Visa Sponsorship Job for Performance Marketing/ Digital Marketing Roles in the UK
Hi everyone,
I’m here with an extremely low self esteem & absolutely shattered mindset. Yet somehow I’ve convinced myself to write this post. I’ve been in the UK since September 2023, since then I’ve haven’t gone back to home country but just been focused on completing my masters with high grades and then upskilling myself to a level where I don’t struggle to get a good job.
This was until the reality hit me and my optimism started plummeting. Now I’ve been working in the UK for 2 years, found some freelance contract jobs within digital marketing space, then I focused on my niche which was performance marketing as that showed actual market and skilled labour shortage.
I’ve been upskilling myself, worked with more than 70+ clients, worked across freelance, agency, in house roles. Built advanced depth across paid search + social, brand building and everything else that would help me get a sponsored job.
I’ve applied for 800+ jobs, spoken to 100 of recruitment agencies, spent just over £300 to various career advisors and instagrams uk career coach.
Result ?? I’m still looking for a sponsored role.
I was recently working with a marketing agency in Folkestone as their paid media manager. The town & company both were so orthodox and the work culture was extremely toxic and racist. Moreover the role wasn’t paying me well and was not going to sponsor. I was made redundant due to office politics on 28th May.
Since then I’ve been interviewing with various agencies and companies who hold the license to sponsor but won’t sponsor for all roles.
Now I’ve tried and tested every rule in the book, thought out of the box, upskilled myself, applied every where, tried building real and LinkedIn connections.
Anything that you would ideally imagine or expect from a hardworking candidate, I have done it. Unfortunately I’m still looking for a good job from the past 3 months. My savings are almost over and I only have 5 months left on my PSW visa.
I can’t see my dreams get shattered of getting a proper well paying job and eventually settling down here. I’ve reached a point where I just don’t know what to do. How exactly can I find a sponsored role ?
A lot of people have given me bullshit advice, maybe it’s 50% hard work 50% luck, no disrespect but for someone who’s trying to build a life here and has a huge student loan and dealing with extreme family stress and self doubt this shit doesn’t make sense. This along with market is tough for “marketing jobs”.
I see dickheads getting sponsored jobs on LinkedIn who can’t even string 2 sentences together in English, let alone be capable to be working here.
At the moment I’ve applying for all sorts of role where I bring my transferable advanced technical & soft skills to industries like finance etc where chances of sponsorship might be better.
But just 5 months timeline is making me really question everything.
What can be done to find a good job in performance marketing or broader digital marketing space ?? I’m also open to exploring AI & marketing levels roles. GTM, AI Market Engineer etc.
I’m really in need of genuine advice. I can’t go back as a failure back to my country.