OPT Marketing Associate Jobs
Marketing Associate roles are a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with degrees in marketing, communications, business, or related fields. Most positions qualify as specialty occupations, supporting H-1B visa sponsorship down the line. Your 12-month OPT window, or 24-month STEM extension with an eligible degree, gives employers enough runway to evaluate a full-time hire.
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The Marketing Operations Associate supports the strategic alignment of marketing processes to optimize execution, performance, and scalability. This role assists with marketing automation, lead and pipeline development, customer segmentation, campaign enablement, and performance analysis. It also provides operational support for marketing technology, compliance procedures, and process documentation to ensure efficiency and accountability across go-to-market activities.
Essential Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, and social platforms.
- Support marketing automation workflows and help maintain lead scoring models.
- Help maintain customer segmentation data for targeted campaigns.
- Assist with lead and pipeline development processes, including data entry and quality checks.
- Monitor campaign performance and contribute to reporting and dashboard creation.
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity within CRM and marketing systems.
- Support compliance procedures by following data governance and privacy standards.
- Provide operational support for marketing technology tools and assist with troubleshooting.
- Contribute to process documentation and operational playbooks.
- Help coordinate vendor activities and track marketing-related contracts and budgets.
Essential Skills and/or Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in marketing operations or related roles.
- Experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns and customer marketing activities using digital tactics, events, webinars and emails as well as content creation.
- Basic understanding of lead management and campaign enablement.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
- Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce).
- Familiarity with marketing automation platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Marketo, Eloqua).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills.
- Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
- Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
- Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, speak and operate telephone and/or computer for long periods of time.
- Ability to handle pressure, stressful conditions, and conflict resolution.
- Ability to work day, evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
Benefits We Offer
- Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
- Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.
- Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members.
- Education assistance and extensive training resources.
- Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.
- Competitive 401k with company matching.
- Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.
- Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.
All Dun & Bradstreet job postings can be found at https://jobs.lever.co/dnb. Official communication from Dun & Bradstreet will come from an email address ending in @dnb.com.
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Dun & Bradstreet provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, ancestry, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by law. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal - The current poster can be found here. We participate in E-Verify - The current poster can be found here.
Accommodations information for applicants with disabilities: Dun & Bradstreet is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Dun & Bradstreet, please send an e-mail to AcquisitionT@dnb.com to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please visit https://bit.ly/3LMn4CQ.
Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet
At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.
The Marketing Operations Associate supports the strategic alignment of marketing processes to optimize execution, performance, and scalability. This role assists with marketing automation, lead and pipeline development, customer segmentation, campaign enablement, and performance analysis. It also provides operational support for marketing technology, compliance procedures, and process documentation to ensure efficiency and accountability across go-to-market activities.
Essential Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, and social platforms.
- Support marketing automation workflows and help maintain lead scoring models.
- Help maintain customer segmentation data for targeted campaigns.
- Assist with lead and pipeline development processes, including data entry and quality checks.
- Monitor campaign performance and contribute to reporting and dashboard creation.
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity within CRM and marketing systems.
- Support compliance procedures by following data governance and privacy standards.
- Provide operational support for marketing technology tools and assist with troubleshooting.
- Contribute to process documentation and operational playbooks.
- Help coordinate vendor activities and track marketing-related contracts and budgets.
Essential Skills and/or Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in marketing operations or related roles.
- Experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns and customer marketing activities using digital tactics, events, webinars and emails as well as content creation.
- Basic understanding of lead management and campaign enablement.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
- Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce).
- Familiarity with marketing automation platforms (e.g., HubSpot, Marketo, Eloqua).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite skills.
- Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
- Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
- Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit, speak and operate telephone and/or computer for long periods of time.
- Ability to handle pressure, stressful conditions, and conflict resolution.
- Ability to work day, evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
Benefits We Offer
- Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
- Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.
- Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members.
- Education assistance and extensive training resources.
- Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.
- Competitive 401k with company matching.
- Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.
- Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.
All Dun & Bradstreet job postings can be found at https://jobs.lever.co/dnb. Official communication from Dun & Bradstreet will come from an email address ending in @dnb.com.
Notice to Applicants: Please be advised that this job posting page is hosted and powered by Lever, a subsidiary of Employ Inc. Your use of this page is subject to Employ's Privacy Notice and Cookie Policy, which governs the processing of visitor data on this platform.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Dun & Bradstreet provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, ancestry, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by law. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal - The current poster can be found here. We participate in E-Verify - The current poster can be found here.
Accommodations information for applicants with disabilities: Dun & Bradstreet is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Dun & Bradstreet, please send an e-mail to AcquisitionT@dnb.com to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please visit https://bit.ly/3LMn4CQ.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Marketing Associate
Target employers with a history of sponsoring marketers
Search OPT-friendly employers by filtering for companies that have filed H-1B visa petitions for marketing roles before. Past sponsorship behavior is the strongest predictor of future willingness. Mid-size and enterprise firms sponsor far more consistently than early-stage startups.
Frame your OPT timeline as an asset, not a risk
Employers often hesitate because they misunderstand the timeline. Clarify that your 12-month OPT period begins immediately and, if your degree is STEM-eligible, extends to 36 months total. That gives them years to assess fit before committing to sponsorship.
Highlight quantifiable marketing results from past experience
Marketing Associate roles live or die on demonstrable impact. Lead with campaign metrics, growth numbers, or conversion improvements from internships or projects. Concrete results reduce perceived hiring risk and make sponsorship conversations easier to initiate.
Clarify your degree field's connection to the role
H-1B sponsorship for marketing roles requires the position to qualify as a specialty occupation. A degree in marketing, communications, or business directly supports that classification. If your degree is adjacent, be prepared to explain how your coursework relates to the specific role.
Raise sponsorship early, not after the offer
Waiting until the offer stage to mention OPT creates friction. Bring it up naturally during early conversations, ideally framed as confirming the employer's sponsorship capability. This filters out non-sponsors before you invest heavily in their process.
Build a portfolio that works across digital channels
Marketing Associate roles increasingly require cross-channel fluency, including email, paid social, SEO, and content. A concise portfolio showing work across multiple formats signals versatility and reduces onboarding cost, which matters more to sponsors evaluating long-term investment.
Marketing Associate OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Marketing Associate role qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes. Marketing Associate positions typically qualify for OPT as long as the work is directly related to your field of study, such as marketing, communications, business, or a closely related discipline. Your employer doesn't need to file any petition during your OPT period. You work on your existing F-1 status, and your EAD card is your work authorization document.
Can I get a STEM OPT extension as a Marketing Associate?
It depends on your degree, not your job title. If you graduated with a STEM-designated degree, such as Management Information Systems, Applied Data Analytics, or certain Business Analytics programs, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. A standard marketing or communications degree typically does not carry a STEM designation. Check the official STEM OPT designated degree program list to confirm your program's eligibility.
How do I find Marketing Associate jobs that sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by sponsorship history and OPT compatibility. Browsing on Migrate Mate lets you see which employers have sponsored marketing roles before, so you're not applying blindly. General job boards surface thousands of listings without any indication of whether the employer will actually support your visa status.
Will employers sponsor an H-1B visa for a Marketing Associate role?
Some will, but it depends on the employer's size, immigration policy, and whether the role is structured as a specialty occupation requiring a specific degree. Larger companies with dedicated HR teams are more likely to sponsor. Marketing roles can qualify under H-1B if the employer documents that a bachelor's degree in a specific field is a genuine requirement, not just a preference.
What happens to my OPT status if I'm laid off as a Marketing Associate?
You have a 60-day unemployment grace period after your employment ends. During that time, you can search for a new qualifying job without losing your F-1 status. If you exceed 90 total days of unemployment across your entire OPT period, your authorization is invalidated. Report any job changes to your DSO promptly and update your SEVP portal record within 10 days of a status change.