H-1B Visa Brand Director Jobs
Brand Director jobs with H-1B visa sponsorship sit at the intersection of creative leadership and business strategy, requiring a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field to qualify as a specialty occupation. Sponsoring employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and an I-129 petition with USCIS, covering up to three years of status.
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Supports the development and execution of enterprise brand strategy, positioning, messaging, governance, and activation initiatives across the organization. Translates business priorities, audience insights, market trends, and research into actionable brand programs, frameworks, and recommendations that strengthen brand consistency and effectiveness across business units, markets, channels, and customer experiences. Serves as a strategic partner to cross-functional stakeholders, helping advance brand initiatives, measure performance, support governance processes, and drive adoption of enterprise brand standards. Collaborates closely with Content, Creative, Communications, Digital, Research, Media, Customer Experience, Legal, Compliance, business units, markets, and external partners to deliver aligned, audience-centered brand experiences in a complex, regulated environment.
Key Details: This position is remote within the United States with up to 10% travel as needed.
- Develops and advances enterprise brand strategies, positioning, messaging frameworks, and experience principles aligned with organizational priorities and business objectives.
- Manages enterprise brand architecture standards and support portfolio strategy, helping ensure consistent application of brand frameworks, naming conventions, and endorsement approaches across the organization.
- Partners with Research and Analytics to translate audience insights, market trends, competitive intelligence, and brand performance data into actionable recommendations.
- Supports the development and execution of brand roadmaps, priorities, and initiatives that strengthen brand awareness, reputation, and business performance.
- Manages enterprise brand governance processes, tools, training, and reviews, balancing consistency with the needs of business units, markets, and key stakeholders.
- Partners across Marketing, Communications, Digital, Operations, BTS, Legal, and Compliance to implement brand initiatives, support organizational change, and drive adoption of brand standards.
- Collaborates with Content, Creative, and Communications teams to translate brand strategy into effective messaging, campaigns, thought leadership, and audience-focused experiences.
- Provides guidance and consultation to business leaders and partners on brand application, positioning, activation strategies, and considerations related to reputation, risk, and market dynamics.
- Manages brand measurement, agency partnerships, budgets, and team development activities to strengthen brand capabilities, evaluate effectiveness, and support continuous improvement.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree Marketing, Brand Strategy, Communications, Business Administration, Research, Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience required
Master's Degree Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Brand Strategy, or a related field preferred
7+ years progressive experience in brand strategy, brand management, portfolio strategy, integrated marketing, research, or enterprise transformation required
5+ years people leadership or senior team leadership experience building, coaching, and directing brand, strategy, research, or multidisciplinary teams preferred
5+ years leading brand strategy in a regulated, healthcare, insurance, financial services, multi-brand, or similarly complex enterprise environment preferred
Pay Range: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
Position Purpose:
Supports the development and execution of enterprise brand strategy, positioning, messaging, governance, and activation initiatives across the organization. Translates business priorities, audience insights, market trends, and research into actionable brand programs, frameworks, and recommendations that strengthen brand consistency and effectiveness across business units, markets, channels, and customer experiences. Serves as a strategic partner to cross-functional stakeholders, helping advance brand initiatives, measure performance, support governance processes, and drive adoption of enterprise brand standards. Collaborates closely with Content, Creative, Communications, Digital, Research, Media, Customer Experience, Legal, Compliance, business units, markets, and external partners to deliver aligned, audience-centered brand experiences in a complex, regulated environment.
Key Details: This position is remote within the United States with up to 10% travel as needed.
- Develops and advances enterprise brand strategies, positioning, messaging frameworks, and experience principles aligned with organizational priorities and business objectives.
- Manages enterprise brand architecture standards and support portfolio strategy, helping ensure consistent application of brand frameworks, naming conventions, and endorsement approaches across the organization.
- Partners with Research and Analytics to translate audience insights, market trends, competitive intelligence, and brand performance data into actionable recommendations.
- Supports the development and execution of brand roadmaps, priorities, and initiatives that strengthen brand awareness, reputation, and business performance.
- Manages enterprise brand governance processes, tools, training, and reviews, balancing consistency with the needs of business units, markets, and key stakeholders.
- Partners across Marketing, Communications, Digital, Operations, BTS, Legal, and Compliance to implement brand initiatives, support organizational change, and drive adoption of brand standards.
- Collaborates with Content, Creative, and Communications teams to translate brand strategy into effective messaging, campaigns, thought leadership, and audience-focused experiences.
- Provides guidance and consultation to business leaders and partners on brand application, positioning, activation strategies, and considerations related to reputation, risk, and market dynamics.
- Manages brand measurement, agency partnerships, budgets, and team development activities to strengthen brand capabilities, evaluate effectiveness, and support continuous improvement.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree Marketing, Brand Strategy, Communications, Business Administration, Research, Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience required
Master's Degree Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Brand Strategy, or a related field preferred
7+ years progressive experience in brand strategy, brand management, portfolio strategy, integrated marketing, research, or enterprise transformation required
5+ years people leadership or senior team leadership experience building, coaching, and directing brand, strategy, research, or multidisciplinary teams preferred
5+ years leading brand strategy in a regulated, healthcare, insurance, financial services, multi-brand, or similarly complex enterprise environment preferred
Pay Range: $107,700.00 - $199,300.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Brand Director
Frame your portfolio around measurable brand outcomes
USCIS scrutinizes whether a Brand Director role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's degree. Document campaigns with quantifiable results tied to your degree discipline, such as marketing strategy or communications, to reinforce the specialty occupation argument in your petition.
Verify prevailing wage before comparing offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your specific metro area. Run your SOC code and worksite location through the OFLC Wage Search before evaluating any offer, so you know the wage floor the employer is legally required to meet.
Target companies with active LCA filing history
Find Brand Director roles at employers with a documented record of H-1B sponsorship by searching Migrate Mate, which surfaces verified LCA filing history by role and location so you're not guessing which companies will actually file.
Clarify multi-site work arrangements before signing
If you'll oversee brand teams across multiple offices, your employer needs a separate certified LCA for each worksite. Raise this during offer negotiation so the filing timeline accounts for all locations upfront and your start date isn't delayed by an incomplete LCA.
Align your offer letter language with the I-129 petition
Inconsistencies between your offer letter job duties and the I-129 specialty occupation description are a common source of Requests for Evidence. Ask your employer's immigration counsel to review the offer letter before you sign so both documents describe the same degree-level responsibilities.
Plan your 60-day grace period if you're between roles
If your current H-1B sponsorship ends, you have a 60-day grace period to secure a new employer and file a transfer petition. A new employer can file an I-129 transfer petition during this window, and you can start working once USCIS receives it, not after approval.
H-1B Visa Brand Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Brand Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Brand Director typically qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role normally requires a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, advertising, or a closely related field to perform the core duties. USCIS evaluates the actual job duties, not just the title, so your employer's petition should document that the position requires degree-level expertise in a specific discipline rather than general business acumen.
Which degree fields does USCIS accept for a Brand Director H-1B petition?
USCIS looks for a direct relationship between your degree and the job duties. Degrees in marketing, communications, advertising, or business administration with a marketing concentration are the most defensible choices. A degree in an unrelated field, even combined with years of experience, creates a higher risk of a Request for Evidence, so your employer's attorney should address any degree-to-role gap explicitly in the petition.
How long does H-1B status last for a Brand Director position?
H-1B status is initially approved for up to three years and can be extended once for an additional three years, reaching a six-year maximum. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if your employer has filed a PERM labor certification or an I-140 immigrant petition on your behalf and specific milestones have been reached.
What happens to my H-1B if I change employers or my company is acquired?
A new H-1B transfer petition must be filed by the new employer before or at the time you start working. In an acquisition, whether a new petition is required depends on whether the acquiring entity is considered a successor in interest under USCIS rules. Your new or acquiring employer's immigration counsel should evaluate this immediately so there's no gap in authorized status.
How do I find Brand Director jobs where employers are willing to sponsor H-1B visas?
Many employers list Brand Director roles without disclosing their sponsorship history, making it time-consuming to screen manually. Migrate Mate shows employers with verified LCA filing records for marketing and brand leadership roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor rather than discovering their policy late in the process.