Every open Learning and Development role Shep found on company job boards, and the guide to landing one: who to follow, where to look, what pays.
Straight from company job boards. Free, no account.
135 open Learning and Development roles, 0 new since yesterday.
One email at 6 AM with the Learning and Development roles Shep found overnight. Nothing else.
Finding the role is step one. Most searches break after Apply.
Find the role. Know the field. Run the follow-up. Laid off, pushed out, or quietly planning your exit, you are in the right place. Here is how to run the search, what a portfolio needs, and which titles pay more for the same work.
Run the first ten minutes of your search.
The market right now
From every open Learning and Development role on the board. Nothing estimated.
Of 135 open Learning and Development roles, 92 posted base pay, from $51K to $389K.
Base only, in USD. Roles without posted pay are left out, so this leans toward states that require a range. A figure under $20K or over $1M a year is left out as a typo.
The most open L&D roles, of 118 companies hiring now.
Who to follow
Follow them to understand the field, not to ask for anything.
14 people, picked by hand
Instructional designer, trainer, teacher
Posts open L&D roles daily, ten years in curriculum design and staff development behind the picks.
Follow forDaily L&D job posts
LinkedIn, Benjamin Erwin (opens in a new tab)LD&E instructional designer, video editor, facilitator
Working ID who posts L&D openings alongside ADDIE and video production craft.
Follow forPosts L&D openings
LinkedIn, Rachael Pearson, MEd (opens in a new tab)Learning Experience Design Consultant, Syniad Learning
Writes plainly about branching scenarios and AI-assisted design, how-to not hot takes.
Follow forBranching scenario design
LinkedIn, Christy Tucker (opens in a new tab)Founder and Principal Consultant, Evolve
Pushes evidence-informed design and A/B testing over engagement theatre, five posts a week.
Follow forEvidence-informed design
LinkedIn, Tom McDowall (opens in a new tab)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.
Follow forWeekly tool roundup
LinkedIn, Mike Taylor (opens in a new tab)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.
Follow forBehaviour change design
LinkedIn, Julie Dirksen (opens in a new tab)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.
Follow forPortfolio and market reality
LinkedIn, Devlin Peck (opens in a new tab)Founder, IDOL Academy
Coaches teachers and career changers into corporate ID and runs a placement arm, so posts carry hiring signal.
Follow forTeacher to ID pivots
LinkedIn, Robin Sargent, PhD (opens in a new tab)Head of Instructional Design, MIT xPRO
Working ID who teaches newcomers, mixes craft with honest career guidance.
Follow forWorking ID career advice
LinkedIn, Luke Hobson, EdD (opens in a new tab)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.
Follow forGetting paid properly
LinkedIn, Cara North (opens in a new tab)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.
Follow forWhere the field is going
LinkedIn, Donald H Taylor (opens in a new tab)Founder, Steal These Thoughts
Weekly tool reviews and playbooks on the tech reshaping how L&D actually works.
Follow forAI tools and playbooks
LinkedIn, Ross Stevenson (opens in a new tab)Founder, DOMS AI
Runs structured tests of AI in instructional design rather than opinion, the best signal on where the craft is moving.
Follow forAI in instructional design
LinkedIn, Dr Philippa Hardman (opens in a new tab)Creator of Action Mapping, independent consultant
Coined the performance-first method used to push back on order-taker training, still publishing in 2026.
Follow forKilling irrelevant training
LinkedIn, Cathy Moore (opens in a new tab)Curated by hand, last updated Sept 22. Know who is missing? Tell us.
Where to look, read and talk
The boards that carry openings, the communities worth joining, and a few reads. Subscribe to a few, skip the rest.
L&D job board
The L&D-only board, plus courses, templates and speaker opportunities.
782 roles, updated daily
Professional association
The job bank behind the Association for Talent Development.
Largest US body
Membership community
Articles, webinars and events, with a job board behind free membership.
Free tier unlocks it
Media site and job board
Career guides and resources with a dedicated instructional design board.
High traffic
LinkedIn page
EdTech and adjacent L&D roles, useful for the learning technology track.
Posts roles regularly
Vendor community
Articulate community. Training, tutorials, examples and project showcases.
Largest ID community
Resource hub
Courses, tools, resources and a community for learning designers.
Courses and community
Professional association
International Society for Performance Improvement, home of performance consulting.
Smaller, niche
LinkedIn group
Weekday L&D job reposts, each tied to a real person. Run by L&D consultant Bobby Brooks.
838 members
Private Slack · Free, 5,000+ members
Networking, challenges and peer support, with a jobs channel. Built by 360Learning.
Join ↗
Membership · Free tier available
Free membership unlocks the job board. Paid tiers add research and event access.
Join ↗
Community + events · $10 a month, $75 a year
Training, Learning and Development Community. Live events, private Slack and an archive.
Join ↗
Free community · Free to join
Events and portfolio feedback, tied to a 73,000 subscriber channel.
Join ↗
Community · Free, 5,000+ readers
The Learning Brief, a biweekly round-up of events and discussions from the community.
Join ↗
Paid cohort · 3,300+ alumni
GNPEC-authorised, 24 weeks, 16 Credly badges. Application and tuition required.
Open ↗
Christy Tucker · Roughly weekly
Scenario design and tools from a working consultant, with a remote ID jobs guide.
Read ↗Luke Hobson, EdD · Biweekly
ID practice and careers with practitioner guests.
Listen ↗Prepare your position
There is no single L&D ladder. There are five, they pay differently, and you can switch tracks later than you think.
Same work, different words, and some of them pay more. Search all of them, not just yours.
Two roles, same tasks, different band. Worth knowing which one you are applying to.
| The title you have | Typical pay | The title to search | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Designer, higher ed | $58,828 | Instructional Designer, corporate | $85,452 |
| Corporate Trainer | $55,000 to $70,000 | Sales / Revenue Enablement Manager | $110,000 to $150,000 |
| Instructional Designer | $79,711 | Learning Experience Designer | $90,000 to $110,000 |
| Training Coordinator | $50,000 to $60,000 | Learning Program Manager | $100,000 to $120,000 |
Ranges from our research pack (July 2026), not a salary survey. Treat them as calibration points and check them against live postings.
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