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Social Media Manager roles in the U.S. are available to exchange visitors through the J-1 visa Trainee or Intern program categories, depending on your career stage. Finding a host employer willing to coordinate with a State Department-designated sponsor organization for DS-2019 sponsorship requires a targeted, structured approach.
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Department: Hockey
Essential Functions
The Social Media & Content Intern will help tell the story of the University of Nebraska Omaha Hockey program through creative, authentic, and engaging digital content. This position will play an important role in showcasing our players, coaches, culture, and the Omaha Hockey experience while strengthening the program’s brand and supporting recruiting efforts.
This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, motivated individual who understands social media, enjoys visual storytelling, and can create content that connects with today’s audience.
- Create, edit, and publish engaging content across Omaha Hockey’s social media platforms
- Capture and produce video-first content from practices, games, team events, and everyday moments within the program
- Showcase our players, coaches, culture, and personality through compelling storytelling
- Create short-form video content for Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms
- Develop content that supports recruiting and strengthens the Omaha Hockey brand
- Stay current with social media trends and bring new creative ideas to the program
Work Schedule: Varies - Includes Nights and Weekends
Additional Duties
Required Qualifications
- Flexible scheduling around class commitments and team activities
- Attendance at practices, games, and team events required
- Evening and weekend availability required
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating content for a sports team or athletic organization
- Experience with video editing software
- Knowledge of hockey and collegiate athletics
- Strong video storytelling and editing skills
- Understanding of current social media platforms, trends, and content styles
- Creative, organized, reliable, and able to work independently
- Strong communication and time-management skills
- Passion for sports, storytelling, and digital media
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.
Work Environment
Salary: $17-20
Posting Number: 2026T-00161
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.
Job Title: Social Media & Content Intern - Part-Time
Department: Hockey
Essential Functions
The Social Media & Content Intern will help tell the story of the University of Nebraska Omaha Hockey program through creative, authentic, and engaging digital content. This position will play an important role in showcasing our players, coaches, culture, and the Omaha Hockey experience while strengthening the program’s brand and supporting recruiting efforts.
This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, motivated individual who understands social media, enjoys visual storytelling, and can create content that connects with today’s audience.
- Create, edit, and publish engaging content across Omaha Hockey’s social media platforms
- Capture and produce video-first content from practices, games, team events, and everyday moments within the program
- Showcase our players, coaches, culture, and personality through compelling storytelling
- Create short-form video content for Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms
- Develop content that supports recruiting and strengthens the Omaha Hockey brand
- Stay current with social media trends and bring new creative ideas to the program
Work Schedule: Varies - Includes Nights and Weekends
Additional Duties
Required Qualifications
- Flexible scheduling around class commitments and team activities
- Attendance at practices, games, and team events required
- Evening and weekend availability required
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience creating content for a sports team or athletic organization
- Experience with video editing software
- Knowledge of hockey and collegiate athletics
- Strong video storytelling and editing skills
- Understanding of current social media platforms, trends, and content styles
- Creative, organized, reliable, and able to work independently
- Strong communication and time-management skills
- Passion for sports, storytelling, and digital media
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly sits; may stand, walk. See, hear, speak and use of hands.
Work Environment
Salary: $17-20
Posting Number: 2026T-00161
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Social Media Manager
Frame your portfolio around U.S. platform expertise
Host employers and designated sponsors evaluate your training plan against demonstrable skills. Build a portfolio showing campaigns on platforms dominant in the U.S. market, including Meta Ads Manager and Google Analytics, before applications begin.
Distinguish Intern from Trainee category early
J-1 Intern status requires current enrollment or graduation within the past 12 months. J-1 Trainee requires at least one year of relevant work experience. Applying under the wrong category forces you to restart with a new host employer entirely.
Target host employers with existing sponsor relationships
Companies that have previously hosted J-1 exchange visitors already understand the DS-2019 process and training plan requirements. Use Migrate Mate to filter for U.S. Social Media Manager roles at organizations with documented J-1 hosting history.
Prepare a draft Individual Development Plan before interviewing
Designated sponsors like CIEE and Cultural Vistas require a detailed training plan before issuing a DS-2019. Arriving at interviews with a draft outlining weekly learning objectives signals readiness and accelerates sponsor approval after an offer is made.
Confirm your host employer's willingness to coordinate compliance
The host employer must sign the training plan, designate a supervisor, and cooperate with sponsor monitoring visits. Raise this coordination requirement directly during the offer stage, not after signing, to avoid delays in DS-2019 issuance.
Verify your role qualifies as productive employment not incidental work
USCIS and the State Department require that J-1 training positions provide substantive skill development, not routine operational tasks. A Social Media Manager role focused entirely on scheduling posts rather than strategy or analytics may not satisfy program requirements.
Social Media Manager J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category covers Social Media Manager roles?
Social Media Manager positions typically fall under the J-1 Intern category if you are currently enrolled in a degree program or graduated within the past 12 months. If you have at least one year of post-degree professional experience in marketing or communications, the J-1 Trainee category applies instead. The category determines which designated sponsor organizations can issue your DS-2019 and what training plan structure is required.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa as a Social Media Manager?
Your J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as CIEE, Cultural Vistas, or AIPT, not your employer. The hiring company is your host organization. The designated sponsor reviews your training plan, issues the DS-2019 form, and monitors your placement throughout the program. The host employer and the sponsor work together, but they are distinct entities with different legal responsibilities under the J-1 program.
Does a Social Media Manager J-1 placement carry the two-year home residency requirement?
The two-year home residency requirement under INA Section 212(e) applies when your J-1 exchange is funded by your home government or the U.S. government, or when your skill is on your home country's exchange visitor skills list. Most privately arranged Social Media Manager traineeships do not trigger this requirement, but you should confirm with your designated sponsor and review your DS-2019 endorsement before making long-term immigration plans.
How do I find U.S. employers willing to host a J-1 Social Media Manager?
Host employers for J-1 Social Media Manager roles are not listed on government databases, which makes targeted search essential. Migrate Mate lets you search for U.S. Social Media Manager positions at companies with a history of hosting exchange visitors, saving significant time compared to cold outreach. Prioritize mid-size companies in technology, media, and consumer brands, where dedicated social teams are most common and training plan structures are easier to define.
What should a J-1 Social Media Manager training plan include?
A valid J-1 training plan for this role must outline specific skills you will develop that you cannot acquire in your home country, structured as phase-by-phase objectives. Content strategy development, paid social campaign management, cross-functional campaign coordination, and analytics reporting are all defensible training objectives. Generic descriptions like learning social media fundamentals are routinely rejected by designated sponsors because they do not demonstrate substantive cultural or professional exchange value.