Marketing & Operations Fall Intern

Description:

The Marketing & Operations Fall Interns will be given the opportunity to work and learn from different areas of museum management to develop their personal marketing vision and communicative writing skills. The Fall intern will report directly to the Assistant Manager of Programming & Development. Through a minimum of two workdays per week, interns will work with museum staff to market IMSS’s collections, events, and programs. At the end of the internship, interns will have a product and/or implementation to add to their portfolio. Furthermore, interns will be given the opportunity to execute their work in a real operational setting.

Hours of Work: 140 hours, 10 hours/week

Hours per day: 10am-3pm (Time is flexible to account for intern schedule)

Important Dates

Spring InternshipSummer InternshipFall InternshipApplication PeriodNovember 1 – December 15March 1 – April 15June 1 – September 1DeterminationJanuary 2May 1September 10Internship PeriodFebruary 1 – May 15June 1 – August 15September 15 – December 15

Responsibilities:

Assist with marketing related to programs, tours, education, events, and development including making promotional digital and print media, including social media content and researched blog posts for IMSS’s website.Collaborate with Museum staff from different departments to develop both educational and promotional social media content. Assist with the house managing of after-hours events and programming.

Requirements:

The expected internship period is September – December of 2024. Start and end dates are flexible to accommodate schedules. Applicants must be willing to commit to at least two full days per week, however, adjustments may be made to accommodate work and school schedules.

The International Museum of Surgical Science does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.

Compensation:

Internships are unpaid, but academic credit or funding may be available through your school.

Benefits:

The educational value of our internships makes for a memorable and rewarding experience. You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside other interns and volunteers who share your interests, as well as experienced museum professionals.

Other benefits include:

Intern Gift-Shop 15% Discount Free ASTC membership; ASTC membership provides reduced or free admission to more than 200 museums worldwide for one year. Free admission for you plus guests to upcoming events and programs (please check with Assistant Manager of Programming and Development before inviting more than one guest).Flexible Schedule Weekend availability.

Projects:

Collaborate with the Museum staff and other interns to develop educational and promotional content for items in the Museum’s collections, including but not limited to: social media content, researched blog posts.Collaborate with the Gift Shop staff to develop promotional copy for social media and item-feature articles. Create social media assets for Museum exhibits and programming, including but not limited to artist interviews and informational posts about upcoming exhibits.

C.V. or Resume, Writing Sample (500 words maximum) or example of social media content created, Letter of Recommendation (optional)

Please send application materials as attachments to: hiring@imss.org Subject Line: Marketing & Operations Internship Application