Internships

Administration/Director and Trustee Offices
The intern will help provide support for the administrative staff. This internship is geared toward students who are interested in arts administration. Applicants must have excellent writing and oral communication skills, superior telephone etiquette, excellent attention to detail, and strong organizational skills. Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Internet research are essential.

Communications
The intern will collect and organize clips about the Whitney Museum; help with press events; assemble press materials; and assist with photo and video shoots at the Museum.

Curatorial
Internships are available in the chief curator’s office, prewar painting and sculpture, postwar painting and sculpture, performance, permanent collection, new building project, drawing, prints, contemporary art, Andy Warhol Film Project, and film and video. Interns may assist with upcoming exhibitions, acquisitions, gifts, permanent collection research, the inaugural display for the new building, exhibition and artist proposals, and general administrative duties. Demonstrated interest in art history, previous research experience, and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

• Chief Curator: The intern will assist with research for the inaugural installation; acquisition and permanent collection related research for curatorial committee and painting and sculpture meetings. General administrative support.
• Drawing: The intern will assist with Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist and other upcoming exhibitions. The intern will also research potential acquisitions and provide administrative support for the drawing committee.
• Film and Video: The intern will research (including library research) for upcoming exhibitions, create checklists, prepare materials for committee members, and research potential acquisitions. Administrative work: archiving and organizing files related to film and video department over the past ten years.
• New Building Project: The intern will work on research projects associated with the new building project, specifically looking into installation specifications for works on the inaugural display checklist and object research to support label writing. Some work on image rights and reproductions is also expected. The intern will help construct and organize maquettes for laying out exhibitions and assist with some light administrative duties associated with the project and office move.
• Painting and Sculpture: The intern will assist with the inaugural exhibition by conducting permanent collection research, helping manage invitation lists, and assisting the core team during installation. The intern will assist with the painting and sculpture committee by conducting research for potential acquisitions, and compiling materials and PowerPoint presentations for meetings.
• Performance: The intern will assist with preparation for the new building, and building’s first year of performance programming by assisting with research and planning for the performance series kickoff.
• Prewar Painting and Sculpture: The intern will assist with upcoming exhibitions. Responsibilities: PowerPoint; making scale models for exhibition installation planning, assisting with exhibition installation, conducting library research on various prewar American artists, assistance with building an extensive archive of primary source material on a permanent collection artist, organizing mailings and invitation lists, and assisting with The Museum System (TMS) data entry and research.
• Prints and Special Collections: The intern will  assist with research and planning stages of the Frank Stella exhibition. Miscellaneous administrative curatorial responsibilities related to the permanent collection, the print acquisition committee, and day-to-day activities.
• Warhol Film Project: The intern will be involved with the following: creating (photocopy and organizing) packets of material to be sent to contributing writers; coordinating mailings of said packets; corresponding with writers regarding timely receipt of materials; managing flow of information; various research projects for senior curatorial assistant; assisting book writers during research trips to MoMA. Undergraduate senior or MA student preferred, film studies, art history and/or library science. 

Development: Development Records
The intern will work cooperatively within the team around Raiser’s Edge (the database system) to streamline and document procedures. Development records manages all aspects (entry of donations, data integrity, reporting, and analysis) of the Raiser’s Edge database. This intern will learn how to navigate the database, build data management skills, and understand fundraising concepts.

Development: Institutional Advancement
The intern will work with both the corporate and foundation and government relations departments. Responsibilities:  Assist the corporate partnerships team with research, stewardship, and benefit fulfillment throughout the course of Fall 2013; assist with assembling marketing kits and mailings for prospective and current corporate pembership and putting together press; books and other proposal and pitch materials for Sponsorship projects; help conduct research on companies and foundations for corporate membership purposes, program support, corporate sponsorship, and the Campaign; attend events on an as-needed basis and will be invited to participate in departmental and interdepartmental meetings

Development: Major Gifts
Under the supervision of the major gifts staff, interns assist with the following departmental activities: Research, drafting and producing letters and proposals, updating donor database records, event location scouting, and assistance with special events. Applicants must have strong oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to stay focused in a busy office environment. Experience with Raiser’s Edge is a plus. The internship is a great opportunity to learn about development and patron group management in a museum setting! Interns are eligible for regular employee discounts at the Museum restaurant and retail, as well as invitations to exhibition openings and free admission to most New York City museums. 

Development: Membership
Membership interns work with department staff on a variety of ongoing tasks and projects including ongoing customer service in person, over the phone, and over email; gift processing (including resolving problem payments and issues of donor intent); assisting in the preparation of email and print communications; assisting with event planning and execution including managing RSVPs and event check-in.

Development: Special Events
The intern will work closely with event coordinators and senior managers on tasks associated with upcoming events including  donor cultivation events, curator talks and tours, dinners, and the annual Art Party 2015, and a series of opening events for the new building. Duties include guest list and database management in addition to assisting with invitation mailings, event archiving, conducting guest list follow up, providing on-site assistance, and a number of administrative tasks.

Digital Media
The digital media department intern will help keep the Museum’s website, whitney.org, up to date while gaining hands-on experience with basic content management. Responsibilities include drafting webpages, adjusting and proposing page layouts, and generating video content including time-lapse of the Whitney’s new building, opening in spring 2015. The digital media intern will have opportunities to conduct research for Whitney Stories and assist with special projects as needed. Strong communication skills and knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and After Effects are preferred. Familiarity with Google Analytics is a plus.Education: Community and Access ProgramsThe intern will prepare materials for offsite community programs; assist with the creation of access materials for exhibitions; help with access programs including verbal description, touch and ASL tours.

Education: Docent Program
The intern will help build a new docent program webpage and assist with organizing information and communications; help archive audio files and their transcripts; and digitize and organize the education department Artist File archives.

Education: Interpretative Programs
Assist with digital media and research projects including interpretive materials, audio, video, and web content, research, compiling information, archiving, writing, preparation and formatting of web content, data entry, digitizing content, photography, and video.

Education: Public Programs
The intern will help with ongoing public programs (including symposia, the Annenberg Lecture, and courses) and assist with advance research for spring programs. Interns should be interested in event production, content research, and adult education.

Exhibitions and Collections Management
The intern will assist exhibition registration department in tasks related to the inaugural exhibition, opening in spring 2015.

Graphic Design
The intern will assist the graphic design department with responsibilities that range from designing small projects to trimming wall labels. Intern will attend meetings to gain an understanding of the internal process at the Museum. Requirements: graphic design degree and background

Marketing
The intern will research and report on arts nonprofit marketing and social media trends, maintain clip binders, create content for social media, maintain and update social media editorial calendar, assist in ad trafficking, create and track Google Adwords campaigns, track social media metrics on a weekly basis, and conduct ongoing general marketing research projects.

Publications
The intern will review archival publications contracts to determine which rights museum holds to past publications; review archival publications for seminal essays that could be repurposed/repackaged; proofread label copy; and fact check information on label copy.

Publications: Rights & Reproductions
The intern will scan transparencies and photographs for the Museum’s online collection; enter meta data for each scan (pixel width, length, size of file, photographer’s name and size of digital file; assist staff with obtaining images. Applicants must be proficient in Photoshop.

Research Resources (Library and Archives)
The intern will aid in organizing a new building resource center; provide archives relocation assistance; assist with general library circulation duties (paging, shelving); and complete special projects in cataloging or archives to be determined and commensurate with skills/experience/interest. Applicants must be enrolled in an MLIS program.