This position will work remotely for the duration of the internship. Applicant must have a laptop with working microphone and camera, a telephone, and reliable access to the Internet. Communication between Interns and NWHM Education staff will be conducted via telephone, email, and video conferencing.
The National Women’s History Museum seeks a highly motivated, creative, and detail-oriented intern to assist with a variety of museum education programming- and communications-related tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Respond to inquiries from researchers and students.
- Conduct outreach to potential partner organizations.
- Prepare content for social media, blog, newsletters, and the website.
Qualifications include:
- Current or recent upper-level undergraduate or graduate student in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, museum studies, or a related field.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills as well as the ability to multitask.
- Experience using Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience using Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Publisher, or other graphic design program.
- Ability to conduct verifiable online research.
- Motivated to work independently.
The internship will run between June 3rd-August 14th, 2020. Candidate must be able to work at least 20 hours per week for a total minimum of 200 work hours over the course of the internship.
Interns will receive an honorarium of $500.
To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to history@womenshistory.org with the subject line of “Education and Communications Internship.” Please note that your letter of interest also serves a writing sample.
To be considered for Summer 2020, applications must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on Friday, May 22nd.