Existing employer? Sign in
L'Oréal
Director of Curriculum
🇺🇸
Hybrid - New York City, New York
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$139K - $201K
💻
Instructional Design
🗓️
August 31st, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
L'Oréal is hiring a Director of Curriculum for Redken Education within its Professional Products Division. The Director leads strategic planning, development, and modernization of educational curricula, integrating digital learning and coordinating high-profile training events to support artists, educators, and salon partners.
Highlights
- Lead curriculum strategy, organization, and modernization for Redken's educational programs.
- Integrate digital learning tools with traditional and hybrid educational content.
- Manage centralized digital asset libraries for curriculum materials.
- Conduct train-the-trainer sessions and quality assurance for curriculum delivery.
- Collaborate with Events and Marketing teams to develop content for major educational events and shows.
- Oversee Salon Ambassador Program curriculum, including induction and ongoing development.
- Required 7-10+ years in instructional design or educational leadership in professional beauty, preferably with a cosmetology license.
- Expertise in multi-channel adult education curricula and event/stage production coordination.
- Proficient in PowerPoint presentation design and executive-level communication.
- Compensation ranges from $138,500 to $200,800 plus competitive benefits and flexible work policies.
Director of Curriculum Full Description
Director, Curriculum & Developmement
Permanent
Training & Education
Full - Time
31-Aug-2026
Training & Education
Full - Time
31-Aug-2026
Director of Curriculum, Redken
Job Title: Director of Curriculum
Department: Redken Education / Professional Products Division (PPD)
Reports To: AVP Training and Curriculum
Location: NYC - 10 Hudson Yards
Department: Redken Education / Professional Products Division (PPD)
Reports To: AVP Training and Curriculum
Location: NYC - 10 Hudson Yards
Who We Are:
For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.
At L’Oréal Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably, and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Biolage, Matrix and Pureology.
Role Description:
The Director of Curriculum leads the strategic direction, modernization, and ongoing development of Redken’s education and training offerings. This role is responsible for architecting high-impact learning programs across brand launches, events, digital platforms, and ambassador initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines strong instructional design, strategic educational planning, digital learning integration, and high-profile event coordination to elevate educational standards and drive commercial success for artists, educators, and salon partners.
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum Strategy & Development
- Architect & Organize: Lead the overall strategic structure, planning, and organization of Redken’s entire educational curriculum portfolio.
- Modernize & Evolve: Continuously innovate, modernize, and update educational content to align with industry trends and new product innovations/launches.
- Digital Integration: Seamlessly integrate modern digital elements and interactive learning tools into all traditional and hybrid curriculum assets.
- Content Management: Maintain a centralized, organized, and up-to-date digital asset library for all curriculum materials.
- Stakeholder Feedback & Alignment: Gather continuous feedback from key Artists and Regional Educators (REs) to evaluate program effectiveness and align leadership on key high-priority programs to elevate.
Curriculum Facilitation & Quality Assurance (Curriculum Training)
- Train the Trainer: Lead train-the-trainer sessions to prepare internal and external teams to teach the Redken Curriculum effectively.
- Quality Audit & Review: Attend select live class deliveries to observe instruction, evaluate reception of new programs, and gather actionable feedback for continuous content improvement.
Event Education & Show Execution
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with the Events and Marketing teams to define, develop, and structure curriculum content for major events (e.g., mainstage shows, classroom workshops).
- Talent Alignment: Recommend and align on the selection of featured Artists for key educational events.
- Briefing & Content Prep: Create and refine event PowerPoint decks based on run-of-show flows, and brief participating Artists alongside the show production team.
- On-Site Leadership & Coaching:
- Partner with show execution teams (Show Callers, Backstage Teams) to set up on-site operations.
- Serve on-site for key events to brief, guide, and coach education teams.
- Post-Event Debrief: Lead debrief meetings following major events to capture key learnings and measure impact.
Salon Ambassador Program
- Trainer Collaboration: Partner with the teams who lead the Salon Ambassador program to understand the needs and propose curriculum content
- Curriculum Design: Oversee content development for the Salon Ambassador Program spanning both the induction phase and ongoing development tracks.
- Ongoing Program Maintenance: Ensure Salon Ambassadors receive regular, standardized curriculum updates and enhancements with new launches and brand priorities.
Qualifications & Competencies
- Experience: 7–10+ years of experience in instructional design, educational strategy, curriculum development, or education leadership within the professional beauty or salon industry. Cosmetology license strongly preferred.
- Instructional Design & Digital Learning: Deep expertise in developing multi-channel adult education curricula, blending physical classroom delivery with digital learning tech.
- Event & Stage Production Literacy: Strong experience coordinating educational content for large-scale stage shows, hair events, and professional tradeshows.
- Presentation & Presentation Design: High proficiency in structuring and designing executive-level presentations (PowerPoint) tailored to dynamic event flows.
- Stakeholder & Artist Management: Exceptional interpersonal and coaching skills, with a proven ability to train, influence, and lead senior artists and brand educators.
- Strategic Vision & Organization: Superior organizational skills with the ability to manage complex curriculum libraries and drive long-term educational strategy.
What’s In It For You:
- Salary Range: $138,500-$200,800 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)
- Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
- Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
- Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
- Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
- Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
- Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [email protected]. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.
Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.
- You can apply to up to three jobs within a rolling 30-day window.
- You cannot withdraw your application once you applied, so please make sure to choose a job that matches your dreams.
- Please visit "Your Application Space" to see the jobs you have already applied to.
- Please don’t create another account with a different email. If you do so, your account might be merged and your application record will be deleted.
Similar Jobs
Learning Experience Designer
Relativity
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Illinois
Lead Instructional Design Training Specialist
Stryker
🇺🇸 Remote - US
Instructional Designer
STERIS
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Mentor, Ohio
Instructional Designer - School of Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Houston, Texas
Instructional Designer/Web-Based Training Developer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Livermore, California
