The L&D job search hub.

Live L&D roles, plus the people, newsletters, communities and examples worth your time. All on one page.

Finding the role is step one. Most searches break after Apply.

  • Qualify the role: Does this role actually design anything, or is it LMS admin with a better title?
  • Map the people: Who runs the team, and who you already know one step away from them.
  • Follow up: Day three is where most applications quietly die.
  • Prepare: Turn up knowing their problem, not just your portfolio.

Real L&D roles, updated daily.

Fresh Learning & Development roles, pulled directly from company career pages every morning.

Roles are grouped by Instructional Design / eLearning Development, Learning Experience Design (LXD), Facilitation / Training Delivery, Learning Technology / LMS Administration, Learning Strategy / L&D Leadership, Performance Consulting.

  • Instructional Design / eLearning Development roles in Learning & Development.
  • Learning Experience Design (LXD) roles in Learning & Development.
  • Facilitation / Training Delivery roles in Learning & Development.
  • Learning Technology / LMS Administration roles in Learning & Development.
  • Learning Strategy / L&D Leadership roles in Learning & Development.
  • Performance Consulting roles in Learning & Development.

Updated every morning from company career pages. Roles come down automatically after two weeks, so nothing here is stale.

The people who make an L&D feed worth having.

Follow them to understand the field, not to ask for anything.

  • Christy Tucker, Learning Experience Design Consultant, Syniad Learning. Writes plainly about branching scenarios and AI-assisted design, how-to not hot takes.
  • Tom McDowall, Founder and Principal Consultant, Evolve. Pushes evidence-informed design and A/B testing over engagement theatre, five posts a week.
  • Mike Taylor, Learning designer, co-author of Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro. Curates a weekly haul of learning, design and AI tools worth stealing for your workflow.
  • Julie Dirksen, Founder, Usable Learning. Author of Design for How People Learn. Behavioural science applied to learning design, from the book most of the field learned from.
  • Devlin Peck, Founder, Peck Academy and devlin.ai. Runs the most-watched ID YouTube channel and is blunt that the market is tight and portfolios decide it.
  • Robin Sargent, PhD, Founder, IDOL Academy. Coaches teachers and career changers into corporate ID and runs a placement arm, so posts carry hiring signal.
  • Luke Hobson, EdD, Head of Instructional Design, MIT xPRO. Working ID who teaches newcomers, mixes craft with honest career guidance.
  • Cara North, L&D leader, speaker, author of Learning Experience Design Essentials. Openly critical of overpriced ID academies and vocal about getting paid what you are worth.
  • Donald H Taylor, Nearly 40 years in learning and technology. Reads the research and the case studies so you can hold a view on where this is all heading.
  • Ross Stevenson, Founder, Steal These Thoughts. Weekly tool reviews and playbooks on the tech reshaping how L&D actually works.
  • Dr Philippa Hardman, Founder, DOMS AI. Runs structured tests of AI in instructional design rather than opinion, the best signal on where the craft is moving.
  • Cathy Moore, Creator of Action Mapping, independent consultant. Coined the performance-first method used to push back on order-taker training, still publishing in 2026.
  • Benjamin Erwin, Instructional designer, trainer, teacher. Posts open L&D roles daily, ten years in curriculum design and staff development behind the picks.
  • Rachael Pearson, MEd, LD&E instructional designer, video editor, facilitator. Working ID who posts L&D openings alongside ADDIE and video production craft.

Where the L&D roles actually get posted

  • Teamed for Learning (L&D job board). The L&D-only board, plus courses, templates and speaker opportunities.
  • ATD Job Bank (Professional association). The job bank behind the Association for Talent Development.
  • The Learning Guild (Membership community). Articles, webinars and events, with a job board behind free membership.
  • eLearning Industry (Media site and job board). Career guides and resources with a dedicated instructional design board.
  • EdTech Jobs (LinkedIn page). EdTech and adjacent L&D roles, useful for the learning technology track.
  • E-Learning Heroes (Vendor community). Articulate community. Training, tutorials, examples and project showcases.
  • Instructional Design Central (Resource hub). Courses, tools, resources and a community for learning designers.
  • ISPI (Professional association). International Society for Performance Improvement, home of performance consulting.
  • L&D Career Opportunities Board (LinkedIn group). Weekday L&D job reposts, each tied to a real person. Run by L&D consultant Bobby Brooks.

Subscribe to a few. Unsubscribe from the rest.

  • Dr Phil's Newsletter (Substack), Dr Philippa Hardman. Connecting AI with the art and science of L&D, structured tests rather than opinion.
  • Friday Finds (Newsletter), Mike Taylor. Curated learning, design and AI tools worth stealing for your workflow.
  • Instructional Design Tips (Substack), Tom McDowall. Evidence-informed design and A/B testing over engagement theatre. Free tier available.
  • Experiencing Elearning (Blog), Christy Tucker. Scenario design and tools from a working consultant, with a remote ID jobs guide.
  • Cathy Moore blog (Blog), Cathy Moore. Action Mapping and performance-first design, tips to save the world from irrelevant training.
  • Devlin Peck articles (Career guides), Devlin Peck. Portfolio building, salary data and break-in guides, updated for 2026.
  • The Dr. Luke Hobson Podcast (Podcast), Luke Hobson, EdD. ID practice and careers with practitioner guests.
  • TLDCast (Podcast), TLDC. Audio version of a weekday livestream for working L&D folks.
  • IDIODC (Podcast), Chris Van Wingerden and Paul Schneider. Instructional Designers in Offices Drinking Coffee. Live and interactive, 271 episodes in.

Join one community and actually talk in it.

  • L&D Collective (Private Slack). Networking, challenges and peer support, with a jobs channel. Built by 360Learning.
  • The Learning Guild (Membership). Free membership unlocks the job board. Paid tiers add research and event access.
  • TLDC (Community + events). Training, Learning and Development Community. Live events, private Slack and an archive.
  • Devlin Peck ID Community (Free community). Events and portfolio feedback, tied to a 73,000 subscriber channel.
  • L&D Shakers (Community). The Learning Brief, a biweekly round-up of events and discussions from the community.
  • IDOL courses Academy (Paid cohort). GNPEC-authorised, 24 weeks, 16 Credly badges. Application and tuition required.

Search these titles, not just yours

Same work, different words, and some of them pay more. Click to copy into your job alerts.

  • Instructional Designer
  • Senior Instructional Designer
  • Learning Experience Designer
  • eLearning Developer
  • Learning & Development Specialist
  • Curriculum Developer
  • Learning Technologist
  • LMS Administrator
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Learning & Development Manager
  • Sales Enablement Manager
  • Learning Solutions Consultant

Career paths

There is no single L&D ladder. There are five, they pay differently, and you can switch tracks later than you think.

  • Individual contributor craft: Instructional Designer → Senior Instructional Designer → Lead / Principal LXD. You keep building. Comp caps lower than management and you rarely set strategy. Suits makers.
  • L&D management: Instructional Designer → L&D Manager → Director of L&D or CLO. You trade building for budgets and politics. Suits people who like leading.
  • Enablement: Trainer or Instructional Designer → Sales Enablement Manager → Director of Revenue Enablement. Best-funded home for these skills, but you live under quota pressure.
  • Learning technology: LMS Administrator → Learning Technologist → Learning Systems Manager. Technical and stable, less design creativity. Suits tinkerers.
  • Freelance and consulting: Instructional Designer → Freelance ID → Independent consultant or studio. Freedom and upside, but income is lumpy, no benefits, and you sell as much as you build.

Hashtags worth following

#instructionaldesign, #instructionaldesigner, #learninganddevelopment, #LXD, #learningexperiencedesign, #talentdevelopment, #storyline, #elearning, #traininganddevelopment, #edtech