EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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At MIAD, we prepare students to become forward-thinking, creative practitioners in the visual arts. We invite you to learn more about opportunities for employment in our learning-centered and student-focused community.
Director of Galleries & Community Engagement (Full-Time)
The Director of Galleries & Community Engagement is an energetic, mission-driven community builder who leads MIAD’s gallery experiences to support learning, foster dialogue, and demonstrate the cultural value of art and design. The Director integrates curatorial vision, exhibition design, collections care, archives oversight, donor stewardship, and public programming to create meaningful connections among MIAD students, faculty, staff, and community partners.
This position oversees operations of MIAD’s publicly accessible galleries—the Frederick Layton Gallery, Brooks Stevens Gallery, and 160 Gallery—along with exhibition programming, management of MIAD’s Art & Design Collections, and the on-campus archives. The Director also coordinates artwork displays in campus spaces for special events and manages external gallery partnerships, including MKE Airport, M3 Insurance, and University Towers.
For more information, download the position announcement. Initial review of applications will begin Oct. 13, 2025 and continue until the position has been filled.
Admissions Counselor (Full-Time)
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) seeks candidates for a full-time Admissions Counselor to join our team with an anticipated start date in October 2025.
The Admissions Counselor participates in the execution of recruitment activities, including successful management of assigned territories. Responsibilities include representing the College at high schools, college fairs, and portfolio days; conducting on campus interviews and tours; reviewing portfolios of visual art; and timely processing of inquiry/applicant data. This role requires independent regional and national travel, as well as evening and weekend work.
For more information, download the position announcement. Initial review of applications will begin Oct. 6, 2025 and continue until the position has been filled.
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) seeks an Assistant Director of Financial Aid. The Assistant Director of Financial Aid manages multiple financial aid programs, assists with the review and development of policies and procedures ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations and institutional requirements, and provides compassionate, student-centered service and expert guidance to financial aid applicants and their families throughout the financial aid application process; determines eligibility within the parameters of institutional, state, and federal requirements.
For more information, download the position announcement. Initial review of applications will begin Aug. 25, 2025 and continue until the position has been filled.
About MIAD
For over 50 years, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has provided a transformative creative education, igniting curiosity through art, design, and service. As Wisconsin’s leading private, nonprofit art and design college, MIAD prepares students for diverse, fulfilling, and financially rewarding careers through innovative, entrepreneurial thinking in a student-focused community.
Today, MIAD enrolls over 800 students annually in its nationally ranked BFA programs, including Communication Design, Illustration, Animation Track (Illustration), Product Design, Fashion and Apparel Design, Fine Art + New Studio Practice, and Interior Architecture and Design. Student enrollment has grown 40% in the past decade, with a strong emphasis on innovation, empathy, and community engagement.
Beyond the classroom, MIAD fosters cultural experiences and community impact through robust youth programs, nonprofit partnerships, and corporate collaborations, strengthening Milwaukee’s creative economy.
Looking forward, MIAD remains a dynamic educational and creative force, addressing broad societal needs through action, intention, and expression.
Equal Opportunity Employer
MIAD is committed to a teaching, learning, and working environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. The college prohibits students, employees, contractors, volunteers, and visitors from engaging in discrimination and harassment based on any individual’s age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, religion, arrest record, conviction record, military service, veteran status, use or nonuse of lawful products off MIAD premises during nonworking hours, and any other legally protected characteristic. This prohibition applies to all of MIAD’s educational programs and activities—including admissions—as well as all employment actions, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, and benefits.