The Intrepid Museum College Internship Program offers internships for undergraduates and graduates to gain practical experience and museum industry insight through work in various departments. Internships are offered for periods ranging from three months to one year depending on the project. Internships are unpaid, but requirements for obtaining college credit can generally be accommodated. The minimum work requirement for an internship depends on the position but is generally 15 hours per week.
Each semester the Intrepid Museum has internship opportunities. Department needs vary throughout the year, so not all internships are available at all times.
Curatorial / Collections Management Internship
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is seeking interns interested in the care and management of historic museum collections. The Intrepid Museum acquires, preserves, and maintains collections of historic and contemporary artifacts related to Intrepid’s rich history as a U.S. Naval vessel from 1943 to 1974. Following the completion of a newly renovated collections storage space, the collections and curatorial staff is conducting a thorough review of the museum’s wide-ranging collections that include photographs, letters, manuscripts, certificates, medals, souvenirs, uniforms, flight gear and other items.
The museum’s internship program provides opportunities for interns to work with the museum’s professional staff in the intellectual and physical management of the museum’s collection. Interns have an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the museum’s collections program.
Projects include but are not limited to the following:
- Inventorying and numbering artifacts;
- Relocating and re-housing artifacts in the museum’s recently renovated collections storage space;
- Photographing and cataloging artifacts onto the museum’s collections management database;
- Identifying and researching artifacts; and
- Assisting with temporary exhibition installation.
Start Date: Open
Commitment: Part-time 1-2-3 days per week for one semester (unpaid)
Requirements: The Intrepid Museum seeks motivated, enthusiastic individuals with strong communication skills. Candidates should be detail-oriented. Graduate or undergraduate degree in museum studies or a related field preferred. Past experience or strong interest in working with museum collections a plus.
Education Internship
Interns in the Education department will work closely with staff members in developing and/or delivering an ambitious schedule of programs for school year.
Intrepid’s education programs offer students, families and teachers with various backgrounds, experiences and needs the opportunity to engage in science and history topics related to the Intrepid Museum’s themes of sea, air, space and life aboard the Intrepid. We are seeking highly self motivated and dynamic individuals who have fairly flexible schedules to work weekends or evenings. Students will report daily to project leaders and will work with Internship Coordinator to discuss problems, concerns and challenges.
Requirements for Education Internships are:
- Some experience instructing children
- Strong communication skills
- Microsoft Office experience
- Some experience with creating data bases
- Being detail oriented
- Knowledge of research methods
- Knowledge of the subject areas of science and/or history.
- Availability for occasional evening or weekend programming
Detailed Education Internship Descriptions:
Access Programs for Visitors with Special Needs:
In addition to research, the chosen candidate will have the opportunity to assist in program planning, training, and implementation of several events over the next year for deaf/hard of hearing, blind/partially sighted, and autistic communities. Projects may include: creating large-print copies of labels, transcribing video, designing handouts to introduce families with children with special needs to the Museum, and modifying marketing material. Experience or interest in working with children with special needs required.
Leadership and Public Programs:
The chosen candidate will be responsible for assisting our Manager of Leadership programming in the development, marketing and delivery of eminent speaker programs and public programs. Projects may include creating and updating databases and working with the public to ensure greater retention of information on the history of Intrepid through handling objects and leading or assisting weekend demonstrations and workshops.
Science Camp for Girls Camp (G.O.A.L.S. for Girls):
During spring, 2010, the chosen candidate will assist in developing our Motorola funded summer science camp program for girls, conducting New York City public school research; building professional relationships with public school staff and institutions of higher learning; and student candidate assessment.
Co-Ed Camp and Out of School Programs:
The chosen candidate will assist in developing program lessons related to space for our summer camp and out of school time program days and include researching military inventions, space exploration and astronaut training, organizing all into workable documents for the Department’s reference library. Interns will assist in marketing these programs to the public including (but not limited to) creating and updating databases and organizing mailings.
Professional Development for K-12th Grade Teachers:
In addition to research, the chosen candidate will have the opportunity to assist in program planning, training, and implementation of several events over the school year for teachers and educators in and around the City of New York.
Information Technology Internship
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the nation's premier destination of heroism, adventure and fun, hosting over 750,000 visitors from around the world each year. Through the museum's exhibits, educational programming and special events, visitors experience her rich history of service and learn about the humanity behind the hardware. The Intrepid Museum has recently re-opened our new and improved museum complex. This is a great opportunity to be a part of our exciting team!
The Intrepid Museum is currently seeking an unpaid Summer Intern to join their Information Technology staff. The company is ideally looking for a current college student or recent graduate who is interested in gaining practical experience working in a full-scope Technology department including information technology and audio visual.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Resolve hardware break-fix issues, network connectivity and application related questions generated by museum
- Provide telephone support with and without remote control applications
- Communicate with peers and management regarding support issues
- Be able to communicate technical issues to non-technical staff
- Sett up audio/visual equipment for special events and presentations
- Roll out standardized software and perform upgrades and maintenance.
Critical position attributes:
- Individual should be currently pursuing or have recently completed a BS in Information Technology or a similar field.
- Analytical thinker
- Good troubleshooting skills
- Working knowledge of core Microsoft applications.
- Should be familiar with network wiring topologies and components
- Good oral and written skills
- Able to lift packages weighing 50 pounds.
- Blackberry setup and management a plus
- POS experience a plus
Marketing & Public Relations Internship
The Intrepid Museum is offering 2 internships for undergraduates and graduates to gain practical marketing & PR experience, as well as museum & attraction industry insight.
Dates: May – August; 30-40 hours per week, including weekends as needed during special events
The interns will support three primary areas:
Public Events Coordination
As an intern, you will assist with pre-, on-site and post-event support. Tasks may include logging contact information into the data base; making phone calls; maintaining RSVP records; drafting letters and invitations for events; web research; and on-site event support, which may include set-up, event check-in and registration, and meeting and greeting guests. Interns will learn everything there is to know regarding full service event coordination and management.
Marketing & Promotions
The intern will also work closely assisting the Marketing Manager in developing promotions, working on advertising and research campaigns, and leveraging partnerships as well as handling administrative responsibilities. As an intern, you will gain experience in dealing with multiple agencies as well.
Public Relations
Assist in day-to-day interaction with the local, national and international media. The intern will provide onsite assistance for major media events and provide on-going administrative support, including logging & filing media clips and sending out information to press (fed-ex, email etc).
Requirements:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and follow through
- Excellent organizational skills
- Knowledge of Word, Excel and Power Point
- Deep interest in marketing and PR
To Apply:
For consideration e-mail resume to: resume@intrepidmuseum.org.
Be sure to include the title of the internship in which you are interested.
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