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Advertising roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, communications, or a related field. Large agencies, media companies, and brand-side marketing teams file H-1B petitions regularly. The annual cap opens each April, with a October 1 start date for selected candidates.
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Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Our media sales division helps local, regional, and national brands reach potential customers through multiscreen TV advertising. Our ad tech division FreeWheel provides comprehensive adtech that makes it easier to buy and sell premium video advertising across all screens, data types, and sales channels.
JOB SUMMARY
This role is responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of local clients, with accountability for driving revenue growth and expanding client relationships through strategic, outcome-driven advertising solutions. Applies market insights, campaign data, and consultative sales techniques to design and deliver integrated, multi-platform media strategies aligned to client objectives and measurable business outcomes across linear, streaming, and digital channels. Serves as a consultative partner, influencing client decisions through data-informed recommendations and cross-platform solutions that support both short-term performance and ongoing account growth.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
- Customarily prospecting, developing, and maintaining local client relationships away from home or office within assigned territory to achieve revenue targets
- Analyzing client needs and designing data-informed, multi-platform advertising strategies
- Presenting and executing customized media plans aligned to business objectives
- Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful campaign execution and delivery
- Maintaining accurate forecasting, reporting, and pipeline tracking
- Using attribution insights to optimize campaigns and support consultative selling
- Prioritizing territory and accounts based on local market dynamics
- Applying cross-platform media planning across TV, streaming, and digital channels
- Tracking campaign performance and interpreting reporting insights
- Developing proposals and delivering effective client presentations
- Applying a strong consultative selling approach
- Handling objections and resolving client challenges effectively
- Managing relationships and building client trust
- Communicating effectively across clients and internal teams
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance
- Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
- Drive results and growth
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
SKILLS:
- Strategic Objectives
- Relationship Management
- Advertising
- Revenue
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
High School Diploma / GED
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2-5 Years
INTRODUCTION
Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Our media sales division helps local, regional, and national brands reach potential customers through multiscreen TV advertising. Our ad tech division FreeWheel provides comprehensive adtech that makes it easier to buy and sell premium video advertising across all screens, data types, and sales channels.
JOB SUMMARY
This role is responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of local clients, with accountability for driving revenue growth and expanding client relationships through strategic, outcome-driven advertising solutions. Applies market insights, campaign data, and consultative sales techniques to design and deliver integrated, multi-platform media strategies aligned to client objectives and measurable business outcomes across linear, streaming, and digital channels. Serves as a consultative partner, influencing client decisions through data-informed recommendations and cross-platform solutions that support both short-term performance and ongoing account growth.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
- Customarily prospecting, developing, and maintaining local client relationships away from home or office within assigned territory to achieve revenue targets
- Analyzing client needs and designing data-informed, multi-platform advertising strategies
- Presenting and executing customized media plans aligned to business objectives
- Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful campaign execution and delivery
- Maintaining accurate forecasting, reporting, and pipeline tracking
- Using attribution insights to optimize campaigns and support consultative selling
- Prioritizing territory and accounts based on local market dynamics
- Applying cross-platform media planning across TV, streaming, and digital channels
- Tracking campaign performance and interpreting reporting insights
- Developing proposals and delivering effective client presentations
- Applying a strong consultative selling approach
- Handling objections and resolving client challenges effectively
- Managing relationships and building client trust
- Communicating effectively across clients and internal teams
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance
- Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers
- Drive results and growth
- Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities
Disclaimer:
This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
SKILLS:
- Strategic Objectives
- Relationship Management
- Advertising
- Revenue
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
High School Diploma / GED
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2-5 Years
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Advertising
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
Advertising spans creative, strategy, media planning, and analytics. Pull your job's O*NET profile to confirm it requires a specific bachelor's degree field, not just any degree. A generalist title like 'marketing coordinator' is harder to defend than 'media strategist' or 'paid search analyst.'
Check employer LCA filing history first
Before applying, search DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) disclosure data to see which agencies and brands have filed Labor Condition Applications for advertising roles. Recent LCA activity signals an employer already has an immigration process in place, which shortens your path to a filed petition.
Use Migrate Mate to filter H-1B sponsors
Search advertising jobs on Migrate Mate to surface employers with verified H-1B sponsorship history. Filtering by employers who have actively filed for advertising and marketing roles cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to companies with no sponsorship infrastructure.
Time your offer negotiation around lottery deadlines
H-1B registration opens in March for an October 1 start. If you're negotiating an offer in the fall, confirm whether the employer will sponsor you for the following fiscal year's cap. Some agencies default to OPT cap-gap extensions to bridge the gap while your petition is pending.
Clarify prevailing wage level during the offer
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your wage meets DOL's prevailing wage for your role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage range for your specific advertising occupation before you accept an offer.
Document degree-to-role alignment for the petition
USCIS scrutinizes advertising petitions because the field draws from multiple degree backgrounds. Gather transcripts, course descriptions, and any specialized coursework in brand strategy, digital media, or consumer behavior to build a direct connection between your degree and the specific duties in your job description.
H-1B Visa Advertising: Frequently Asked Questions
Do advertising jobs qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Advertising roles qualify when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field directly related to the job duties, meeting the USCIS specialty occupation standard. Titles like media planner, brand strategist, digital advertising analyst, and creative director typically qualify. Generalist marketing assistant roles with no specific degree requirement are harder to approve and attract closer USCIS scrutiny.
Which employers in advertising sponsor H-1B visas?
Large agency holding companies, major media networks, and brand-side marketing departments at consumer goods and technology companies are the most consistent H-1B sponsors in advertising. Smaller independent agencies sponsor less frequently, often because they lack dedicated immigration counsel. Migrate Mate lets you filter advertising roles by employers with confirmed H-1B filing history so you're targeting companies that already have a sponsorship process.
What happens to my H-1B if my agency loses a major client and downsizes?
If your employer terminates your position, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor, change to another visa status, or leave the country. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition, and you can begin working as soon as the transfer petition is filed with USCIS, not just approved. Document your employment end date carefully since the 60 days runs from that date.
Can I switch from a boutique agency to an in-house brand team on H-1B?
Yes, H-1B portability allows you to transfer your petition to a new employer as long as the new job is in the same or a similar specialty occupation and your original petition was approved and you've been maintaining valid status. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS, and you can start in the new role once the petition is received, not once it's adjudicated.
Does my advertising degree from outside the U.S. count for H-1B purposes?
Foreign degrees are accepted for H-1B petitions if they're equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in the relevant field. Your employer typically commissions a credential evaluation from a recognized evaluation service, which USCIS reviews as part of the petition. A three-year degree from certain countries may require additional coursework or work experience to reach equivalency, so get an evaluation done before the petition is filed.