Summer Internship Opportunities
2024 PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT THE MAIER MUSEUM OF ART
We are excited to offer three paid summer internships this summer.
ARCHIVES ASSISTANT
Work with Maier Director and Registrar to inventory and organize archival documents related to the history of the College’s world-class collection of American art. Tasks may include:
- Create spread sheets to summarize materials in the archives.
- Digitize original documents.
- Make spreadsheets and documents available online.
Requirements:
- Interest in art, history, and/or archives.
- Knowledge of and/or interest in art generally and specifically in the Maier Museum of Art collection.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, and Excel).
EDUCATION ASSISTANT
Work with Maier Curator of Education to plan and manage a summer art camp for students in grades 4-8. The camp is taking place at the Maier and on the campus of Randolph College July 29 – August 2, 2024. The start date for this internship is negotiable but the education assistant must be available to work July 15 – August 7, 2024. Tasks may include:
- Assist in creating in-gallery tour materials
- Assist with museum camp tours, including set up
- Prepare supplies and materials for studio component
- Set up/clean up of studio spaces
- Assist with studio activities, including classroom management
- Maintain daily camp attendance
- Assist with and interact with campers during daily camp lunch time
- Assist with creation of end of camp art exhibition
- Learn object-based museum education practices and facilitate at least one in-gallery discussion with campers
Requirements:
- Experience working with children in camp or group setting
- Energetic, proactive, willing to pitch in as needed
- Creative thinker
- Interest in art/art history and museums and/or education
- Strong communication skills
- Strong organizational skills a plus.
- Experience working with art materials a plus
MARKETING ASSISTANT
Work with the Maier Museum’s Administrative Manager to support the Museum’s digital storytelling and marketing efforts. Tasks may include:
- Generate new ideas for the Museum’s social media communications calendar across all social platforms.
- Update and maintain the social media communications calendar.
- Assist with managing, curating, and pitching ideas for videos, images, graphics, content, and copy for social media platforms [Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube].
- Film, photograph, edit, and create short, visually striking, sharable multimedia stories for various platforms, especially short videos.
- Assist with clipping, resizing, recutting, and otherwise optimizing images, graphics, and video for each platform and the Museum’s website.
- Assist with various tasks related to the redesign of the museum’s website.
Requirements:
- Interest in and/or background/knowledge in social media and web content management, marketing, public relations, journalism, art history, and/or museum operations.
- Knowledge of and/or interest in art generally and specifically in the Maier Museum of Art collection.
- Strong writer and creative thinker.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and G-Suite.
Preferred but NOT required:
- Previous experience working with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro), CapCut, Canva, and/or with social media management platforms.
INTERESTED? To apply, please send resume, cover letter, transcript, and letter of recommendation to museum@randolphcollege.edu. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 29, 2024
If you have any questions, contact:
Laura McManus, Curator of Education
Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
434.947.8136 | lmcmanus@randolphcollege.edu
Check out our summer internship blog to see what past interns did during their summer at the Maier!
https://maiermuseumofart.wordpress.com