The Getty Marrow Digital Communications Internship
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies.
We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
The Role
Since 1993, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program has provided substantive, full-time work opportunities to 3,200 undergraduates, exposing them to potential careers in the arts. Aiming to encourage greater diversity in the professions related to museums and the visual arts, the program funds internships at cultural organizations across Los Angeles, including at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. The Foundation's support enables organizations to host students in full-time, paid internships for ten weeks during the summer.
The internships are intended for outstanding students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts. Students gain experience in key areas such as curatorship, conservation, education, publications, and related programmatic activities. Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.
Digital Communications Internship
The Digital Communications Intern will work with The Huntington’s Social Media Manager to gain practical and theoretical experience by engaging with the Huntington’s collections, exhibitions, and public programs and assisting with digital communications and social media content creation. Primary responsibilities will include researching and developing collections-based content for our digital and social platforms; creating posts for exhibition, collection and public program promotion; producing photography for use in digital and print promotion; monitoring social engagement; researching best social tools and practices; and assisting with compiling social reports. Onsite or remote work schedule will be M-F, 37.5 hours a week.
Eligibility
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns 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 (bachelor's degree program, associate's degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate level). Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2021. Students who graduated after April 1, 2021 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; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.
Terms
The internships are full-time (37.5 hours/week) positions, each with a stipend of $5,700, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June and August, 2021.
The Perks
- Discounts for staff in The Huntington Store and restaurants
- Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
- Free passes each month to welcome family and friends to visit the grounds
The Application Process
Interested applicants must complete an application form and submit the following documents through our employment page. You will have the opportunity to upload your personal statement & resume as a single PDF in one portion of the application. You will then have an opportunity to upload additional documents in the “My Experience” section:
*In a SINGLE PDF
- Personal Statement describing how you meet the requirements for the position
- Resume
*In the “My Experience” section
- Two letters of recommendation from professional references. If you have provided names and contact information, you are not required to also submit letters of recommendation.
- Relevant work samples: submit links, social media posts, portfolio, photography, social media fluency, etc.
Please click the external application link on Handshake to be redirected to our applicant tracking system.
*should you need assistance, please contact hr@huntington.org