to do their best work and to support each other's strengths.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years experience concepting and producing major marketing, communication, or music campaigns.
- Deep industry experience developing integrated campaigns, earned media initiatives, and social-first creative platforms.
- A portfolio that demonstrates highly crafted, highly art directed work, breakthrough earned media, and programmatic executions.
- Lives and breathes culture and has a strong awareness of the evolving cultural landscape and emerging trends.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Passionate about exceptional storytelling, art direction, design, and creative that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
- Strong proclivity for culture-first thinking that leads to meaningful earned impact.
- You dream of working in a creative and dynamic environment and embrace the opportunity to continuously enhance the Apple brand.
- Have an incredible talent for developing elevated aesthetics, visually cohesive campaigns, and the ability to tell a powerful story through the work.
- Ability to create key visuals for A-list artists and a deep understanding of what makes for an iconic image in today’s media landscape.
- Passionate about exceptional storytelling, art direction and creative that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
- World-class communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $177,000 and $266,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
SUMMARY
Marcom LA is Apple’s Global Marketing Communications group creating and overseeing the world-class marketing and advertising driving Apple's rapidly-growing Services sector including Apple TV, Apple Sports, Apple Music, App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple News, Apple Books, Apple Podcasts, Apple Maps, iCloud and more. Whether we’re launching the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, F1 on Apple TV, sharing the next generation of games in the App Store, or celebrating the seamless joy of using Apple Pay, Marcom LA’s mission is to build brand love for Apple every day. We do that with inspiring creative, a culture-first mindset, and the belief that our Services make our incredible Apple devices even better. We are looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art to join our Marcom LA team. In this role, you will collaborate with a group of strategists, brand managers, project managers, producers, as well as cross functional and external partners to lead campaigns, programs, and executions that can expand across a variety of media with a focus on culturally relevant ideas.
DESCRIPTION
In this role you will lead creative efforts and campaigns for Apple’s Services such as Apple Music, Apple Music Halftime Show, iCloud+, Podcasts, Fitness+ and more. You will ideate, collaborate, and write for conceptual development and creative execution. You craft, review, and empower campaigns for our brands and products. You will present work to senior creative staff, product marketing managers, and Apple executives, and articulate concepts with energy and enthusiasm. You will collaborate with the ACD/Copywriter to concept ideas and co-direct teams to produce quality creative. You will work across subject areas to integrate strategies and messaging for brand campaigns, digital performance efforts, social, owned channels, and new mediums of communication. You will work with project managers and creative directors to ensure that schedules are accurate, realistic and that deadlines are met. You will also guide creatives to do their best work and to support each other's strengths.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years experience concepting and producing major marketing, communication, or music campaigns.
- Deep industry experience developing integrated campaigns, earned media initiatives, and social-first creative platforms.
- A portfolio that demonstrates highly crafted, highly art directed work, breakthrough earned media, and programmatic executions.
- Lives and breathes culture and has a strong awareness of the evolving cultural landscape and emerging trends.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Passionate about exceptional storytelling, art direction, design, and creative that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
- Strong proclivity for culture-first thinking that leads to meaningful earned impact.
- You dream of working in a creative and dynamic environment and embrace the opportunity to continuously enhance the Apple brand.
- Have an incredible talent for developing elevated aesthetics, visually cohesive campaigns, and the ability to tell a powerful story through the work.
- Ability to create key visuals for A-list artists and a deep understanding of what makes for an iconic image in today’s media landscape.
- Passionate about exceptional storytelling, art direction and creative that is thoughtful, meaningful, and at times, provocative.
- World-class communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
COMPENSATION
- Base pay range for this role is between $177,000 and $266,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Associate Art Director
Document your creative portfolio for PERM
PERM requires your employer to demonstrate you meet the minimum qualifications for the role. Compile a portfolio, degree transcripts, and employment letters that map your credentials to the specific Associate Art Director job description before the process begins.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for Associate Art Director roles in your work location. Run a search on the OFLC Wage Search tool before salary discussions so you understand the floor your employer must meet and can negotiate above it.
Target studios with dedicated in-house legal teams
Agencies and publishing houses that maintain in-house immigration counsel or established immigration policies process PERM cases faster than employers navigating it for the first time. Ask directly whether the company has sponsored green cards before and how recently.
Search Migrate Mate for verified green card sponsors
Find Associate Art Director roles at employers with confirmed green card sponsorship history by searching Migrate Mate. The platform lists U.S. employers with verified employment-based sponsorship activity, searchable by role and city, so you can target your applications precisely.
File your I-485 as early as your priority date allows
Nationals of high-demand countries like India and China face per-country backlogs on EB-2 and EB-3 priority dates. Confirm your country's current priority date in the monthly USCIS Visa Bulletin and submit your I-485 adjustment of status application the moment your date becomes current.
Understand AC21 portability before accepting a counteroffer
Once your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you change to a same or similar occupation without restarting the process. Verify with your new employer that the role qualifies under the same O*NET occupation group before accepting any new position.
Green Card Associate Art Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Can an Associate Art Director role qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3 green card categories?
Yes. If the position requires a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in art direction or a related design field, EB-2 applies. If it requires a bachelor's degree alone, EB-3 professional classification covers it. Your employer's attorney will determine the category based on the job description they file with DOL for PERM labor certification.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency, not temporary status. The process for EB-2 or EB-3 involves PERM labor certification with DOL, then an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, and finally adjustment of status or consular processing. There is no lottery, but per-country numerical limits mean nationals from high-demand countries may wait years for a priority date to become current.
What does the PERM recruitment process mean for Associate Art Director candidates?
Before filing PERM, your employer must run a formal recruitment test to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. This includes job postings, newspaper ads, and internal notices following DOL-prescribed steps. The process typically takes several months before the PERM application itself is submitted. Candidates should not resign from a current position until the I-140 is approved.
How do I find Associate Art Director jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Many employers are open to green card sponsorship but don't advertise it in job postings. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on studios, agencies, and in-house brand teams that have sponsored workers for permanent residency before, rather than raising the question cold in a first interview.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
It depends on how far along the process is. If your I-485 adjustment of status has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to move to a job in the same or a substantially similar occupation without restarting. Before that threshold, changing employers generally requires your new employer to begin a new PERM and I-140 process, though an approved I-140 priority date can often be carried over.