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How much do director learning development jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for director learning development in Baltimore, MD is $112,900.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $89,900.00 and $131,700.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a director of learning and development?

To thrive as a Director of Learning and Development, you need expertise in instructional design, organizational development, and adult learning theory, often supported by a degree in education, HR, or a related field. Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS), e-learning authoring tools, and certifications like CPLP or SHRM-CP is typically required. Strategic thinking, leadership, and strong communication skills help you drive change and foster a culture of continuous learning. These skills and qualities are crucial for aligning learning initiatives with business goals and ensuring workforce development.

What are the most common challenges faced by a director of learning and development when implementing new training programs across an organization?

One of the main challenges for Directors of Learning and Development is gaining buy-in from both leadership and employees for new training initiatives. Balancing diverse learning needs across different departments while ensuring consistency in delivery can also be complex. Additionally, measuring the effectiveness of programs and demonstrating their impact on business outcomes often requires careful planning and ongoing evaluation. Successful Directors typically overcome these challenges through strong communication, collaboration with stakeholders, and leveraging data-driven approaches to tailor and refine development strategies.

What is the difference between Director Learning Development vs Learning and Development Manager?

AspectDirector Learning DevelopmentLearning and Development Manager
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor’s degree in education, HR, or related field; often prefers advanced certifications like CPLP or ATD certificationsSimilar educational background; certifications like CPLP or ATD are common but less frequently required
Work EnvironmentStrategic leadership role overseeing multiple teams or departments, involved in high-level planningOperational role focused on implementing training programs and managing teams
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large organizations across various industries, especially where training is a strategic priorityCommon in organizations of all sizes, often as a mid-level position within HR or Learning departments

The main difference between a Director Learning Development and a Learning and Development Manager lies in scope and seniority. The Director typically leads strategic initiatives and manages multiple teams, while the Manager focuses on executing training programs and day-to-day operations. Both roles require similar credentials but differ in responsibilities and organizational level.

What does a director learning development do?

A director of learning development oversees the design, implementation, and evaluation of training programs to enhance employee skills and organizational performance. They often manage teams, collaborate with leadership, and utilize learning management systems to ensure effective training delivery and alignment with business goals.

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Infographic showing various Director Learning Development job openings in Baltimore, MD as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 15% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $112,900 per year, or $54.3 per hour.

Director, Career Development

Baltimore, MD • On-site

Maryland Institute College of Art
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 201 - 500 employees
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Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job description

Welcome to the official site for employment opportunities at MICA. At MICA, we empower our employees to use their talent in a variety of ways. We are pleased that you are interested in career opportunities offered at MICA.

Job Title: Director of Career Development

Department: Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development

Division: Academic Affairs

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: 9

Range: $76,100 - $98,900

Union: N/A

Reports to: Associate Provost for Faculty and Student Affairs

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) seeks a Director of Career Development to lead the Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development and advance the College's work in career and professional development, experiential learning, employer and alumni engagement, and post-graduation success.

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Faculty and Student Affairs, the Director leads a collaborative team serving undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni. The Director will help shape an approach to career development that is integrated with the student learning experience and responsive to the ways artists, designers, educators, entrepreneurs, and other creative professionals build their careers.

At MICA, career development extends beyond preparing students to find their first job. Students pursue careers across a wide range of creative, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, educational, and commercial settings, often moving among employment, freelance and contract work, entrepreneurship, and independent creative practice. The Director will help students connect their academic and creative development with professional identity, applied experience, and sustainable pathways after graduation.

A significant focus of the position will be experiential learning. Working with faculty, academic leaders, alumni, employers, industry partners, and community organizations, the Director will help expand opportunities that connect academic learning with professional practice. These may include internships, project-based experiences, mentorship, employer and alumni engagement, portfolio reviews, professional exposure, and other forms of applied learning.

The Director will also serve as an important institutional partner in strengthening MICA's relationships with the creative economy of Baltimore and beyond.

Responsibilities

The Director will:

  • Provide strategic leadership for the Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development and supervise a collaborative team responsible for career advising, employer relations, internships, programming, and student-facing services.

  • Lead the planning, development, implementation, and assessment of career and professional development programs serving undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni.

  • Work with faculty, academic leaders, and the Design + Innovation Hub and Center for Creative Impact to integrate career and professional development more fully into the student experience across MICA's majors, co-majors, programs, and concentrations.

  • Provide leadership, in partnership with faculty and academic leaders, for the development and expansion of experiential learning opportunities that connect academic learning with professional practice and external partnerships.

  • Develop relationships with employers, alumni, industry partners, parents, and community organizations that generate internships, mentorship, project-based experiences, portfolio reviews, professional exposure, employment, freelance opportunities, and other pathways into professional practice.

  • Serve as Career Development's primary liaison and strategic partner to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE), strengthening connections among career development, entrepreneurship, and creative practice.

  • Collaborate with the School of Creative and Professional Studies (SCPS) on workforce development, continuing education, employer partnerships, certificate opportunities, and lifelong career engagements.

  • Oversee MICA's internship-for-credit program and ensure compliance with applicable institutional, state, and federal requirements.

  • Engage employers across art, design, creative, nonprofit, entrepreneurial, educational, and related industries and expand opportunities available to MICA students and graduates.

  • Lead the First Destination Survey and work with Institutional Research to assess career outcomes, program utilization, graduate success, and the effectiveness of Career Development programs.

  • Collaborate with Institutional Research and campus partners on Maryland Higher Education Commission reporting, federal Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability requirements, and other reporting expectations related to graduate and career outcomes.

  • Monitor economic, workforce, policy, immigration, and industry trends affecting the professional opportunities available to MICA students and graduates and help the College respond to changes in the employment environment.

  • Represent MICA in regional and national conversations related to career development, creative industries, experiential learning, and workforce development.

  • Manage the Center's budget and resources and participate in grant reporting and donor stewardship in collaboration with Advancement and Finance.

  • Maintain strong partnerships across Academic Affairs, Alumni and Parent Relations, Advancement, Admissions, and other areas of the College.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

The Successful Candidate

We are particularly interested in candidates who see career development as part of the educational experience and who are interested in building internal and external connections among academic learning, creative practice, professional development, and experiential learning.

The successful candidate will bring:

  • Strong knowledge of career development, student development, experiential and applied learning, and career readiness practices.

  • An understanding of the professional environment facing artists, designers, educators, entrepreneurs, and other creative professionals.

  • Experience developing partnerships among faculty, employers, alumni, industry, and community organizations.

  • The ability to develop experiential opportunities that extend student learning beyond the classroom.

  • Experience leading a student-centered and service-oriented team.

  • Strong supervisory, coaching, and staff development skills.

  • Experience with employer engagement, internship programs, career advising, professional development, or related work.

  • Strong program development, project management, assessment, and organizational skills.

  • The ability to use data to assess programs, understand student and graduate outcomes, and inform priorities.

  • An entrepreneurial and collaborative approach to developing programs and partnerships.

  • Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

  • The ability to work effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, donors, parents, community partners, and institutional leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a related field, e.g. Student Affairs, Arts Administration, Art Education, Art or Design

  • Progressive professional experience in career services, teaching, advising, student affairs, or arts administration enterprises

  • An active commitment to equity in all forms, including the ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives

  • Knowledge of the professional environment and competencies for fine and commercial artists/designers and related fields

  • Demonstrated ability to conduct strategic planning for a complex operation with an educational environment

  • Ability to communicate effectively with both external and internal constituencies, including the ability to conceive and present complex information to trustees, parents, donors, and the MICA community

  • Collaborative, entrepreneurial, proactive style, with excellent human relations skills

  • Demonstrated ability to forge relationships and orchestrate connections on and off campus

  • Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage a team

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of the needs and challenges facing artists, designers, and educators in their career search

  • Experience in higher education, art and design education, creative industries, entrepreneurship, or experiential learning.

  • Experience managing internship programs or employer engagement initiatives.

  • Experience with first-destination data, graduate outcomes reporting, or institutional assessment.

  • Familiarity with FLSA considerations related to internships and experiential learning.

Reporting to this position: Assistant Directors of Career Advising, Assistant Director for Employer Relations, Assistant Director for Internships, Administrative Coordinator.

Conditions of Employment:

  • Satisfactory background check

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)

  • Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually (minimal, moderate, or high).

  • Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment. (additional training may be added, SEE: EHS Manager training schedule)

About the Role

This position offers an opportunity to help MICA continue to develop a broader approach to career and professional development-one that begins during the student experience, draws upon the expertise of faculty and alumni, builds stronger relationships with employers and industry, and creates meaningful opportunities for students to learn through professional practice.

The Director will be an important partner in ensuring that MICA students leave the College not only with a strong creative education, but with the experiences, relationships, knowledge, and confidence needed to build a life of creative and professional practice.

Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all programs, facilities, and activities provided by Maryland Institute College of Art, including but not limited to admission, educational programs, and employment.

Applicants must apply online for each job in which they are interested. You will not be considered for any job for which you have not specifically applied. We do not accept applications via email, U.S. mail, or fax. Successful candidates for any staff or faculty positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.

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