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Kids Are Our Everything.
Department
10025 Marketing & Communications
Pay Range
$82,222.40 - $137,051.20
The Senior Media Relations Specialist will participate and take an active role in the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of media/public relations activities for Children's National Health System in accordance with accepted national standards and administrative policies.
What You'll Bring:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
5 years Related and progressive experience (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
- Experience developing public relations, marketing, advertising and digital communications strategies.
- Excellent written communication skills, including writing for web, social media, marketing and traditional media and editing for all audiences.
- Strong understanding of online communications and tools.
- Experience with media distribution platforms and research and evaluation tools for marketing, advertising, web and media relations.
- Ability to display initiative, work autonomously, and offer solutions to problems.
- Consistently able to display independent thinking and assume responsibility for projects.
- Displays sound judgment and is able to make independent decisions guided by the business goals of the department and organization.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize workload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including AP Style. Knowledge of MS Office.
Functional Accountabilities
External Media Relations
- Develops and implements national/regional proactive PR plans for marquee and differentiating services and events. Works with marketing and digital leadership and internal communications to execute successful multi-platform plans.
- Manages and prioritizes across responsibilities: assigned service lines, incoming media calls, pitches, opportunistic stories, etc.
- Writes and edits media materials, ranging from press releases, talking points, media advisories, messages.
- Maintains existing relationships with reporters, while building relationships with new reporters, through incoming media requests and proactive pitching.
- Coordinates and supports media team involvement in any institutional events, establishing themselves as a reliable member on the team.
Strategic Communication Development
- In collaboration with the Manager and Director, develop and execute PR plans for specific assigned priority services.
- Meets regularly with leadership, service physicians, and clinical staff, building strong relationships within the service.
- Identifies potential media story opportunities and works proactively with the Manager and Director to develop and execute an integrated media strategy and messages.
- Monitors news coverage of relevant priority services, proactively identifying communication opportunities.
- Develops service line and spokespeople media analyses as necessary.
Intradepartmental Collaboration
- Serve as a consultant to various teams and committees in developing and executing public relations and communications strategies.
- Recommend and implement strategies and tactics to meet team’s goals and enhance Children’s strategic goals.
- Collaborates and shares service line information with the internal, web, and marketing teams.
- Collaborates with peers, reporting out to the Manager, on the recruitment and management of the department’s interns.
PR Infrastructure and Planning
- Participates in special projects such as high-profile visits and tours that require the support of the media relations team.
- Identify, develop and media train key physicians and other speakers to become go-to quotable sources for media.
Benefits That Support You:
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
- Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
- Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
- Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
- Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.
Why Join Us:
- Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
- Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
- Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
- Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.
The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.
Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
INTRODUCTION
Kids Are Our Everything.
Department
10025 Marketing & Communications
Pay Range
$82,222.40 - $137,051.20
The Senior Media Relations Specialist will participate and take an active role in the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of media/public relations activities for Children's National Health System in accordance with accepted national standards and administrative policies.
What You'll Bring:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
5 years Related and progressive experience (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
- Experience developing public relations, marketing, advertising and digital communications strategies.
- Excellent written communication skills, including writing for web, social media, marketing and traditional media and editing for all audiences.
- Strong understanding of online communications and tools.
- Experience with media distribution platforms and research and evaluation tools for marketing, advertising, web and media relations.
- Ability to display initiative, work autonomously, and offer solutions to problems.
- Consistently able to display independent thinking and assume responsibility for projects.
- Displays sound judgment and is able to make independent decisions guided by the business goals of the department and organization.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize workload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including AP Style. Knowledge of MS Office.
Functional Accountabilities
External Media Relations
- Develops and implements national/regional proactive PR plans for marquee and differentiating services and events. Works with marketing and digital leadership and internal communications to execute successful multi-platform plans.
- Manages and prioritizes across responsibilities: assigned service lines, incoming media calls, pitches, opportunistic stories, etc.
- Writes and edits media materials, ranging from press releases, talking points, media advisories, messages.
- Maintains existing relationships with reporters, while building relationships with new reporters, through incoming media requests and proactive pitching.
- Coordinates and supports media team involvement in any institutional events, establishing themselves as a reliable member on the team.
Strategic Communication Development
- In collaboration with the Manager and Director, develop and execute PR plans for specific assigned priority services.
- Meets regularly with leadership, service physicians, and clinical staff, building strong relationships within the service.
- Identifies potential media story opportunities and works proactively with the Manager and Director to develop and execute an integrated media strategy and messages.
- Monitors news coverage of relevant priority services, proactively identifying communication opportunities.
- Develops service line and spokespeople media analyses as necessary.
Intradepartmental Collaboration
- Serve as a consultant to various teams and committees in developing and executing public relations and communications strategies.
- Recommend and implement strategies and tactics to meet team’s goals and enhance Children’s strategic goals.
- Collaborates and shares service line information with the internal, web, and marketing teams.
- Collaborates with peers, reporting out to the Manager, on the recruitment and management of the department’s interns.
PR Infrastructure and Planning
- Participates in special projects such as high-profile visits and tours that require the support of the media relations team.
- Identify, develop and media train key physicians and other speakers to become go-to quotable sources for media.
Benefits That Support You:
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
- Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
- Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
- Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
- Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.
Why Join Us:
- Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
- Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
- Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
- Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.
The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.
Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Media Relations Manager
Document your degree field precisely
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree directly relates to media relations work. A communications, journalism, or PR degree maps cleanly. If your degree is in a tangential field, gather employer letters and course transcripts proving the connection.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Media Relations Manager roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for PR and communications occupations, so you're applying to companies already familiar with H-1B sponsorship for this role type.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your metro area and job title. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 11-2031 before your offer conversation so you know the floor going in.
Understand how agency work affects your petition
Media relations roles at PR agencies introduce an employer-of-record complexity: USCIS expects the petitioning employer to control your day-to-day work. If a client controls your tasks instead, the petition can face a request for evidence.
Use O*NET to substantiate specialty occupation
The O*NET profile for Public Relations Managers documents the degree requirements and specialized knowledge USCIS uses to evaluate specialty occupation status. Referencing it in your support letter strengthens the employer's petition argument.
Plan your registration window around your notice period
H-1B cap registration closes in late March, with employment starting October 1. If you're currently employed, confirm your notice period fits that timeline. A mismatch between your start date and October 1 can create a gap in authorized status.
H-1B Visa Media Relations Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Media Relations Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related discipline. Job postings that list a degree as preferred rather than required can weaken the specialty occupation argument, so confirm with your employer that the role description explicitly requires the degree before the petition is filed.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Media Relations Manager positions?
Large corporations with in-house communications teams, major PR agencies, universities, hospitals, and government contractors regularly sponsor H-1B visas for media relations roles. Migrate Mate lets you browse Media Relations Manager openings filtered by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history, so you can focus your search on companies already set up to sponsor.
How does changing employers affect my H-1B status as a Media Relations Manager?
You can change employers under H-1B portability once your current petition has been approved for at least 180 days and a new I-129 is filed on your behalf before your current status expires. The new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL certifying the prevailing wage for your new location and role before USCIS receives the petition. Work can begin as soon as the new I-129 receipt is issued.
Can a PR agency sponsor my H-1B if I work on client accounts?
Yes, but the agency must demonstrate it controls your employment: setting your schedule, directing your work, and retaining the right to terminate you. If a client exercises that control instead, USCIS may issue a request for evidence or deny the petition. Agency-sponsored petitions for client-facing roles benefit from a detailed itinerary of work locations and a clear description of the employer-employee relationship in the support letter.
What happens to my H-1B status if my media relations role is eliminated?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the U.S. During that window, a new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition and you can begin work once the receipt notice is issued. USCIS does not extend the 60-day window, so starting your job search immediately after a layoff is essential to preserving your options.