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Communications Coordinator jobs can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when employers structure the role around a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or journalism. Sponsors file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and H-1B visa status runs up to three years, extendable to six.
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Lehman College of The City University of New York (CUNY) seeks a Communications Broadcast & Multimedia Production Coordinator for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). SCPS provides workforce development, continuing education, and adult degree programs that enhance the economic security of the Bronx, serving approximately 7,500 students each year through more than 300 credit and non-credit courses, 35 certificate programs, the Adult Degree Program, and CUNY on the Concourse. The school is positioning itself as the Bronx’s engine for opportunity in the AI age.
Reporting to the Administrative Specialist, the coordinator supports and facilitates the school’s public relations and communications activities. The position tells the SCPS story to students, employers, community partners, and the campus; grows enrollment through digital marketing; manages the school’s social media presence; and supports the Dean in cultivating internal and external partnerships with Lehman schools and departments, employers, unions, community organizations, and government offices. The coordinator also supports the school’s major convenings, such as the Future of Work conference, and produces the newsletters, announcements, and materials that keep the SCPS community informed.
Duties include:
- Coordinate and implement an annual communications and marketing plan for SCPS aligned with the school’s strategic plan, enrollment goals, and principles.
- Maintain the school’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and others): plan the content calendar; create posts, photos, and short videos; engage with followers; and report on performance.
- Plan and run digital marketing campaigns for credit and non-credit programs, including email, paid social, search, and landing pages; track leads, conversions, and cost per enrollment, and optimize accordingly.
- Write and edit content for a range of audiences: press releases, web copy, program descriptions, newsletters, the Dean’s messages, event materials, brochures, and annual reports.
- Maintain and improve SCPS web pages in coordination with the College’s Marketing and Communications office, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and consistent branding.
- Serve as a liaison to the College’s Marketing and Communications, Advancement, and Government and Community Relations offices; secure press coverage and manage media inquiries in coordination with those offices.
- Support the Dean in building and maintaining partnerships with employers, unions, community organizations, elected officials, and other Lehman schools: prepare briefing materials, draft outreach and follow-up correspondence, and maintain a partner contact database.
- Support planning and promotion of SCPS events and convenings, including the Future of Work conference, information sessions, and community outreach at CUNY on the Concourse.
- Produce internal communications that keep faculty, instructors, and staff informed and connected, including a regular internal newsletter and announcements.
- Coordinate and steward the SCPS brand voice and visual identity within College and CUNY guidelines; maintain templates and a library of photos, stories, and testimonials.
- Gather and report metrics on reach, engagement, inquiries, and enrollment impact, and use them to refine strategy.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree required
CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
Supports the creation and maintenance of multimedia communications.
- Collaborates with internal and external personnel to develop multimedia concepts to communicate key messages
- Creates content utilizing one or more types of media (e.g., photography, video, audio, and web technologies)
- Coordinates pre-production, production and post-production activities
- Designs, edits, and uploads content to internal and external sites and programs
- Maintains archives, materials, and project documentation
- Performs related duties as assigned.
CUNY TITLE
Assistant to HEO
FLSA
Non-exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary commensurate with education and experience $79,794-$82,577.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title.
Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.
Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.
CLOSING DATE
Posting will close on November 27th.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33095
Location: Lehman College
Job Type: Full-Time
POSITION DETAILS
Lehman College of The City University of New York (CUNY) seeks a Communications Broadcast & Multimedia Production Coordinator for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). SCPS provides workforce development, continuing education, and adult degree programs that enhance the economic security of the Bronx, serving approximately 7,500 students each year through more than 300 credit and non-credit courses, 35 certificate programs, the Adult Degree Program, and CUNY on the Concourse. The school is positioning itself as the Bronx’s engine for opportunity in the AI age.
Reporting to the Administrative Specialist, the coordinator supports and facilitates the school’s public relations and communications activities. The position tells the SCPS story to students, employers, community partners, and the campus; grows enrollment through digital marketing; manages the school’s social media presence; and supports the Dean in cultivating internal and external partnerships with Lehman schools and departments, employers, unions, community organizations, and government offices. The coordinator also supports the school’s major convenings, such as the Future of Work conference, and produces the newsletters, announcements, and materials that keep the SCPS community informed.
Duties include:
- Coordinate and implement an annual communications and marketing plan for SCPS aligned with the school’s strategic plan, enrollment goals, and principles.
- Maintain the school’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and others): plan the content calendar; create posts, photos, and short videos; engage with followers; and report on performance.
- Plan and run digital marketing campaigns for credit and non-credit programs, including email, paid social, search, and landing pages; track leads, conversions, and cost per enrollment, and optimize accordingly.
- Write and edit content for a range of audiences: press releases, web copy, program descriptions, newsletters, the Dean’s messages, event materials, brochures, and annual reports.
- Maintain and improve SCPS web pages in coordination with the College’s Marketing and Communications office, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and consistent branding.
- Serve as a liaison to the College’s Marketing and Communications, Advancement, and Government and Community Relations offices; secure press coverage and manage media inquiries in coordination with those offices.
- Support the Dean in building and maintaining partnerships with employers, unions, community organizations, elected officials, and other Lehman schools: prepare briefing materials, draft outreach and follow-up correspondence, and maintain a partner contact database.
- Support planning and promotion of SCPS events and convenings, including the Future of Work conference, information sessions, and community outreach at CUNY on the Concourse.
- Produce internal communications that keep faculty, instructors, and staff informed and connected, including a regular internal newsletter and announcements.
- Coordinate and steward the SCPS brand voice and visual identity within College and CUNY guidelines; maintain templates and a library of photos, stories, and testimonials.
- Gather and report metrics on reach, engagement, inquiries, and enrollment impact, and use them to refine strategy.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree required
CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
Supports the creation and maintenance of multimedia communications.
- Collaborates with internal and external personnel to develop multimedia concepts to communicate key messages
- Creates content utilizing one or more types of media (e.g., photography, video, audio, and web technologies)
- Coordinates pre-production, production and post-production activities
- Designs, edits, and uploads content to internal and external sites and programs
- Maintains archives, materials, and project documentation
- Performs related duties as assigned.
CUNY TITLE
Assistant to HEO
FLSA
Non-exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary commensurate with education and experience $79,794-$82,577.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title.
Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.
Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.
CLOSING DATE
Posting will close on November 27th.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33095
Location: Lehman College
Job Type: Full-Time
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Communications Coordinator
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
Your communications or public relations degree is the credential that makes the specialty occupation argument. Pull your official transcripts and a letter from your university confirming your degree field before any employer begins the LCA filing process.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary talks
Look up the prevailing wage for Communications Coordinator under SOC code 27-3031 in your target city using the OFLC Wage Search. Your offered salary must meet or exceed that figure, so knowing the floor before negotiating prevents LCA rejections later.
Target employers with dedicated HR or legal counsel
Organizations with in-house immigration counsel or established legal vendor relationships process H-1B petitions far more reliably than those filing for the first time. Ask during early interviews whether they've sponsored H-1B workers in communications or marketing roles specifically.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate's verified employer database
Search Communications Coordinator roles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in communications occupations. This filters out postings from employers who list sponsorship as theoretical but have no DOL filing record to back it.
Confirm each worksite has its own certified LCA
If your role involves work at a client site, agency partner, or second office, each distinct worksite requires its own certified LCA before you work there. Raise this with the employer's immigration contact before your start date, not after assignment.
Prepare a job duties memo for the I-129 petition
USCIS scrutinizes communications roles where the employer mixes degree-level duties with administrative tasks. Work with the filing attorney to draft a duties breakdown that ties your day-to-day responsibilities directly to your degree field, reducing the risk of a Request for Evidence.
H-1B Visa Communications Coordinator: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Communications Coordinator role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It doesn't qualify automatically. The position qualifies when the employer structures it around duties that normally require at least a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field. Roles that mix degree-level strategic work with general administrative tasks can draw USCIS scrutiny, so the job description and duties memo need to anchor the position clearly in degree-level work.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Communications Coordinators?
Sponsors tend to be large corporations with internal communications departments, universities, nonprofit organizations, healthcare systems, and public affairs firms that regularly need to demonstrate DOL-certified prevailing wage compliance. You can browse employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in communications occupations directly on Migrate Mate, which surfaces only companies with a documented DOL filing record for roles in this category.
What documents should I have ready before an employer starts the H-1B process?
Have your original degree certificate, official transcripts, and a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the United States. You'll also need your current immigration status documents, your most recent I-94 record, and any prior H-1B approval notices if you've held the status before. These let the filing attorney assess your eligibility and prepare the I-129 petition without delays.
How long does H-1B status last for a Communications Coordinator?
USCIS grants H-1B status for an initial period of up to three years, which the employer can extend for an additional three years, reaching a six-year maximum. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if you have an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a pending PERM labor certification that has been on file for at least 365 days.
Can my H-1B transfer to a new employer if I change communications jobs?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition on your behalf, without waiting for USCIS to approve it, provided your previous H-1B was lawfully approved and you haven't fallen out of status. The new employer must file a new LCA certified for your specific worksite and offered wage before submitting the transfer petition.