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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. This internship focuses on Interpretation and Educational Content, aiming to provide audiences with the context needed to understand and engage with art.

Responsibilities

• Help with preparation and production of upcoming exhibition content for multimedia guide and extended object labels.
• Assist with research, production, and archiving of exhibition files and interpretive materials and content for onsite and online access.
• Prepare and archive audio stops and digital content assets such as extended object labels and section texts.
• Conduct research on current and upcoming exhibitions, the Whitney Education department history, and other research projects.
• Assist with quality assurance for the multimedia guide for the Whitney’s exhibitions.
• Assist with audio and video content production.
• Ensure consistency across platforms for organizing schedules.
• Participate in in-gallery observations and evaluation of the way interpretive materials are being used and how visitors engage with tours and discussions.
• Participate in docent and educator tour observation and feedback.
• Assist with arranging and producing audio and video interviews with exhibiting artists.
• Help with initiating multimedia interpretive projects for upcoming exhibitions.
• Write blogposts about Education programs.

Requirements

• Rising Juniors and above (to include Graduate students) enrolled in an accredited academic program.
• Some art history background.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interest and skill level in research and writing.
• Ability to use WordPress or similar, Excel, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
• Ability to use digital equipment such as audio recorders and digital cameras.

Skills

• Research
• Writing
• Archiving digital skills
• Producing interpretive materials
• Using digital equipment and software for audio and video production
• Pedagogical approaches
• Visitor-centered engagement
• WordPress
• Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Google Suite
• Audio recorders
• Digital cameras

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• In person
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Internship

Education Level

• Rising Juniors and above
• Graduate students

Salary/Compensations

• $3000 stipend

Benefits

• Training in research and archiving methods
• Training in writing and editing
• Training in scheduling and organization software
• Training in producing interpretive materials
• Training in using digital equipment and software for audio and video production

About the Company

• The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
• The museum has been championing innovative American art for 86 years.
• The Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve diverse audiences.
• The museum is a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to 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, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, 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.