Summer 2020 Digital Media Internship at Craft in America
Summer 2020 Digital Media Internship at Craft in America
Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship
This summer, the Craft in America Digital Media intern will provide support and assist in various aspects of digital media. Currently, Craft in America has a digital library of over 700 videos and 10,000 images. The intern will assist in cataloging and organizing our digital library to house on a Network Storage System server. The intern will also assist with editing and correcting video caption files. The intern will assist the Associate Producer with image/video research for the PBS documentary series and gain exposure to aspects of obtaining rights and reproductions. The intern will assist with special edits (process based videos and interview videos) specifically for social media. S/he will have structured time to familiarize with Craft in America’s web resources, artist database, and style guide. Over the summer, the intern will participate in outreach with outside organizations, collectors, local businesses, student groups, and art schools and will be trained on Constant Contact. In addition, the intern will be involved in research, writing, and editing web and social media content to support the organization’s programming, website, and PBS documentary series under the supervision of the Associate Producer. S/he will be trained to use our CMS (Content Management System) website. In addition, the intern will be involved in research, writing, designing, and editing web and social media content to support the organization’s programming, website, and PBS documentary series through work with Craft in America’s production team.
Craft in America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of the handmade and its impact on our nation’s cultural heritage. Craft in America’s projects include the Peabody Award-winning documentary series on PBS nationwide and the free-to-the-public Craft in America Center in Los Angeles. With twenty-three episodes produced since 2007, Craft in America takes viewers on a journey to the artists, origins and techniques of American craft. Each episode contains stories from diverse regions and cultures, blending history with living practice and exploring issues of identity, ritual, philosophy and creative expression.
Eligibility
Students must:
- Be of a group underrepresented in museums and visual arts organizations, including, but not limited to, individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent;
- Be currently enrolled undergraduates. Students must have complete at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2020. Students graduating in May or June 2020 are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
- Reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and
- Be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
The internships are full-time (40 hours/week) positions, each with a stipend of $6,000, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June and August, 2020.
Submit resume (if possible), two letters of recommendation or contact information (phone/email) for two references (teacher, professor, former employer, etc.), and a description of how you meet the requirements for the position.
Deadline: May 8, 2020