Marketing & Advertising H-1B Sponsorship Jobs in Illinois
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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.
Supervisor, Commerce Operations - Multi Retailer
Position Summary
The Supervisor, Commerce Operations is responsible for day-to-day digital shelf stewardship AND commercial performance support across a portfolio of retail partners including Target, Kroger, Sam's Club, and mid-to-long-tail retailers (Food, Drug, DIY). This role serves as the operational backbone for our CPG clients, ensuring product content is accurate, compliant, and discoverable while also providing trading intelligence, competitive monitoring, and structured client reporting with clear recommendations.
This is a client-facing role. The Manager delivers monthly reporting meetings, triages platform alerts, executes approved optimisations and provides proactive recommendations that improve digital shelf health, commercial performance, and retailer readiness. They operate VML Commerce dashboards, retailer native portals, Profitero as primary tools, translating automated data into actionable insight for clients' Omni-marketing and Sales teams.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Shelf Operations & Content Stewardship
- Own operational health of the digital shelf across Target, Kroger, Sam's Club, and assigned mid-tail retailers
- Execute product content updates
- Submit and maintain content through retailer portals, Salsify, and syndication platforms
- Verify syndication outcomes and monitor publication status
- Validate product data accuracy, taxonomy, and retailer-specific requirements prior to publication
- Implement pre-syndication readiness checklist
Content Monitoring, Alert Triage & Quality Assurance
- Assess alert severity, identify root cause (retailer overwrite vs. syndication failure vs. data quality issue), and route to appropriate owner with recommended action
- Perform manual PDP audits for retailers not covered by Profitero (Food, Drug, DIY) on monthly cadence
- Monitor content contribution scores, retailer compliance scorecards, and publication health
- Escalate systemic issues and recurring patterns for structural resolution
Commercial Performance Support & Trading Intelligence
- Prepare and deliver monthly competitive pricing snapshots for Tier 3-5 retailers using syndicated data (Nielsen, Circana, 84.51°)
- Maintain quarterly category share tracking: is client gaining or losing vs. competition at total category level
- Flag new entrant detections, delistings, and major competitive price shifts within 1 week of occurrence
- Support line review preparation and QBR data pulls for Target and Kroger Sales teams
Client Reporting & Insight Delivery
- Deliver monthly structured reporting meetings to Omni-marketing and Sales teams for assigned retailers
- Reports include: content health scorecard, search visibility trends, competitive positioning, and trading metrics — each with written "so what" and recommended actions
- Execute approved content changes resulting from search/keyword recommendations (title rewrites, bullet updates, image swaps) and brief the creative agency
- Pre-campaign retail-readiness verification: confirm products are content-complete and compliant before media spend activates
Search & Optimisation Execution
- Execute approved keyword and content optimisations
- Receive and apply cross-retailer optimisation learnings from Amazon/Walmart teams
- Monitor share of search and organic rank for priority keywords (where data available via Profitero/retailer portals)
- Flag optimisation opportunities when data suggests content underperformance
Ticket & Workflow Management
- Manage daily ticket queues across retailer portals; prioritise by SLA and business impact
- Coordinate execution across Brand, Omni-marketing and Sales teams
- Track work through completion; provide status updates to stakeholders
- Resolve retailer publication issues, validation errors, and operational roadblocks
- Document recurring issues for root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Documentation & Process Improvement
- Maintain retailer execution guides: portal processes, content requirements, ticket workflows, escalation paths
- Document brand-specific standards, retailer nuances, and client preferences for consistent execution
- Identify recurring manual activities and recommend automation opportunities (partner with Tech team)
- Contribute to ongoing refinement of managed service offerings based on client needs and retailer changes
Cross-Retailer Coordination
- Receive monthly insight cascade, assess applicability to assigned retailers and execute relevant optimisations
- Share Tier 2-3 retailer insights back to Tier 1-2 teams where relevant
- Support Amazon/Walmart teams on overflow during peak periods (holiday, NPD surges) — cross-trained on core VC/SupplierOne workflows
- Participate in quarterly cross-retailer strategy review alongside full Retail Services team
Qualifications
Required:
- 3-5 years in eCommerce operations, digital shelf management, PIM or retail services
- Experience with Target and/or Kroger retailer portals and content requirements
- Proficiency with digital shelf intelligence platforms (Profitero, Stackline or equivalent)
- Experience with PIM/syndication platforms (Salsify, Syndigo or equivalent)
- Strong data fluency: can read dashboards, spot anomalies and write actionable "so whats"
- Client-facing communication skills: comfortable presenting findings and recommendations
- Exceptional attention to detail with ability to manage multiple concurrent retailer priorities
- Advanced Excel; comfortable with structured reporting
Preferred:
- CPG industry experience (Home Care, Laundry, Air Care, Consumer Health or Food categories)
- Familiarity with GS1 standards and retailer content scorecards
- Experience with syndicated data sources (Nielsen, Circana, 84.51°)
- Understanding of retail media fundamentals (how content performance connects to paid search ROI)
- Experience in agency or managed services environment
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.
VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add below to VML. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Recruitment Privacy Policy. California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice. This explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it.
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.
Supervisor, Commerce Operations - Multi Retailer
Position Summary
The Supervisor, Commerce Operations is responsible for day-to-day digital shelf stewardship AND commercial performance support across a portfolio of retail partners including Target, Kroger, Sam's Club, and mid-to-long-tail retailers (Food, Drug, DIY). This role serves as the operational backbone for our CPG clients, ensuring product content is accurate, compliant, and discoverable while also providing trading intelligence, competitive monitoring, and structured client reporting with clear recommendations.
This is a client-facing role. The Manager delivers monthly reporting meetings, triages platform alerts, executes approved optimisations and provides proactive recommendations that improve digital shelf health, commercial performance, and retailer readiness. They operate VML Commerce dashboards, retailer native portals, Profitero as primary tools, translating automated data into actionable insight for clients' Omni-marketing and Sales teams.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Shelf Operations & Content Stewardship
- Own operational health of the digital shelf across Target, Kroger, Sam's Club, and assigned mid-tail retailers
- Execute product content updates
- Submit and maintain content through retailer portals, Salsify, and syndication platforms
- Verify syndication outcomes and monitor publication status
- Validate product data accuracy, taxonomy, and retailer-specific requirements prior to publication
- Implement pre-syndication readiness checklist
Content Monitoring, Alert Triage & Quality Assurance
- Assess alert severity, identify root cause (retailer overwrite vs. syndication failure vs. data quality issue), and route to appropriate owner with recommended action
- Perform manual PDP audits for retailers not covered by Profitero (Food, Drug, DIY) on monthly cadence
- Monitor content contribution scores, retailer compliance scorecards, and publication health
- Escalate systemic issues and recurring patterns for structural resolution
Commercial Performance Support & Trading Intelligence
- Prepare and deliver monthly competitive pricing snapshots for Tier 3-5 retailers using syndicated data (Nielsen, Circana, 84.51°)
- Maintain quarterly category share tracking: is client gaining or losing vs. competition at total category level
- Flag new entrant detections, delistings, and major competitive price shifts within 1 week of occurrence
- Support line review preparation and QBR data pulls for Target and Kroger Sales teams
Client Reporting & Insight Delivery
- Deliver monthly structured reporting meetings to Omni-marketing and Sales teams for assigned retailers
- Reports include: content health scorecard, search visibility trends, competitive positioning, and trading metrics — each with written "so what" and recommended actions
- Execute approved content changes resulting from search/keyword recommendations (title rewrites, bullet updates, image swaps) and brief the creative agency
- Pre-campaign retail-readiness verification: confirm products are content-complete and compliant before media spend activates
Search & Optimisation Execution
- Execute approved keyword and content optimisations
- Receive and apply cross-retailer optimisation learnings from Amazon/Walmart teams
- Monitor share of search and organic rank for priority keywords (where data available via Profitero/retailer portals)
- Flag optimisation opportunities when data suggests content underperformance
Ticket & Workflow Management
- Manage daily ticket queues across retailer portals; prioritise by SLA and business impact
- Coordinate execution across Brand, Omni-marketing and Sales teams
- Track work through completion; provide status updates to stakeholders
- Resolve retailer publication issues, validation errors, and operational roadblocks
- Document recurring issues for root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Documentation & Process Improvement
- Maintain retailer execution guides: portal processes, content requirements, ticket workflows, escalation paths
- Document brand-specific standards, retailer nuances, and client preferences for consistent execution
- Identify recurring manual activities and recommend automation opportunities (partner with Tech team)
- Contribute to ongoing refinement of managed service offerings based on client needs and retailer changes
Cross-Retailer Coordination
- Receive monthly insight cascade, assess applicability to assigned retailers and execute relevant optimisations
- Share Tier 2-3 retailer insights back to Tier 1-2 teams where relevant
- Support Amazon/Walmart teams on overflow during peak periods (holiday, NPD surges) — cross-trained on core VC/SupplierOne workflows
- Participate in quarterly cross-retailer strategy review alongside full Retail Services team
Qualifications
Required:
- 3-5 years in eCommerce operations, digital shelf management, PIM or retail services
- Experience with Target and/or Kroger retailer portals and content requirements
- Proficiency with digital shelf intelligence platforms (Profitero, Stackline or equivalent)
- Experience with PIM/syndication platforms (Salsify, Syndigo or equivalent)
- Strong data fluency: can read dashboards, spot anomalies and write actionable "so whats"
- Client-facing communication skills: comfortable presenting findings and recommendations
- Exceptional attention to detail with ability to manage multiple concurrent retailer priorities
- Advanced Excel; comfortable with structured reporting
Preferred:
- CPG industry experience (Home Care, Laundry, Air Care, Consumer Health or Food categories)
- Familiarity with GS1 standards and retailer content scorecards
- Experience with syndicated data sources (Nielsen, Circana, 84.51°)
- Understanding of retail media fundamentals (how content performance connects to paid search ROI)
- Experience in agency or managed services environment
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.
VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add below to VML. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Recruitment Privacy Policy. California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice. This explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it.
H-1B Marketing & Advertising Job Roles in Illinois
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Which marketing and advertising companies sponsor H-1B visas in Illinois?
Chicago-based agencies and brand headquarters are among the most active H-1B sponsors in this sector across Illinois. Leo Burnett, DDB Worldwide, Publicis Media, and Epsilon have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications for marketing roles in recent years. Large in-house marketing teams at companies like McDonald's, Kraft Heinz, and Walgreens also sponsor H-1B workers in Illinois regularly. Sponsorship patterns vary by role and business need, so researching LCA disclosure data through the Department of Labor's OFLC portal gives the most current picture.
Which cities in Illinois have the most marketing and advertising H-1B sponsorship jobs?
Chicago accounts for the overwhelming majority of marketing and advertising H-1B sponsorship activity in Illinois. The Loop, River North, and Fulton Market neighborhoods concentrate most major agency offices and corporate marketing headquarters. Suburban areas like Deerfield, Northbrook, and Schaumburg host regional offices of national consumer brands with in-house marketing departments. Outside the Chicago metro area, H-1B sponsorship opportunities in this sector are limited.
What types of marketing and advertising roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B sponsorship in marketing and advertising is generally limited to specialty occupation roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field directly related to the position. Roles like digital marketing manager, media analyst, marketing data scientist, brand strategist, UX researcher, and SEO/SEM specialist tend to qualify when the employer can demonstrate a specific degree requirement. Generalist coordinator or assistant roles without a defined degree requirement are less likely to meet the specialty occupation standard.
How do I find marketing and advertising H-1B sponsorship jobs in Illinois?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship type, so you can search for H-1B-sponsored marketing and advertising roles in Illinois without manually screening hundreds of postings. The platform aggregates positions from agencies, in-house brand teams, and digital marketing firms headquartered in Chicago and the broader Illinois market. Filtering by industry and state narrows results to employers who have demonstrated sponsorship intent, which is more reliable than relying on general job listings where sponsorship policies are often unstated.
Are there any Illinois-specific considerations for H-1B sponsorship in marketing and advertising?
Illinois follows federal H-1B rules, so there are no state-specific visa requirements. However, the Chicago advertising market is highly competitive, and many agencies operate on project-based staffing models that can complicate multi-year H-1B planning. Illinois employers are also subject to the state's strong data privacy and employment law environment, which increasingly shapes demand for compliance-oriented marketing roles. Working with an employer that has prior H-1B sponsorship experience in Illinois is worth factoring into your job search.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B marketing & advertising jobs in Illinois?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.