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Editor roles at U.S. publishers, media companies, and content studios can qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Employers document that no qualified U.S. worker is available before filing an I-140 petition on your behalf, leading to permanent residency rather than a temporary work status.
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At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Copy Editor Manager leads the development, review and approval of written content across a broad range of communications channels, ensuring accuracy, consistency, quality and alignment with client and organizational messaging objectives. This position is responsible for establishing editorial standards, managing the copy editing and writing function, and serving as the primary quality assurance reviewer for communications materials prior to client delivery.
Working closely with clients, subject matter experts and project teams, the Copy Editor Manager researches, develops and refines compelling, original and audience-focused content that supports strategic communication goals. This role guides creative direction, ensures adherence to brand voice and style guidelines, and oversees the production of high-quality content across print, digital and multimedia platforms. The position also provides leadership, coaching and mentorship to writers and editors while fostering a collaborative environment that delivers creative, cohesive and effective communication solutions.
What You’ll Do:
- Manages day to day operations and oversees the creation of marketing and communications collateral to ensure that it is consistent with client brand guidelines and quality standards including fact sheets, presentations, press releases and reports.
- Implements public involvement, communications, and outreach strategies and programs for clients to facilitate communication and acceptance of projects and initiatives and monitor their success.
- Develops content to provide consistent, targeted, and impactful messages.
- Directs the development of and approves speeches, presentation materials, correspondence, digital media (such as social media, email newsletters, and websites) and other media for client review.
- Engages with client to develop, recommend and determine appropriate communications vehicles to disseminate project or program information with stakeholders as directed by the communications plan and the client.
- Identifies stakeholder perceptions of the initiative and its services, and makes recommendations necessary to improve perceptions, build support and advance project or program goals.
- Defines and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) to indicate a campaign's level of effectiveness.
- Plans and coordinates community meetings including scheduling, determining location, and ensuring proper setup and materials are present.
- Oversees compliance with rules and laws specifically outlined by state and federal regulations and those that may be requested by clients.
- Implements quality control procedures to ensure team is producing high quality programs.
- Contributes ideas for new initiatives through research and recommends innovative communications and outreach techniques.
- Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, mentoring, development, and retention of staff, including performance and compensation reviews.
- Contracts with and manages sub-consultants for public/community relations, graphic design, and other outside work when needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or
- In lieu of education, 12 years of relevant experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated leadership, management and training experience with the ability to build, lead and mentor a high-performing copy editing and writing team.
- Expertise in developing, editing, reviewing and approving content across print, digital and multimedia channels, ensuring accuracy, consistency and alignment with client objectives, brand standards and agency voice.
- Strong knowledge of editorial best practices, style guide compliance and quality assurance processes, with the ability to make sound editorial decisions and provide final review prior to publication or client submission.
- Proven experience collaborating with clients, project teams and subject matter experts to develop compelling messaging, speeches, news releases, media materials, presentations, fact sheets and other strategic communications products.
- Exceptional research, fact-checking and proofreading skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, persuasive and audience-focused content.
- Ability to provide creative direction, manage content development priorities, oversee production workflows and ensure cohesive integration of messaging, design and overall communication objectives.
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a commitment to developing the writing, editing and quality assurance capabilities of less-experienced staff.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
LOCATION
Nashville, TN (City Center)
NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:
HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.
INTRODUCTION
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Copy Editor Manager leads the development, review and approval of written content across a broad range of communications channels, ensuring accuracy, consistency, quality and alignment with client and organizational messaging objectives. This position is responsible for establishing editorial standards, managing the copy editing and writing function, and serving as the primary quality assurance reviewer for communications materials prior to client delivery.
Working closely with clients, subject matter experts and project teams, the Copy Editor Manager researches, develops and refines compelling, original and audience-focused content that supports strategic communication goals. This role guides creative direction, ensures adherence to brand voice and style guidelines, and oversees the production of high-quality content across print, digital and multimedia platforms. The position also provides leadership, coaching and mentorship to writers and editors while fostering a collaborative environment that delivers creative, cohesive and effective communication solutions.
What You’ll Do:
- Manages day to day operations and oversees the creation of marketing and communications collateral to ensure that it is consistent with client brand guidelines and quality standards including fact sheets, presentations, press releases and reports.
- Implements public involvement, communications, and outreach strategies and programs for clients to facilitate communication and acceptance of projects and initiatives and monitor their success.
- Develops content to provide consistent, targeted, and impactful messages.
- Directs the development of and approves speeches, presentation materials, correspondence, digital media (such as social media, email newsletters, and websites) and other media for client review.
- Engages with client to develop, recommend and determine appropriate communications vehicles to disseminate project or program information with stakeholders as directed by the communications plan and the client.
- Identifies stakeholder perceptions of the initiative and its services, and makes recommendations necessary to improve perceptions, build support and advance project or program goals.
- Defines and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) to indicate a campaign's level of effectiveness.
- Plans and coordinates community meetings including scheduling, determining location, and ensuring proper setup and materials are present.
- Oversees compliance with rules and laws specifically outlined by state and federal regulations and those that may be requested by clients.
- Implements quality control procedures to ensure team is producing high quality programs.
- Contributes ideas for new initiatives through research and recommends innovative communications and outreach techniques.
- Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, mentoring, development, and retention of staff, including performance and compensation reviews.
- Contracts with and manages sub-consultants for public/community relations, graphic design, and other outside work when needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or
- In lieu of education, 12 years of relevant experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated leadership, management and training experience with the ability to build, lead and mentor a high-performing copy editing and writing team.
- Expertise in developing, editing, reviewing and approving content across print, digital and multimedia channels, ensuring accuracy, consistency and alignment with client objectives, brand standards and agency voice.
- Strong knowledge of editorial best practices, style guide compliance and quality assurance processes, with the ability to make sound editorial decisions and provide final review prior to publication or client submission.
- Proven experience collaborating with clients, project teams and subject matter experts to develop compelling messaging, speeches, news releases, media materials, presentations, fact sheets and other strategic communications products.
- Exceptional research, fact-checking and proofreading skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, persuasive and audience-focused content.
- Ability to provide creative direction, manage content development priorities, oversee production workflows and ensure cohesive integration of messaging, design and overall communication objectives.
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a commitment to developing the writing, editing and quality assurance capabilities of less-experienced staff.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards
Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
LOCATION
Nashville, TN (City Center)
NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:
HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Editor
Match your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
EB-2 requires a master's degree or bachelor's plus five years of progressive editorial experience. EB-3 covers roles needing a bachelor's alone. Confirm which category fits your background before targeting roles, since PERM filing language must align with the actual job requirements.
Build a portfolio that documents specialization
PERM audits often scrutinize whether a foreign editor's skills are genuinely distinct from the U.S. labor pool. Curate clips, editorial credits, and style-guide samples that demonstrate a defined niche, such as technical, academic, or multilingual content editing.
Target publishers with established PERM filing history
Publishing houses, digital media companies, and university presses that have sponsored editors before already have internal HR and legal workflows for PERM. Use Migrate Mate to filter Editor roles by green card sponsorship history rather than manually screening job postings.
Understand the prevailing wage before negotiating
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Look up the wage level using the OFLC Wage Search tool so you can negotiate from an informed position without inadvertently pushing the employer below compliance thresholds.
Confirm the employer will file before your OPT or H-1B ends
PERM alone can take six to eighteen months, and I-140 adjudication adds additional time. If you're currently on OPT or H-1B visa, verify early in the offer process that the employer will initiate PERM in time to bridge your status through the green card queue.
Request an EB-2 NIW evaluation if self-promotion qualifies
Senior editors with a record of national-impact work, such as those who have shaped public discourse on policy or science topics, may qualify for a National Interest Waiver under EB-2. An NIW bypasses PERM entirely, removing the employer's recruitment burden from the sponsorship equation.
Green Card Editor: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Editor role qualify as a specialty occupation for green card sponsorship?
Most Editor positions requiring a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers or professionals. Roles requiring a master's degree or equivalent specialized experience can qualify under EB-2. The key is that the job description must genuinely require a specific degree field, not just prefer one, because DOL evaluates the minimum educational requirements during PERM review.
How does the PERM green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for editors?
H-1B sponsorship is a temporary nonimmigrant visa with an annual cap and lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the filing stage and leads to permanent residency. The tradeoff is time: PERM requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment process first, and the full EB-2 or EB-3 process from PERM filing to green card approval typically runs two to four years or longer depending on your country of birth.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor an Editor role for a green card?
Not every employer advertising an Editor position is prepared to file PERM, even if they've done it before for other roles. Migrate Mate lets you filter Editor jobs specifically by green card sponsorship history, so you spend your time on employers who have already navigated the PERM process rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
What does the PERM labor market test mean for editorial candidates?
Before filing your PERM application, DOL requires the employer to advertise the role through specific channels, review all U.S. applicants, and document why none were qualified. As the foreign candidate, you need to meet the minimum requirements listed in those job postings exactly. Any credentials or experience beyond the stated minimum don't count during the audit, so the job description must be drafted carefully from the start.
Can a freelance or contract editor get green card sponsorship?
PERM sponsorship requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship in a permanent, full-time position. Freelance or contract arrangements generally don't satisfy that requirement because there's no guaranteed ongoing employment for DOL to certify. If you're currently freelancing, the path to green card sponsorship typically means securing a permanent staff position first, then raising sponsorship with that employer after demonstrating your value on the job.