Summer 2023 Internship

Craft in America is pleased to offer a Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship this summer.

The Craft in America Digital Communications intern will provide support and assist in various aspects of organizational digital media content and management. Projects include cataloging and captioning our digital video library, research for the Craft Video Dictionary, cataloging our Craft in America Center library, researching and writing artist biographies for the website, and creating promotional materials.

Over the summer, the intern will participate in outreach with artists, outside organizations, collectors, local businesses, student groups, and art schools. 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 Producer. The intern will be trained to use our website and Constant Contact and will have structured time to familiarize with Craft in America’s resources, artist database, and style guide. Familiarity and knowledge of Adobe Suite, Google Suite is a plus.

This internship is on-site at the Craft in America Center two days a week and remote for three days a week for a total of 40 hours a week.

To apply:
Submit résumé, 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. Email all submissions to apply@craftinamerica.org with the subject heading “Internship” by April 14, 2023.

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 as full-time undergraduates (bachelor’s degree program or associate degree program). Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2023. Students who graduated after April 1, 2023 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 (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis.) Students with DACA status through the internship period are also eligible.
• Be available to work for ten consecutive weeks between:
  June 5 to August 11, 2023 or
  June 12 to August 18, 2023 or
  June 20 to August 25, 2023;
• Attend mandatory events (Arts Summit and two Learning Community Events)