Marketing & Operations Intern

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.

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 June-August of 2025. 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.

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% DiscountFree 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 ScheduleWeekend availability.

Projects:

Collaborate with staff 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.Draft interview scripts for interviews with Artists In Residence to be published on TikTok and other social media platforms.Assist in coordinating Museum events such as Family Day.

To Apply: Please email your cover letter, resume, and an example of content you have created to lisa@imss.org with the subject line: [Last name, first name: Marketing & Operations Internship]

Examples of content can include but are not limited to: blog post with images, social media post and caption, informational poster, etc.