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Copywriter & Communications Specialist
Agency
160 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Supervisory Organization
Department of Commerce
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000
Job Description
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is the State economic development office. Our mission is to cultivate an environment where businesses and communities can grow and thrive. We are a trusted government agency that partners with businesses and communities for strategic and sustainable growth and success, moving Oklahoma forward to becoming a top-ten state.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce seeks to fill a Copywriter & Communications Specialist position. This position is a full-time position in the state government. Oklahoma Department of Commerce offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. For more information about the benefit allowance, visit the Oklahoma State Benefits Overview. The annual salary for this position is up to $75,000 based on education and experience.
Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and list of references.
Basic Purpose
The Marketing & Communications Team at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce provides internal and external communications solutions for agency programs and partner organizations. The division supports in-state initiatives—including the Main Street program, Oklahoma Film + Music, and community development partnerships—and collaborates directly with the Economic Development, Growth & Expansion (EDGE) division to market Oklahoma to expanding and relocating businesses.
We are seeking a Copywriter & Communications Specialist to serve as the lead writer for the agency. This position requires exceptional, versatile writing talent paired with the critical thinking needed to conceptualize new content ideas and determine effective ways to share them. The ideal candidate is a copywriter at heart who looks beyond individual writing assignments to proactively suggest fresh angles, editorial topics, and content distribution approaches that support agency goals.
Objectives of this role:
- Lead Storytelling: Serve as the primary writer for the agency, crafting clear, persuasive copy that highlights Oklahoma’s economic advantages, industry strengths, and state programs.
- Copywriting Execution: Produce high-quality, polished copy for a wide range of print and digital materials, ensuring high editorial standards and messaging consistency.
- Proactive Content Ideation: Use critical thinking to independently identify story gaps, propose new content concepts, and determine optimal formats for reaching target audiences.
- Campaign & Audience Engagement: Write strategic messaging for B2B lead nurture campaigns, newsletters, and digital platforms to drive audience interaction and program awareness.
Typical Functions
Content Strategy & Ideation
- Strategic Planning: Proactively research, pitch, and develop new content concepts, editorial series, and communication strategies aligned with agency economic development priorities.
- Content Distribution: Formulate plans to package, adapt, and distribute core messaging across appropriate communication channels to maximize audience reach.
Copywriting & Editorial Development
- Marketing Collateral: Write and edit high-quality copy for agency publications, including industry brochures, economic recruitment materials, reports, and program literature.
- Email & Lead Nurture Campaigns: Develop strategic copy for B2B email nurture sequences. Monitor audience analytics (open rates, click-through rates) to evaluate copy effectiveness and implement messaging adjustments.
- Newsletters & Articles: Identify topics, conduct interviews, and write content for monthly and quarterly electronic publications targeting businesses, community leaders, and the public.
- Social Media Coordination: Work alongside the internal team to draft and post content for social media accounts, ensuring all posts align with broader agency objectives and active campaigns.
Digital Content & Inter-Division Support
- Website Copy Optimization: Regularly review and update website copy to ensure messaging remains current, accurate, and aligned with strategic communication goals. (WordPress experience preferred but not required.)
- Inter-Division Collaboration: Consult directly with division leadership and program managers across the agency to uncover key messaging needs and translate complex initiatives into clear public copy.
- Integrated Communications Support: Collaborate with internal design, technology, and multimedia staff to align copy with visual assets.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
- Advanced copywriting and editing skills across print and digital formats.
- Strong critical thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to take initiative, identify content gaps, and propose creative solutions.
- Analytical ability to review content performance data and refine messaging accordingly.
- Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects under deadline constraints.
- Successful candidates must be able to work both independently and in a group setting.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Professional Writing, English, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of full-time professional experience in copywriting, content management, or strategic communications. (Internship experience will not count toward the professional requirement.)
- Writing samples or a portfolio demonstrating professional copywriting and strategic content development are required.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.
If you are needing any extra assistance or have any questions relating to a job you have applied for, please click the link below and find the agency for which you applied for additional information:
Agency Contact
Job Posting Title
Copywriter & Communications Specialist
Agency
160 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Supervisory Organization
Department of Commerce
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000
Job Description
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is the State economic development office. Our mission is to cultivate an environment where businesses and communities can grow and thrive. We are a trusted government agency that partners with businesses and communities for strategic and sustainable growth and success, moving Oklahoma forward to becoming a top-ten state.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce seeks to fill a Copywriter & Communications Specialist position. This position is a full-time position in the state government. Oklahoma Department of Commerce offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. For more information about the benefit allowance, visit the Oklahoma State Benefits Overview. The annual salary for this position is up to $75,000 based on education and experience.
Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and list of references.
Basic Purpose
The Marketing & Communications Team at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce provides internal and external communications solutions for agency programs and partner organizations. The division supports in-state initiatives—including the Main Street program, Oklahoma Film + Music, and community development partnerships—and collaborates directly with the Economic Development, Growth & Expansion (EDGE) division to market Oklahoma to expanding and relocating businesses.
We are seeking a Copywriter & Communications Specialist to serve as the lead writer for the agency. This position requires exceptional, versatile writing talent paired with the critical thinking needed to conceptualize new content ideas and determine effective ways to share them. The ideal candidate is a copywriter at heart who looks beyond individual writing assignments to proactively suggest fresh angles, editorial topics, and content distribution approaches that support agency goals.
Objectives of this role:
- Lead Storytelling: Serve as the primary writer for the agency, crafting clear, persuasive copy that highlights Oklahoma’s economic advantages, industry strengths, and state programs.
- Copywriting Execution: Produce high-quality, polished copy for a wide range of print and digital materials, ensuring high editorial standards and messaging consistency.
- Proactive Content Ideation: Use critical thinking to independently identify story gaps, propose new content concepts, and determine optimal formats for reaching target audiences.
- Campaign & Audience Engagement: Write strategic messaging for B2B lead nurture campaigns, newsletters, and digital platforms to drive audience interaction and program awareness.
Typical Functions
Content Strategy & Ideation
- Strategic Planning: Proactively research, pitch, and develop new content concepts, editorial series, and communication strategies aligned with agency economic development priorities.
- Content Distribution: Formulate plans to package, adapt, and distribute core messaging across appropriate communication channels to maximize audience reach.
Copywriting & Editorial Development
- Marketing Collateral: Write and edit high-quality copy for agency publications, including industry brochures, economic recruitment materials, reports, and program literature.
- Email & Lead Nurture Campaigns: Develop strategic copy for B2B email nurture sequences. Monitor audience analytics (open rates, click-through rates) to evaluate copy effectiveness and implement messaging adjustments.
- Newsletters & Articles: Identify topics, conduct interviews, and write content for monthly and quarterly electronic publications targeting businesses, community leaders, and the public.
- Social Media Coordination: Work alongside the internal team to draft and post content for social media accounts, ensuring all posts align with broader agency objectives and active campaigns.
Digital Content & Inter-Division Support
- Website Copy Optimization: Regularly review and update website copy to ensure messaging remains current, accurate, and aligned with strategic communication goals. (WordPress experience preferred but not required.)
- Inter-Division Collaboration: Consult directly with division leadership and program managers across the agency to uncover key messaging needs and translate complex initiatives into clear public copy.
- Integrated Communications Support: Collaborate with internal design, technology, and multimedia staff to align copy with visual assets.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
- Advanced copywriting and editing skills across print and digital formats.
- Strong critical thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to take initiative, identify content gaps, and propose creative solutions.
- Analytical ability to review content performance data and refine messaging accordingly.
- Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects under deadline constraints.
- Successful candidates must be able to work both independently and in a group setting.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Professional Writing, English, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of full-time professional experience in copywriting, content management, or strategic communications. (Internship experience will not count toward the professional requirement.)
- Writing samples or a portfolio demonstrating professional copywriting and strategic content development are required.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.
If you are needing any extra assistance or have any questions relating to a job you have applied for, please click the link below and find the agency for which you applied for additional information:
Agency Contact
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Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires your degree to align directly with the copywriter position, not just with writing broadly. A degree in marketing, communications, English, or journalism is stronger than a general arts degree when the LCA lists a content-specific SOC code.
Search LCA filings for copywriter SOC codes
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify employers who have filed LCAs under copywriter and content writer SOC codes. This shows which companies have an established sponsorship track record for your exact role, not just for tech or engineering positions.
Target in-house teams over agencies
Advertising and creative agencies often classify copywriters as contractors to avoid sponsorship costs. In-house brand and marketing teams at tech, healthcare, and finance companies file H-1B petitions far more consistently. Filter your search by employer type, not just job title.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for copywriter and content roles. Filtering by DOL disclosure data removes companies that post roles without any sponsorship track record, saving you time on applications that won't convert.
Negotiate the offer before the LCA is filed
Once your employer files the LCA with DOL, the prevailing wage and job title are locked in. Negotiate your title, responsibilities, and compensation before that filing so the certified LCA reflects your actual role, which also strengthens the specialty occupation case.
Build a portfolio that documents degree-level complexity
USCIS RFEs for copywriter petitions frequently challenge whether the role requires a specific degree. Include work samples showing strategy, audience research, and brand voice development, not just polished copy, to demonstrate the position demands bachelor's-level theoretical knowledge.
H-1B Visa Copywriter: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a copywriter role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field like communications, marketing, English, or journalism. The employer must show the role normally demands that degree, not just that a degree is preferred. Roles blending strategy, brand voice, and research are stronger candidates than pure production writing jobs.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for copywriters?
In-house marketing teams at technology, pharmaceutical, financial services, and e-commerce companies file H-1B LCAs for copywriters more consistently than creative agencies. Agencies tend to use contractor arrangements that don't support sponsorship. You can verify an employer's filing history using DOL LCA disclosure data or by searching Migrate Mate, which surfaces verified sponsoring employers by role.
What happens to my H-1B status if I'm laid off from a copywriter role?
You have a 60-day grace period after losing your H-1B job to find a new employer willing to file a transfer petition. The new employer can file a cap-exempt transfer since you were already counted against the cap. Your status doesn't automatically lapse on your last day of employment, but the 60-day clock starts immediately.
Can my employer list me as a copywriter on the LCA if my actual title is content strategist or brand writer?
The LCA must reflect the actual duties and the SOC code that best matches your work. Misalignment between your job title and the SOC code USCIS reviews can trigger an RFE. Your employer should select the most accurate DOL occupational classification and ensure your offer letter, job description, and LCA all describe the same position consistently.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect copywriter hiring?
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your specific SOC code, experience level, and work location. Copywriter prevailing wages vary significantly by metro area. Employers use the OFLC Wage Search to determine the applicable wage tier before filing. Offering below the certified wage after the LCA is filed violates DOL rules and can expose the employer to back-pay liability.