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About the Role
The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for rising Juniors and above, including Graduate students, enrolled in an accredited academic program. Interns are assigned to a specific department for the duration of the internship.
Responsibilities
- Assist with preparation for upcoming Whitney exhibitions and press events.
- Research and develop lists for targeted press outreach.
- Compile press images and materials for press kits.
- Organize materials for press previews and track event RSVPs.
- Monitor and track media coverage of the museum and its exhibitions and programs.
- Contribute to weekly press highlights reporting.
- Update earned media impressions, press clipping highlights, and collect top press quotes for exhibition reports.
- Assist with maintenance of the press database in Raiser’s Edge.
- Assist with promotion of public programs and events through calendar listing submissions.
Requirements
- Rising Juniors and above (to include Graduate students) enrolled in an accredited academic program.
- Commitment of 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong writing, editing, and research skills.
- Interest in public relations and communications, as well as modern and contemporary American art.
- Computer skills: Microsoft Outlook, Google Drive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Research
- Public relations
- Communications
- Modern and contemporary American art
- Microsoft Outlook
- Google Drive
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Raiser's Edge software
- Media monitoring software
- Content management system
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Undergraduate (Junior and above)
- Graduate
Salary/Compensations
- $3,000 stipend
Benefits
- Paid internship
- Training on Raiser’s Edge software
- Training on media monitoring software
- Training on content management system for the Whitney’s press site
- Training on other essential departmental procedures
About the Company
- The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- The museum has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years.
- The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States.
- Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
Equal Opportunity
- The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law.
- The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
- The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.