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iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in America, reaches 90% of Americans every month – a monthly audience that’s twice the size of any other audio company – almost three times the size of the largest TV network – and almost 4 times the size of the largest ad-supported music streaming service. In fact, we have:
- More #1 rated markets than the next two largest radio companies combined;
- We’re the largest podcast publisher, with more monthly downloads than the second- and third-largest podcast publishers combined. Podcasting, the fastest-growing new media, today has more monthly users than streaming music services or Netflix;
- iHeart is the home of many of the country’s most popular and trusted on-air personalities and podcast influencers, who build important connections with hundreds of communities across America;
- We create and produce some of the most popular and well-known branded live music events in America, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour;
- iHeartRadio is the #1 streaming radio digital service in America;
- Our social media footprint is 7 times larger than the next largest audio service; and
- We have the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry for all forms of audio, from on demand to broadcast radio, digital streaming radio and podcasting, which bring data, targeting and attribution to all forms of audio at an unparalleled scale.
As a result, we’re able to combine our strong leadership position in audience reach, usage and ad tech with powerful tools and insights for our sales organizations to help them build success for their clients at a more efficient cost than any other option. Because we reach almost every community in America, we’re committed to providing a range of programming that reflects the diversity of the many communities we serve – and our company reflects that same kind of diversity. Our company values stress collaboration, curiosity, welcoming dissent, accepting mistakes in the pursuit of new ideas, and respect for everyone. Only one company in America has the #1 position in everything audio: iHeartMedia! If you’re excited about this role but don’t feel your experience aligns perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At iHeartMedia we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are looking for teammates passionate about what we do!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What We Need: Lead the strategy and execution of high-impact promotional campaigns that connect audiences with our brand. This role oversees event planning, on-air and digital promotions, and community engagement, working closely with programming, sales, and marketing teams to drive listener loyalty and advertiser value. Ideal candidates bring creativity, organization, and a passion for building unforgettable experiences.
What You'll Do:
- Oversees full-cycle marketing activities, managing promotions staff, and for 8 stations while also serving as Promotions Director for two stations.
- Deploys existing marketing resources by developing new marketing objectives that accelerate brand development by executing end-to-end marketing strategies on-air and on digital platforms, including social media.
- Meets with clients, builds relationships, creates and executes unique revenue opportunities that leverage all aspects of the organization’s products and across all cluster media platforms.
- Oversees concert events and on-site promotional crew at appearances and live broadcasts.
- Also executes all contesting, on-air and on digital platforms, including writing copy and legal rules.
- Responsible for workflow of both programming and sales initiated promotions, giveaways, appearances and events.
- Develop and oversee all promotional and contest initiatives for our 8 station cluster in Portland, OR.
- Directly supervise employees in the Promotions Department including but not limited to hiring, training, disciplining and appraising performance of employees.
- Write, create and produce on-air promotions.
- Plan and develop station promotions being the liaison between the sales and programming departments.
- Supervise stations contests including originating or adapting ideas, arranging prizes and listener events.
- Maintain accurate records of contestants and ensure contests are conducted in accordance with FCC regulations and law.
- Represent station at community events and promotions.
- Coordinate activities of other departments involved in production of promotions and remotes.
- Maintain stations prize closet, inventory of station premiums, maintenance of station vehicles.
- Prepare affidavits for clients attesting to the promotional announcements aired for a particular campaign.
- Coordinate all prizes and winners and make sure prizes are available for distribution.
- Handle all release forms to insure 1099's are in order for distribution.
- Work with Digital team to make sure all contests are active, on-time and correct.
- Be flexible and have an open availability. You'll need to be able to juggle your time and schedule to fit all activities that you’re responsible to lead.
- Self-organized, detail oriented a must.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum three years' experience in broadcast marketing, public relations or related field.
- Strong working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and social media activities.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Valid driver's license, ability to drive station vehicles and dependable transportation.
- Ability to frequently lift and/or move in excess of 50 pounds.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Qualified applicants should have 3-5 years experience in running a promotions/marketing department.
- On air radio experience recommended.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
- Demonstrated initiative and achievement-oriented leadership
- Ability to delegate tasks and manage others effectively, especially in times of complexity or conflict
- Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning
- Understanding of impact of own work and your team’s outcomes
- Business insights that contribute to meeting organizational objectives
- Ability to solve technical and operational problems and troubleshoot in a timely manner
- Ability to identify and support new opportunities for continued improvement across business
- Comfort interacting with individuals of all levels
- Effective communication skills and the ability to build team trust
- Ability to influence others to adopt a broader point of view
LOCATION
Location: Tigard, OR: 13333 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 300, 97223
POSITION TYPE
Position Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Pay Type: Salaried
BENEFITS
iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:
- Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
- Company provided and supplemental life insurance
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing
- A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
- A 401K plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
- A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!
We are accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. Non-Compete will be required for certain positions and as allowed by law. Our organization participates in E-Verify.
INTRODUCTION
iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in America, reaches 90% of Americans every month – a monthly audience that’s twice the size of any other audio company – almost three times the size of the largest TV network – and almost 4 times the size of the largest ad-supported music streaming service. In fact, we have:
- More #1 rated markets than the next two largest radio companies combined;
- We’re the largest podcast publisher, with more monthly downloads than the second- and third-largest podcast publishers combined. Podcasting, the fastest-growing new media, today has more monthly users than streaming music services or Netflix;
- iHeart is the home of many of the country’s most popular and trusted on-air personalities and podcast influencers, who build important connections with hundreds of communities across America;
- We create and produce some of the most popular and well-known branded live music events in America, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour;
- iHeartRadio is the #1 streaming radio digital service in America;
- Our social media footprint is 7 times larger than the next largest audio service; and
- We have the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry for all forms of audio, from on demand to broadcast radio, digital streaming radio and podcasting, which bring data, targeting and attribution to all forms of audio at an unparalleled scale.
As a result, we’re able to combine our strong leadership position in audience reach, usage and ad tech with powerful tools and insights for our sales organizations to help them build success for their clients at a more efficient cost than any other option. Because we reach almost every community in America, we’re committed to providing a range of programming that reflects the diversity of the many communities we serve – and our company reflects that same kind of diversity. Our company values stress collaboration, curiosity, welcoming dissent, accepting mistakes in the pursuit of new ideas, and respect for everyone. Only one company in America has the #1 position in everything audio: iHeartMedia! If you’re excited about this role but don’t feel your experience aligns perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At iHeartMedia we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are looking for teammates passionate about what we do!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What We Need: Lead the strategy and execution of high-impact promotional campaigns that connect audiences with our brand. This role oversees event planning, on-air and digital promotions, and community engagement, working closely with programming, sales, and marketing teams to drive listener loyalty and advertiser value. Ideal candidates bring creativity, organization, and a passion for building unforgettable experiences.
What You'll Do:
- Oversees full-cycle marketing activities, managing promotions staff, and for 8 stations while also serving as Promotions Director for two stations.
- Deploys existing marketing resources by developing new marketing objectives that accelerate brand development by executing end-to-end marketing strategies on-air and on digital platforms, including social media.
- Meets with clients, builds relationships, creates and executes unique revenue opportunities that leverage all aspects of the organization’s products and across all cluster media platforms.
- Oversees concert events and on-site promotional crew at appearances and live broadcasts.
- Also executes all contesting, on-air and on digital platforms, including writing copy and legal rules.
- Responsible for workflow of both programming and sales initiated promotions, giveaways, appearances and events.
- Develop and oversee all promotional and contest initiatives for our 8 station cluster in Portland, OR.
- Directly supervise employees in the Promotions Department including but not limited to hiring, training, disciplining and appraising performance of employees.
- Write, create and produce on-air promotions.
- Plan and develop station promotions being the liaison between the sales and programming departments.
- Supervise stations contests including originating or adapting ideas, arranging prizes and listener events.
- Maintain accurate records of contestants and ensure contests are conducted in accordance with FCC regulations and law.
- Represent station at community events and promotions.
- Coordinate activities of other departments involved in production of promotions and remotes.
- Maintain stations prize closet, inventory of station premiums, maintenance of station vehicles.
- Prepare affidavits for clients attesting to the promotional announcements aired for a particular campaign.
- Coordinate all prizes and winners and make sure prizes are available for distribution.
- Handle all release forms to insure 1099's are in order for distribution.
- Work with Digital team to make sure all contests are active, on-time and correct.
- Be flexible and have an open availability. You'll need to be able to juggle your time and schedule to fit all activities that you’re responsible to lead.
- Self-organized, detail oriented a must.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum three years' experience in broadcast marketing, public relations or related field.
- Strong working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and social media activities.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Valid driver's license, ability to drive station vehicles and dependable transportation.
- Ability to frequently lift and/or move in excess of 50 pounds.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Qualified applicants should have 3-5 years experience in running a promotions/marketing department.
- On air radio experience recommended.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
- Demonstrated initiative and achievement-oriented leadership
- Ability to delegate tasks and manage others effectively, especially in times of complexity or conflict
- Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning
- Understanding of impact of own work and your team’s outcomes
- Business insights that contribute to meeting organizational objectives
- Ability to solve technical and operational problems and troubleshoot in a timely manner
- Ability to identify and support new opportunities for continued improvement across business
- Comfort interacting with individuals of all levels
- Effective communication skills and the ability to build team trust
- Ability to influence others to adopt a broader point of view
LOCATION
Location: Tigard, OR: 13333 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 300, 97223
POSITION TYPE
Position Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Pay Type: Salaried
BENEFITS
iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:
- Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
- Company provided and supplemental life insurance
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing
- A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
- A 401K plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
- A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!
We are accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. Non-Compete will be required for certain positions and as allowed by law. Our organization participates in E-Verify.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Promotions Director
Frame your portfolio around measurable campaign outcomes
USCIS adjudicators scrutinize specialty occupation evidence for Promotions Director roles. Document ROI metrics, budget authority, and cross-functional leadership in your resume so petitions reflect the complexity a bachelor's-level position demands.
Check LCA filings before approaching any employer
Use Migrate Mate to filter Promotions Director roles by employers who have active H-1B LCA filing history. This cuts outreach time and surfaces companies already familiar with sponsoring marketing leadership positions.
Target media, entertainment, and consumer brands first
These industries file LCAs for Promotions Director roles far more consistently than B2B firms. Concentrating your search on sectors with recurring sponsorship activity reduces the risk of an employer starting the process from scratch.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before negotiating an offer
Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search to confirm which wage level applies. A Level III or IV designation signals a senior role USCIS is less likely to challenge as insufficiently specialized.
Ask HR whether the company files as cap-subject or cap-exempt
Universities, nonprofits attached to universities, and certain research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning your petition can be filed any time of year. For cap-subject employers, confirm they plan to register in the March H-1B lottery window.
Prepare a specialty occupation memo with your offer letter
Promotions Director roles draw Requests for Evidence when job duties appear too generalist. A proactive memo tying your specific responsibilities to an O*NET occupation profile and your degree field strengthens the petition before USCIS even reviews it.
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Find Promotions Director JobsPromotions Director H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Promotions Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as marketing, communications, advertising, or business. The employer must document in the petition that a generic degree won't suffice. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field are more vulnerable to USCIS Requests for Evidence.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for Promotions Director jobs?
Migrate Mate lets you filter Promotions Director openings by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history, so you're not guessing which companies are willing to sponsor. Focusing on employers with a track record in marketing or creative leadership roles means fewer cold conversations about whether sponsorship is possible.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Promotions Director role is restructured or eliminated?
You have a 60-day grace period after your last day of employment to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another visa status, or depart the U.S. If a new employer files an H-1B transfer petition before the grace period ends, you can begin working for them once the petition is received by USCIS, not just approved.
Can a Promotions Director petition be denied for not meeting specialty occupation standards?
It can, particularly when job postings list broad requirements or when duties overlap heavily with general marketing coordinator work. USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence asking for proof that the role routinely requires theoretical and practical application of a specific body of knowledge. Detailed position descriptions and an O*NET job zone reference help address this.
Does my employer need to pay H-1B prevailing wage for a Promotions Director position?
Yes. The employer must certify on the Labor Condition Application that your compensation meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for the occupation and work location, as determined by DOL wage data. The OFLC Wage Search shows prevailing wage levels by job title and geography, which you can review before accepting an offer to confirm the role is priced correctly.
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