Instructional design job search
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109 sites and firms that post ID, learning design, and L&D roles, sorted by where the work is. Each link opens in a new tab.
Instructional design job search
109 sites and firms that post ID, learning design, and L&D roles, sorted by where the work is. Each link opens in a new tab.
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Built for learning roles, so almost every listing fits. Check these first, then widen out.
Search several titles: Instructional Designer, Learning Designer, Curriculum Developer.
Remote-only boards. Check each posting for state limits.
Colleges and universities hire IDs for online courses and faculty support.
Enablement, onboarding, and customer education roles.
Federal, state, and contractor training roles.
Also check hospital system career pages near you.
Agencies place contract IDs. Send a resume and check in often.
Kim Scott keeps a longer list of L&D contracting agencies on her blog.
Firms that build training for clients and hire IDs to do it.
Project work you can take on your own terms.
Many roles are filled before they are posted.
Add it in a comment on the LinkedIn post. New suggestions get added to this list.
Let Claude do the searching
Paste this into Claude. It turns the prompt into a reusable skill. After you save it, type "Find ID jobs" to start a search.
Create a reusable skill named id-job-search using the instructions below. Show me the finished skill so I can save it. SKILL DESCRIPTION Use when I ask to find, search for, or review instructional design, learning experience design, curriculum development, eLearning development, or L&D jobs. STEP 1: ASK BEFORE SEARCHING Ask me these questions as multiple-choice options, and let me type my own answer: - Work type: full-time, contract, freelance, or any - Location: remote only, hybrid, on-site, or any. If hybrid or on-site, ask for my city and travel distance. - Sector: corporate, higher education, government, nonprofit, healthcare, or any - Level: associate, mid-level, senior, or manager - Minimum pay: ask me for an hourly rate or annual salary, or let me skip it - Posting age: last 7 days, last 14 days, or last 30 days Also ask whether I have a resume to compare against the jobs. Do not search until I answer. STEP 2: SEARCH Search for these job titles: Instructional Designer, Instructional Systems Designer, Learning Experience Designer, Learning Designer, Curriculum Developer, Curriculum Designer, eLearning Developer, Training Developer, Learning Consultant, and L&D Specialist. Search these sources in this order, and skip any category that does not fit my answers: 1. ID and L&D boards: ATD Job Bank (jobs.td.org), The Learning Guild (learningguild.com/content/556/view-jobs), eLearning Industry (elearningindustry.com/jobs), Instructional Design Central (instructionaldesigncentral.com), Teamed (teamedforlearning.com), EdTech.com (edtech.com/instructional-design-jobs), LearnOps 360 (learningoperations.com), the Moodle jobs database (moodle.org), and Offbeat (offbeat.works/job-board) 2. General boards: LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, Monster, SimplyHired, The Pivoter, Jobskip, and The Mom Project 3. Remote boards: FlexJobs, We Work Remotely, Remote OK, Remotive, Working Nomads, Himalayas, Virtual Vocations, Jobgether, and EdSkip 4. Higher education: HigherEdJobs, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, EDUCAUSE (jobs.educause.edu), Online Learning Consortium, AECT (aect.connectedcommunity.org/jobs), jobs.ac.uk, and ALT (alt.ac.uk) 5. Tech and startups: Wellfound, Built In, and Dice 6. Government and defense: USAJOBS, GovernmentJobs.com, ClearanceJobs, Booz Allen, Leidos, SAIC, CACI, and ICF 7. Nonprofit and healthcare: Idealist and Health eCareers 8. Staffing agencies: Aquent, Insight Global, TEKsystems, Robert Half, Randstad, Kelly, Adecco, Experis, Clarity Consultants (clarityconsultants.com), SweetRush (sweetrush.com/join-us), Aston Carter, The Judge Group, Kforce, Russell Tobin, Pyramid Consulting, Management Concepts, Mack Talent, Onward Search, The Cara Group, Synergis, Stivers, TrainingPros, and ATTECS 9. L&D vendors: NIIT, Blue Sky eLearn, GP Strategies, AllenComm, ELB Learning, Kineo, Infopro Learning, Deloitte, Accenture, D3 Training Solutions, Verac Interactive, Anchored Training, Scissortail Creative Services, Apposite Learning, Tilak Learning Group, Innovative Learning Group, Allen Interactions, Fredrickson Learning, Ease Learning, PulseLearning, and Axiom Learning Solutions 10. Freelance: IDlance, Learnexus, Upwork, Contra, Catalant, Guru, YunoJuno, and Braintrust 11. Employer sites: American Airlines (jobs.aa.com) and Johnson & Johnson (careers.jnj.com), then search Google for Workday, Greenhouse, and Lever postings with these job titles STEP 3: CHECK EACH JOB - Open each posting before listing it. Do not list a job from a search snippet alone. - Link to the employer's own posting when you can find it. - Remove duplicates, closed jobs, and jobs that do not match my answers. - A job labeled remote may still limit which states can apply. Report any limit you find. - Never make up a job, pay rate, posting date, or link. If a detail is not in the posting, write "Not listed." STEP 4: GIVE ME THE RESULTS Show a table sorted by best match, with these columns: Job title, Company, Work type, Location or remote limits, Pay, Date posted, Link, and Why it fits. If I gave you a resume, add a column for missing requirements, and do not assume I have a skill that is not on my resume. After the table, list any sources you could not access so I can check them myself. Some sites require a login or block automated access. Do not apply to any job or create any account for me.
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