Twelve-Month Internship at The Museum of Modern Art.
DEADLINE: June 20, 2012
DATES: September 10, 2012–September 6, 2013
Full-time, 12-Month internships with stipends are offered for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a museum career. The focused departmental training is integrated with the fall, spring, and summer lecture series and complemented with financial provisions for the interns to attend an international art event related to their field of interest. 12-Month internships provide training in specific museum fields through close work with a professional staff member, familiarity with modern and contemporary art through seminars and discussions, and an educational program that exposes interns to the workings of the Museum as a whole and considers the role of museums in the broader cultural context. 12-Month interns will also be given the opportunity to develop and regularly deliver public gallery talks about the Museum’s collection.
Below are descriptions and requirements for the eight 12-Month Internship positions for 2012–2013.
Community and Access Programs Internship, Department of Education
Description: Major responsibilities include organizing and coordinating various Access Programs, including those for individuals who are blind, partially sighted, deaf, hard of hearing, or have developmental disabilities or Alzheimer’s disease. The intern will coordinate volunteers, sign language interpreters, captioners, and educators related to Education programs, and will help to administer programs across the department. This intern will also be responsible for office tasks such as managing art supply inventory and orders, documenting programs and partnerships, taking reservations for programs, and transcribing materials for exhibitions and videos. Finally, the intern will have the opportunity to participate in educator training and teach in the galleries.
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have an interest in accessible art museum programming, enjoy interacting with the public, and experience working with people with disabilities or community groups. The candidate should have the ability to multitask, be extremely organized, and be able to successfully execute both administrative and program-oriented projects. Fluency in a foreign language, including American Sign Language, is preferable.
Digital Learning Internship, Department of Education
Description: Primary responsibilities include creating and producing multimedia, assisting in the creation of educational websites, and coordinating educational resources for the web. The intern will also help with technology needs across the Education Department—creating creative Powerpoint slides, resizing images, and teaching basic image and video editing software (iMovie, Garageband, Screenflow, or other screen-capture software).
Requirements: Facility and comfort with social media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube. Experience with shooting, editing, and producing video. Knowledge of applications such as Photoshop, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Garageband, Audacity, and Screenflow (or other screen-capture applications). Knowledge of MS Office applications (primarily Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Experience with online learning environments, such as Blackboard or Moodle (from the position of a student is fine). Experience with blogging applications such as Blogger or WordPress. Experience using iTunes, Vimeo, and YouTube for uploading and downloading content. Experience teaching, ideally in a museum or community setting. An interest in education, educational theory, and the future of education in the digital age. The intern should have exceptional organizational skills.
Public Programs Internship, Department of Education
Description: The intern will provide support to the Adult and Academic Programs area of the Department of Education. Tasks include coordinating monthly gallery talks, maintaining daily correspondence, monitoring Brown Bag Lunch Lectures, assisting in research and set-up for evening programs, and liaising with program participants, MoMA staff, volunteers, and Audio Visual staff. The intern will learn all of the details implicit in making a program run successfully, including marketing and ticketing. The intern will also have the opportunity to put together his or her own program, executing all of the steps of organizing a program from conception to realization.
Requirements: The ideal candidate has the ability to multitask, is extremely organized and is able to successfully execute both administrative and research-oriented projects. The intern works collaboratively and helps to create new ways for audiences to engage with modern and contemporary art. The position requires a candidate who enjoys interacting with the public and with a range of staff and program participants and confronts last-minute, logistical, or personnel challenges with ease. The intern must be available to work at public programs in the evenings.
The Louise Bourgeois Internship, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books
Description: The internship will introduce the candidate to a range of the essential activities of a curatorial department, which may range from research and collections management, to assisting with acquisitions, loans, and exhibition and catalogue production. The collection of prints and illustrated books, numbering some 55,000 objects, is housed within the department offices, so the intern will work directly with art objects, after requisite conservation training. In addition, the department’s Study Center, which services approximately 1,000 visitors per year (including classes), is integral to its curatorial mission and the intern may assist with activities there. In general, the intern will be involved with various aspects of the department programs, under the guidance of the curatorial and administrative staff, with hopes of fostering his or her future involvement in the field of prints and illustrated books. This internship is named in honor of artist Louise Bourgeois, whose extensive work in printmaking comprises an archive within the Museum’s collection.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have an art history background. Any previous experience working in a museum, generally, or with works on paper, specifically, would be helpful, but is not essential.
Painting and Sculpture Internship
Description: The intern will work across this curatorial department, conducting research on a wide range of topics, from works in the Museum’s collection to upcoming exhibition subjects. The intern will also assist with general administrative tasks for the department. The intern may also participate in facilitating the acquisitions process and in the planning of gallery changes.
Requirements: The ideal candidate has a demonstrated interest in curatorial practice. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritize are essential to the position. Strong research skills are a plus. Background in art history with coursework in modern art preferred. Foreign language fluency a plus.
Office of COO and Finance Internship
Description: Works closely with the Chief of Staff to the COO to ensure that the many Museum stakeholders are being served appropriately. Collaborates with the Chief of Staff to the COO in project tracking related to strategic initiatives within the COO and CFO area, developing a museum-wide view of the organization. Performs general administrative duties, including routing phone and e-mail traffic, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements. Processes invoices and prepares travel and entertainment expense reports in accordance with MoMA policies. Responds to general inquiries on behalf of department, ensuring that communication is accurate, timely, and consistent with other Museum initiatives. Maintains general organization of office in accordance with records-management policies. Assists in preparation of various finance/budget reports. Performs basic analysis of department budgets and answers basic budgetary questions from Museum departments.
Requirements: Academic background in business or related field. Strong oral and written communication skills and project management skills. High level of diplomacy, accountability, judgment, and accountability. Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel. Ability to maintain composure in a sometimes stressful environment. An interest in cultural institutions is a plus.
Research and Development Internship
Description: Assists the Director of Research and Development in all areas. Performs administrative and research tasks in the context of R&D functions: coordinates the interaction with curatorial departments and committees (i.e. Digital Strategy Task Force and Editorial Committee); researches topics, companies, individuals, and technologies of immediate and long-term relevance to R&D; keeps track of pertinent topics in publications, blogs, and social networks; prepares mailings and briefings for selected MoMA staff; maintains a Google site for the R&D Department. Coordinates a group of R&D advisors and organizes meetings of various scale and kind, from one-on-one interviews to private salons and public symposia. Acts as a liaison with other areas of the Museum, such as curatorial departments, IT, Marketing and Communications, Development, Membership, Retail, and offices of the COO, the Senior Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, and the CFO.
Requirements: Academic background in communication, journalism, design criticism, or a similarly composed curriculum that combines innovation, communication, and design. Knowledgeable and self-assured in using contemporary media. Technologically up-to-date and conversant with design, especially interfaces and interaction. Excellent writing, communication, research, and organizational skills. Highly motivated with attention to detail. Computer and mobile skills (Google Docs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Keynote, Twitter, basic Photoshop, and InDesign). Enthusiasm in working with a team and ability to manage multiple projects. Two years of experience in coordinating projects such as conferences or symposia preferred.
Museum Archives Fellowship (two-year)
Description: The fellow is responsible for the department’s work on audio and visual recordings. First, the fellow processes all new acquisitions. Second, the fellow manages an ongoing project to conserve and reformat rare and fragile sound recordings. This includes working with an outside audio preservation laboratory. In addition, the fellow assists with select unprocessed collections of archival documents, preparing inventories and performing routine preservation measures. The fellow also assists the Museum Archives staff with general reference and research functions, basic preservation tasks, and the daily activities of this extremely active department. The Museum Archives includes over 5,100 linear feet of important primary source material and responds to over 3,000 research requests annually.
Requirements: The ideal candidate must have a basic knowledge of art history and familiarity with modern art, strong organizational skills, research and writing skills, computer proficiency, and an interest in learning about the Museum and in acquiring basic archival skills. Attention to detail is crucial.
Applications can be downloaded here
Website: http://www.moma.org/learn/courses/internships#course7
