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SEO Specialists can qualify for H-1B visa or O-1 visa sponsorship when the role requires a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field. Employers in tech, e-commerce, and digital agencies sponsor most frequently, with H-1B being the primary pathway. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Position Title
Channel Manager, SEO and AI Search
Location
Nationwide, MI 48098
Job Summary
The Marketing Channel Manager owns the strategy, execution, and continuous optimization of an assigned marketing channel, ensuring it operates at best-in-class performance standards and contributes measurably to the organization's growth objectives. This role is accountable for channel-level results, building audience, targeting, campaign architecture, and governance strategies that convert demand into measurable business growth.
The Marketing Channel Manager serves as the primary owner of their channel's performance, connecting audience intent, campaign execution, and conversion strategy to qualified leads, applications, funded accounts, and long-term customer value. This role partners cross-functionally with Analytics, Creative, Enablement, and Compliance to ensure the assigned channel operates with precision, scalability, and continuous improvement.
Job Responsibilities
Channel Strategy and Performance Ownership
- Define and own the assigned channel strategy, including audience targeting, campaign structure, budget allocation, and performance priorities.
- Establish channel-level KPIs and performance baselines, tracking results against defined targets on a regular cadence.
- Develop and maintain the channel roadmap, identifying capability improvements, automation opportunities, and investment optimizations.
- Stay current on channel developments, industry best practices, and competitive strategies, bringing relevant advancements into the organization's operating model.
- Contribute to the enterprise channel mix strategy, providing channel-specific perspective on demand capture, audience sequencing, and cross-channel integration.
Campaign Execution and Optimization
- Build and optimize audience targeting, segmentation, and channel-specific campaign structures that align demand, product relevance, and business growth priorities.
- Develop campaign governance standards that manage eligibility, frequency, quality assurance, and customer experience across all channel activity.
- Partner with digital experience teams to improve post-engagement conversion rates and reduce friction across the customer journey.
- Measure channel impact beyond surface-level engagement metrics, connecting performance to applications, funded accounts, product usage, retention, and incremental growth.
- Monitor changes in channel behavior, audience patterns, competitive coverage, and performance trends to inform the optimization roadmap.
- Identify and prioritize tactical improvements that increase efficiency, conversion quality, and channel contribution to business outcomes.
- Establish governance practices that protect channel health, brand relevance, and long-term performance effectiveness.
- Evaluate campaign structure, budget pacing, and targeting decisions to improve efficiency, scalability, and growth contribution.
Measurement, Reporting, and Testing
- Own channel-level performance reporting, translating data into clear, actionable insights for marketing leadership.
- Partner with the Growth Marketing Enablement function to ensure tracking, tagging, and conversion measurement are accurate and complete for the channel.
- Build and execute a continuous testing agenda, including creative, audience, offer, and format experiments, using results to drive ongoing performance improvement.
- Maintain a learning log that captures test outcomes and ensures insights are applied to future campaign decisions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with the Growth Marketing Enablement team on measurement architecture, audience activation, and automation initiatives relevant to the channel.
- Collaborate with Creative and Content teams to develop channel-optimized assets that meet performance requirements.
- Work with Analytics to ensure channel data is accurately captured, reported, and connected to business outcomes.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure all channel activity meets regulatory requirements.
- Uses independent judgement and discretion to make decisions.
- Analyzes and resolves problems.
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Performs special projects, and additional duties and responsibilities as required.
- Consistently adheres to regulatory and compliance policies and standards linked to the job as listed and complete required compliance trainings. Accountable to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Education level required: Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
- Minimum experience required: 6+ Years of experience in performance marketing or digital marketing, with at least 3 years of dedicated hands-on experience managing a defined marketing channel.
- Demonstrated track record of driving measurable performance improvement in an owned channel, with clear accountability for results.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate channel data into optimization decisions and strategic recommendations.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Creative, Analytics, and Technology teams to improve channel performance.
- Demonstrated experience managing channel-specific tactics, including targeting strategy, campaign architecture, performance governance, and optimization programs.
- Strong understanding of audience strategy, conversion-focused campaign execution, and performance measurement across the customer journey.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Financial services or highly regulated industry experience.
- Experience supporting acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, or cross-sell programs with measurable connection to customer and business outcomes.
- Experience developing structured testing agendas across creative, audience, offer, messaging, and format variables.
Job Competencies:
- Possesses deep channel expertise with the ability to manage strategy, execution, and optimization with full ownership of results.
- Demonstrates strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate performance data into clear optimization decisions and channel strategy adjustments.
- Displays a continuous testing mindset, using structured experimentation to drive ongoing performance improvement.
- Exhibits strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across Creative, Analytics, Enablement, and Compliance.
- Demonstrates executional discipline, with the ability to manage complex campaign operations accurately and consistently.
- Possesses strong communication skills, with the ability to present channel performance and strategic recommendations clearly to marketing leadership.
- Demonstrates strong channel judgment, with the ability to connect audience strategy, campaign execution, and conversion pathways to measurable business outcomes.
- Displays strong governance discipline across targeting, campaign structure, budget management, and quality assurance.
- Demonstrates a strong ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders by communicating clearly, engaging in proactive collaboration, and leveraging cross functional insights. Aligns relationship building efforts with enterprise goals to accelerate performance and drive strategic results.
- Builds trusted client relationships, whether internal or external, by identifying needs and delivering tailored solutions to enhance the overall client experience.
- Fosters or supports a positive work culture and productive work environment, displaying importance of effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.
- Physical demands (ADA): No unusual physical exertion is involved.
Flagstar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to providing clear and accurate compensation information in accordance with applicable laws. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on location, experience, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, commissions, or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Flagstar provides teammates access to a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program.
Pay Range
$94,536.00 - $161,600.00
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Seo Specialist
Target roles that require a degree, not just experience
H-1B eligibility depends on the role qualifying as a specialty occupation. Look for SEO postings that explicitly require a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field rather than listing a degree as preferred.
Focus on mid-to-large companies with prior H-1B filings
Smaller agencies rarely have immigration infrastructure in place. Companies with 500-plus employees in tech, retail, or media are far more likely to have sponsored before and are equipped to navigate the H-1B petition process efficiently.
Frame your expertise around technical SEO where possible
Technical SEO roles involving site architecture, JavaScript rendering, or crawl optimization are easier to justify as specialty occupations. Pure content or link-building roles face more scrutiny because the degree requirement is harder to defend.
Highlight cross-functional work with engineering and data teams
Sponsorship decisions often involve legal review of the job description. Emphasizing collaboration with developers on site performance or using analytics tools strengthens the case that the role requires specialized, degree-level knowledge.
Bring documentation of your degree-to-role connection
USCIS scrutinizes SEO roles more than traditional tech positions. Having a clear narrative linking your degree field directly to the job duties, supported by an offer letter with detailed responsibilities, significantly reduces the risk of an RFE.
Browse Migrate Mate to identify active sponsors in your niche
Sponsorship willingness varies significantly by industry. Migrate Mate filters SEO roles by visa sponsorship availability, so you can focus your applications on employers who have already committed to sponsoring rather than discovering their policy after an offer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an SEO Specialist get H-1B visa sponsorship?
Yes, but the role must qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning it requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. SEO roles tied to marketing strategy, analytics, or technical web performance are more defensible than generalist content roles. USCIS has issued RFEs for SEO positions before, so the job description and degree alignment matter more than the title alone.
What degree do I need for an SEO Specialist role to qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Most approved H-1B visa petitions for SEO roles cite degrees in marketing, communications, information systems, or computer science. The key is that the degree must be directly relevant to the job duties described in the petition. A general business degree alone is often not sufficient unless the position description emphasizes a specific analytical or technical specialization.
How likely is it that an SEO Specialist role gets approved by USCIS?
Approval rates for marketing-related H-1B petitions have historically been lower than for engineering or finance roles, and SEO is among the categories that draws RFEs. Roles framed around technical SEO, data analysis, or platform-specific expertise have a stronger approval track record. Working with an experienced immigration attorney to draft the job description and support letter is strongly recommended.
Are there visa options besides H-1B for SEO Specialists?
Yes. Australian citizens can pursue the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and is much faster. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under the TN visa in the marketing professional category. Exceptionally accomplished SEO professionals with a strong portfolio of industry recognition, published research, or measurable business impact may also qualify for the O-1A visa as an extraordinary ability candidate.
Where can I find SEO Specialist jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists SEO roles filtered specifically by visa sponsorship availability, so you're only seeing positions where the employer has indicated willingness to sponsor. This saves significant time compared to applying broadly and asking about sponsorship after multiple interview rounds, which is common with standard job searches in this field.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Seo Specialist jobs?
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.