Intern: Dance, Performance, and Live Programs

The Museum of Arts and Design seeks interns for its dance, performance, and live programs. Reporting to the Manager of Public Programs, cinema interns will assist in curating, coordinating, and presentation of all public programming.

Showcasing new processes and approaches to live performance, dance, and lectures, MAD’s public programs support innovative ideation and implementation of new cultural works.

Ideal candidates:
- Hold a strong knowledge of contemporary dance, performance, and/or art.
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Although not necessary, previous history with theatrical, dance, and public programming is preferred.
- Must be available for 2 -3 days a week.

Interested parties should email a current CV and letter of interest to: jake.yuzna@madmuseum.org.

This internship is unpaid. Please refrain from phone inquires. 

Intern: Cinema
The Museum of Arts and Design seeks interns for its ongoing cinema programming. Reporting to the Manager of Public Programs, cinema interns will assist in curating, coordinating, and presentation of cinema programming.

Cinema at MAD centers on presenting emerging and underrepresented cinematic artists and groups, promoting continued dialogue, and exploring innovative approaches to cinematic form.

Ideal candidates:
- Hold a strong knowledge of contemporary and historical cinema
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Although not necessary, previous history with festival, theatrical, and organizational film programming is preferred.
- Must be available for 2 -3 days a week.

Interested parties should email a current CV and letter of interest to: jake.yuzna@madmuseum.org.

This internship is unpaid.  Please refrain from phone inquires. 

Intern: Nightlife + Social Practice
The Museum of Arts and Design seeks interns for its fellowship in social practice of nightlife, THE FUN Fellowship. Reporting to the Manager of Public Programs, nightlife and social practice interns will assist in curating, coordinating, and presentation of  public programming related to THE FUN Fellowship and emerging disciplines.

Ideal candidates:
- Hold a strong knowledge of contemporary art, performance, social practice/community building, and/or nightlife.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
- Although not necessary, previous history with theatrical, dance, nightlife, and public programming is preferred.
- Must be available for 2 -3 days a week for 3 - 4 months.

Interested parties should email a current CV and letter of interest to: jake.yuzna@madmuseum.org.
This internship is unpaid. Please refrain from phone inquires.

Intern: Public Relations and Marketing

As an integral member of the Public Affairs team, the intern will assist on most PR and Marketing projects.

Responsibilities:

Maintain media contact database (Consolidate and update contact lists; Research specific media contacts and outlets for upcoming exhibitions and programs.)

Monitor, format and circulate all media clips. Maintain and organize press clip database.

Promote MAD’s exhibition, educational and outreach programs via Social Media.

Promptly answer press requests regarding releases and images and field other inquiries to appropriate public affairs staff members.

Manage weekly outreach to listings editors to ensure Museum's exhibitions and programs inclusion. Update all relevant event calendars.

Prepare Museum monthly e-newsletter (draft copy, schedule e-blast with relevant updated content, update recipient database) and work on other Museum collaterals as needed (draft short articles for members’ biannual newsletter, copy edit visitor materials etc.)

Update and maintain press website www.madmuseum.org/about/press (upload and format press releases; update image archive).

Help with logistical organization of press previews and other media events.

Escort press on photo and film shoots approved by the Museum.

Assist at Special Events (escort press and/or event photographer, distribute press materials, greet and check in).

Ideal candidates:
-Excellent oral and written communication skills; Attention to detail and strong editing and grammar skills essential.
-Strong organizational skills and prior office work experience.
-A good understanding of Public Relations and interest in the Arts & Design field.
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel are required.  Robust Excel skills in particular are a definite plus.
-Fluency with Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Hootsuite) required.
-InDesign, Photoshop and html skills preferred.

Please email your resume and cover letter to press@madmuseum.org  

The cover letter should detail your skill set and work experience as they relate to PR and Marketing in a non-profit, museum or art & design setting. Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Intern must be able to commit a minimum of 3 days per week, although a full time commitment is preferred.

Intern: Development

The Museum of Arts and Design is seeking an undergraduate/graduate (preferred) student or recent graduate interested in working in a busy Development office. The intern will report to the Associate Development Officer for Institutional Giving and will work closely with the Head of Partnerships, Head of Institutional Giving, Grant Writer, and Associate Development Officer for Institutional Giving.

This internship is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in corporate, foundation, and government fundraising at a non-profit arts organization. Typical duties will include: corporate, foundation, government, and individual prospect research; fulfilling corporate member benefits such as free admission and information requests; writing small ($5,000-$25,000) gift acknowledgements; editing of boilerplate pitch documents in InDesign; and proofreading letters, proposals, and reports, as needed.

Ideal candidates:

- Have a bachelor’s degree or bachelor’s degree in process (3rd or 4th year candidates only), preferably in communication, art history, arts management, or museum studies.
- Have strong proofreading and copyediting capabilities.
- Have strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
- Have familiarity with research and research tools.
- Have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Have knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign in particular.
- Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Possess knowledge of or interest in the visual arts and fundraising.

Internship runs from May 2013 through August 2013. 2-3 days per week minimum, Full-time optional. Internships are unpaid. Students can receive course credit. Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter. Please indicate start and end dates as well as hours you are able to commit to this internship to Jon.Hogan@madmuseum.org. No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.