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Media Director roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in communications, marketing, or a related field. Most openings are at large agencies and media companies with active H-1B filing histories, where petitions are filed before the April 1 cap deadline for an October 1 start date.
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VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
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As a Retail Media Specialist (Associate Media Director), you will have responsibility for planning, execution and optimization of retail media investments for iconic brands within Beauty & Wellbeing sector for a large CPG client. This role will primarily support the Grocery, Drug, and Value channels. This is a critical role balancing understanding of our retail customer's priorities and passion for excellence in performance management. In this embedded client role, you will work directly with the client's teams as an extension of their organization, while benefiting from WPP's resources, thought leadership, and career development opportunities.
Digital is changing everything about how consumer goods companies go to market. Retail media has become a critical component of the shopper journey. You are passionate about the Customer. Your mastery of the Customer's priorities, business process/calendar and retail media networks unlock clickability to land its plans with the fullest impact for the shopper end to end. You will be expected to understand and articulate industry and customers insights, business results & investment needs.
- Strategic Collaboration & Solution Delivery: Serve as a trusted advisor and key point of contact across agency teams, including investment, search, social, programmatic, data, and analytics, to develop integrated media solutions aligned to client business goals.
- End-to-End Media Integration: Drive integration between commerce and brand media to create holistic plans that maximize impact across the customer journey.
- Relationship Management & Innovation: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including media partners and platforms, to identify and deliver innovative media solutions.
- Industry Expertise & Thought Leadership: Stay current on retail media trends, platforms, and best practices, and develop POVs that inform internal teams and clients.
- Client Growth & Optimization: Help shape the commerce media vision by identifying opportunities for growth, optimization, and stronger performance across retail platforms.
Who you are
- Collaborator: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Self-Starter Mentality: A proactive, self-starting approach and comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment.
- Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly and persuasively convey strategies, insights, and results to varied audiences.
- 5-7 years of experience in commerce, including paid media, trade strategy, retail operations, consulting, and/or analytics.
- Deep Retail Media Network knowledge and understanding of how retail media fits within the broader media ecosystem to drive cohesive customer experiences.
- Proven ability to develop and execute effective media plans that deliver against business objectives.
- Industry Acumen: Strong curiosity and adaptability in keeping pace with the evolving retail landscape, commerce media platforms, and measurement trends.
- Retail Commercial Understanding: Strong understanding of retail commercial fundamentals such as margin, inventory, forecasting, and demand planning, and how they inform media strategy.
- Hands-on experience with leading retail bid management platforms such as Pacvue or Skai.
- Experience planning, optimizing, and reporting on campaigns across retail platforms such as Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Criteo, Google Shopping, and Meta Commerce.
- Experience in client-facing roles, providing strategic guidance and presenting solutions to complex business challenges.
- Track record of identifying growth opportunities and contributing to new business or client expansion in commerce media.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
Who We Are
VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
About the Role
As a Retail Media Specialist (Associate Media Director), you will have responsibility for planning, execution and optimization of retail media investments for iconic brands within Beauty & Wellbeing sector for a large CPG client. This role will primarily support the Grocery, Drug, and Value channels. This is a critical role balancing understanding of our retail customer's priorities and passion for excellence in performance management. In this embedded client role, you will work directly with the client's teams as an extension of their organization, while benefiting from WPP's resources, thought leadership, and career development opportunities.
Digital is changing everything about how consumer goods companies go to market. Retail media has become a critical component of the shopper journey. You are passionate about the Customer. Your mastery of the Customer's priorities, business process/calendar and retail media networks unlock clickability to land its plans with the fullest impact for the shopper end to end. You will be expected to understand and articulate industry and customers insights, business results & investment needs.
- Strategic Collaboration & Solution Delivery: Serve as a trusted advisor and key point of contact across agency teams, including investment, search, social, programmatic, data, and analytics, to develop integrated media solutions aligned to client business goals.
- End-to-End Media Integration: Drive integration between commerce and brand media to create holistic plans that maximize impact across the customer journey.
- Relationship Management & Innovation: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including media partners and platforms, to identify and deliver innovative media solutions.
- Industry Expertise & Thought Leadership: Stay current on retail media trends, platforms, and best practices, and develop POVs that inform internal teams and clients.
- Client Growth & Optimization: Help shape the commerce media vision by identifying opportunities for growth, optimization, and stronger performance across retail platforms.
Who you are
- Collaborator: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Self-Starter Mentality: A proactive, self-starting approach and comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment.
- Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly and persuasively convey strategies, insights, and results to varied audiences.
- 5-7 years of experience in commerce, including paid media, trade strategy, retail operations, consulting, and/or analytics.
- Deep Retail Media Network knowledge and understanding of how retail media fits within the broader media ecosystem to drive cohesive customer experiences.
- Proven ability to develop and execute effective media plans that deliver against business objectives.
- Industry Acumen: Strong curiosity and adaptability in keeping pace with the evolving retail landscape, commerce media platforms, and measurement trends.
- Retail Commercial Understanding: Strong understanding of retail commercial fundamentals such as margin, inventory, forecasting, and demand planning, and how they inform media strategy.
- Hands-on experience with leading retail bid management platforms such as Pacvue or Skai.
- Experience planning, optimizing, and reporting on campaigns across retail platforms such as Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Criteo, Google Shopping, and Meta Commerce.
- Experience in client-facing roles, providing strategic guidance and presenting solutions to complex business challenges.
- Track record of identifying growth opportunities and contributing to new business or client expansion in commerce media.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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Match your degree to the role
USCIS requires a direct connection between your degree field and the Media Director position. A degree in communications, marketing, or advertising supports the petition. A business degree alone may trigger an RFE if the job description emphasizes creative strategy.
Search LCA filings by occupation code
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Applications by the SOC code for Advertising and Promotions Managers. This shows you which employers have actively filed for roles matching Media Director, not just which ones have H-1B programs generally.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and government research organizations are cap-exempt. If you're open to in-house media roles at these institutions, you can file outside the April lottery window and start any time of year.
Check your prevailing wage level before negotiating
DOL assigns your LCA a wage level from I to IV based on experience and supervisory responsibility. Media Director titles typically land at Level III or IV. Use the OFLC Wage Search to verify the prevailing wage for your metro area before accepting an offer.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsoring employers
Search Media Director roles on Migrate Mate to filter for employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. This cuts out companies that list the title but have never filed a petition, saving you from pursuing offers that stall at the sponsorship conversation.
Get your portfolio documentation H-1B ready
Your employer will need to establish specialty occupation in the I-129 petition. Prepare a resume that maps each role to specific degree-level skills, and gather any campaign case studies or strategic plans that demonstrate the analytical and technical scope of your work.
H-1B Visa Media Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Media Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field like communications, marketing, advertising, or a related discipline. Roles that accept any degree or substitute extensive experience without a degree requirement are harder to approve. The job description needs to reflect the theoretical and practical application of that specialized knowledge.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Media Director positions?
Large advertising holding companies, broadcast networks, streaming platforms, and major brands with in-house media teams are the most active sponsors. Smaller independent agencies sponsor less frequently. You can find employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for media and advertising roles on Migrate Mate, which filters by occupation code and filing history.
How does the H-1B cap and lottery affect Media Director candidates?
Most private-sector Media Director roles fall under the 85,000-slot annual H-1B cap, which is subject to a random lottery in years when registrations exceed the cap. Your employer registers you in March, USCIS selects winners in April, and the petition is filed for an October 1 start date. Cap-exempt employers like universities can file year-round outside this cycle.
Can I change employers as an H-1B Media Director without losing my status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition on your behalf, as long as your prior H-1B was approved, you've maintained valid status, and the new role is in a same or similar specialty occupation. You don't need to wait for the new petition to be approved.
What documentation does an employer need to sponsor a Media Director on H-1B?
The employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL certifying the offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for the role and location. They then file Form I-129 with USCIS, including evidence that the position is a specialty occupation, a copy of your degree, and proof of relevant experience. Your official transcripts and any credential evaluations should be ready before the employer starts the LCA.