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Life.Church wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community, and in the world. Our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. That's how we’re able to make a difference, and it's the driving force behind everything we do.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Strategic Communications Manager is primarily responsible for helping shape and steward the voice of YouVersion through organizational narrative and messaging. This role works closely with the Chief Communications Officer to steward message consistency and help equip our ministry and leaders with content ready for high-visibility moments, while operating under the leadership of the Sr. Director of Public Relations.
The Public Relations Team is part of the Life.Church Communications Group, which consists of four teams—including Social Media, Communication, and Marketing—who collectively develop strategies for how our ministry meets people where they are and empowers them to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Through YouVersion, one of Life.Church's digital ministries, this team helps tell the story of Scripture in the hands of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
This role operationally supports the team's direction, initiatives, and ministry efforts to achieve outcomes that further Life.Church’s mission and reach people for Christ.
Who You Are
- You have a gift for finding the exact right words for a high-visibility moment — and sound instincts for when to hold back and when to lean in.
- You're detail-obsessed when it comes to accuracy, sourcing, and getting the facts right before anything goes out the door.
- Energized by fast turnarounds, shifting priorities, and working closely with leadership.
- Known for staying calm and clear-headed under deadline pressure.
- Comfortable receiving direct feedback and making surgical edits quickly.
- A team player who's ready to collaborate closely and work behind the scenes in service of someone else's platform.
- Looking to dedicate your life to something that makes an eternal difference.
Partner on Strategic Content Development
- Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer to develop talk outlines, scripts, and reference materials for speaking engagements and organizational gatherings.
- Steward established voice, tone, and messaging standards across all content, exercising sound judgment on tone and framing.
- Support message development for sensitive or high-visibility topics.
- Regularly evaluate content effectiveness and identify ways to improve future materials.
Develop and Refine Key Narratives Across a Range of Strategic Topics
- Draft and refine the narratives that shape speaking outlines, scripts, and reference materials calibrated to audience, format, and applicable translation constraints.
- Help develop and continually refine core narratives across a range of organizational priorities and initiatives, ensuring clear sourcing and accuracy of all figures and claims, with the intent of equipping the entire ministry to carry a clear message forward in their work.
- Draft internal organizational communications, including leadership messages, talk outlines, and announcement communication.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Partnerships, Development, and more) to keep content development on schedule.
Maintain Tools and Resources that Support Strategic Communication
- Maintain and organize a library of voice references, source quotes, and approved messaging.
- Track and verify key organizational stats and figures before external use.
- Support the Chief Communications Officer in equipping leaders with consistent messaging across speaking and internal communication channels.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Effective at multitasking and time management to meet deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to match an established voice and tone precisely.
- Strong judgment and sound instincts, with disciplined sourcing practices.
- Comfortable working under close direction on sensitive or high-visibility content.
- Ability to manage a range of priorities and differing input while maintaining composure.
- Strongly collaborative work style, with experience working across teams.
- Demonstrated track record in communications, speechwriting, public relations, or a related discipline.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, English, Journalism, or a related field required.
- 5+ years of related work experience including communications and speechwriting preferred.
BENEFITS WE OFFER
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
- Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
- Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
- Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
- $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
- Casual dress and work environment.
- And much more!
OUR BELIEFS, CULTURE, AND COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.
While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.
All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.
INTRODUCTION
Life.Church wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community, and in the world. Our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. That's how we’re able to make a difference, and it's the driving force behind everything we do.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Strategic Communications Manager is primarily responsible for helping shape and steward the voice of YouVersion through organizational narrative and messaging. This role works closely with the Chief Communications Officer to steward message consistency and help equip our ministry and leaders with content ready for high-visibility moments, while operating under the leadership of the Sr. Director of Public Relations.
The Public Relations Team is part of the Life.Church Communications Group, which consists of four teams—including Social Media, Communication, and Marketing—who collectively develop strategies for how our ministry meets people where they are and empowers them to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Through YouVersion, one of Life.Church's digital ministries, this team helps tell the story of Scripture in the hands of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
This role operationally supports the team's direction, initiatives, and ministry efforts to achieve outcomes that further Life.Church’s mission and reach people for Christ.
Who You Are
- You have a gift for finding the exact right words for a high-visibility moment — and sound instincts for when to hold back and when to lean in.
- You're detail-obsessed when it comes to accuracy, sourcing, and getting the facts right before anything goes out the door.
- Energized by fast turnarounds, shifting priorities, and working closely with leadership.
- Known for staying calm and clear-headed under deadline pressure.
- Comfortable receiving direct feedback and making surgical edits quickly.
- A team player who's ready to collaborate closely and work behind the scenes in service of someone else's platform.
- Looking to dedicate your life to something that makes an eternal difference.
Partner on Strategic Content Development
- Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer to develop talk outlines, scripts, and reference materials for speaking engagements and organizational gatherings.
- Steward established voice, tone, and messaging standards across all content, exercising sound judgment on tone and framing.
- Support message development for sensitive or high-visibility topics.
- Regularly evaluate content effectiveness and identify ways to improve future materials.
Develop and Refine Key Narratives Across a Range of Strategic Topics
- Draft and refine the narratives that shape speaking outlines, scripts, and reference materials calibrated to audience, format, and applicable translation constraints.
- Help develop and continually refine core narratives across a range of organizational priorities and initiatives, ensuring clear sourcing and accuracy of all figures and claims, with the intent of equipping the entire ministry to carry a clear message forward in their work.
- Draft internal organizational communications, including leadership messages, talk outlines, and announcement communication.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Partnerships, Development, and more) to keep content development on schedule.
Maintain Tools and Resources that Support Strategic Communication
- Maintain and organize a library of voice references, source quotes, and approved messaging.
- Track and verify key organizational stats and figures before external use.
- Support the Chief Communications Officer in equipping leaders with consistent messaging across speaking and internal communication channels.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Effective at multitasking and time management to meet deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to match an established voice and tone precisely.
- Strong judgment and sound instincts, with disciplined sourcing practices.
- Comfortable working under close direction on sensitive or high-visibility content.
- Ability to manage a range of priorities and differing input while maintaining composure.
- Strongly collaborative work style, with experience working across teams.
- Demonstrated track record in communications, speechwriting, public relations, or a related discipline.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, English, Journalism, or a related field required.
- 5+ years of related work experience including communications and speechwriting preferred.
BENEFITS WE OFFER
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
- Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
- Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
- Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
- $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
- Casual dress and work environment.
- And much more!
OUR BELIEFS, CULTURE, AND COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.
While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.
All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Communications Specialist
Map your degree to specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires that your degree field directly relates to the Communications Specialist role. A degree in communications, PR, or journalism maps cleanly. A general business degree may trigger an RFE, so prepare a written explanation of the connection before your employer files.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations start
Run your target job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search to see the Level I through Level IV wage tiers. Your offered salary must meet at least the Level I threshold for the employer's LCA to clear DOL certification.
Target employers with active H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Communications Specialist roles by employers who have filed H-1B petitions for this occupation. Past filing history is the clearest signal that an employer understands the sponsorship process and won't back out after an offer.
Verify the role's SOC code before the LCA is filed
Communications Specialists are typically classified under SOC 27-3031 in DOL filings. Confirm with your employer's HR team that the LCA lists this code accurately. A misclassified SOC code can delay DOL certification and push your start date past the cap-gap window.
Build a specialty occupation portfolio before interviewing
Collect writing samples, campaign briefs, and published work that demonstrate you apply specialized communications theory, not just general writing skills. USCIS adjudicators scrutinize this role category, so documented evidence of degree-level work strengthens the I-129 petition your employer files.
Understand the 60-day grace period if your job ends
If your H-1B employment ends before your status expires, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer. File a transfer petition with your new employer before the grace period closes to maintain continuous status without leaving the country.
H-1B Visa Communications Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Communications Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field. The challenge is that USCIS scrutinizes this occupation more than technical roles because some employers list a degree as preferred rather than required. Your job offer letter must state the degree requirement explicitly, and your employer should be prepared to document why the role demands specialized theoretical knowledge.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Communications Specialist positions?
Technology companies, large healthcare systems, financial services firms, and universities are among the most consistent H-1B sponsors for communications roles. These employers have established immigration programs and in-house or retained immigration counsel, which makes the filing process more predictable. You can browse verified H-1B filing history by employer on Migrate Mate to identify which organizations have sponsored this specific occupation code.
Can my employer file my H-1B petition concurrently with a PERM labor certification for a green card?
Yes. H-1B status and PERM labor certification run on separate tracks and can proceed simultaneously. Your employer files the H-1B petition with USCIS for temporary work authorization while separately initiating PERM with DOL for permanent residence. Communications roles are subject to PERM's standard recruitment requirements, meaning your employer must advertise the position and demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers were displaced before DOL will certify the application.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer eliminates my Communications Specialist role?
Your H-1B status is tied to the petitioning employer, so a layoff or role elimination ends your authorized employment immediately. USCIS allows a 60-day grace period from the termination date to find a new sponsoring employer, file a change of status, or prepare to depart. If a new employer files a transfer petition within that window, you can continue working under cap-gap protection while USCIS adjudicates the new petition.
Does O*NET classify Communications Specialist as a role that typically requires a bachelor's degree?
O*NET lists Public Relations Specialists, the closest occupation match, under Job Zone 4, which corresponds to substantial preparation and a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education requirement. This classification supports the specialty occupation argument in an H-1B petition. Your employer can reference the O*NET profile in the I-129 support letter to demonstrate that industry standards require a relevant degree for this type of role.