Internships
Internships at LACMA
Museum Service Council (MSC) Internship
Rights & Reproductions Internship
Corporate Development Internship
Registrar & Collection Information Internships
Human Resources Internship
Summer 2012
Human Resources
Description
The Human Resources department is seeking an undergraduate student or recent college graduate for an internship opportunity that will provide exposure to all facets of human resources, with a focus on recruitment, training, compensation programs, Rideshare program and retirement plans. The internship is designed to provide an understanding of the Human Resource function within a non-profit, arts organization. The intern will have the opportunity to work with all HR department staff and will gain hands-on, practical experience in an HR office environment.
Eligibility Requirements
The volunteer intern must be able to complete a total of 240 internship hours, with a minimum of 8 hours per week. Hours are flexible between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday. This non-compensatory internship is appropriate for students from the following majors: Human Resources Management, Business Administration, English, or Liberal Studies.
The ideal candidate will have strong written and oral communication skills, and be proficient with the internet, Excel & Microsoft Word. Strong preference will be given to candidates who wish to purse a career in Human Resources.
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume to: HR Summer Internship
Marketing Internship
Summer 2012
Public Engagement
Description
The Marketing Intern will professionally and efficiently coordinate LACMA’s marketing projects while providing support for members of LACMA’s Marketing staff. The Marketing Intern is responsible for the coordination of key marketing projects including advertising, outreach and community relations, online marketing, copywriting, and execution of other marketing initiatives. This internship requires excellent project management, organizational, written, and verbal skills. This is a part-time, unpaid internship set to begin as soon as possible.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate marketing initiatives that drive attendance to LACMA’s exhibitions and programs
- Plan and execute outreach initiatives including communication with schools, cultural institutions, community organizations, online communities and bloggers, retail businesses, and other local and national audiences
- Help with production of daily ‘Today at LACMA’ documents
- Post all exhibitions and programs to various online calendars
- Coordinate communications with hotel and tourist organizations
- Assist in market research as needed (implementation of surveys, data collection, etc.)
- Keep up-to-date and complete archives of all marketing initiatives
- Create and maintain community outreach lists
- Provide administrative support to department as needed
- Handle special projects as assigned
- Communicate on a daily basis with manager regarding projects and priorities
- Update the department with weekly status reports of projects
Qualifications
- At least one year of internship experience in a marketing setting required
- Solid understanding of basic marketing concepts and processes including advertising, promotions, community relations, PR, outreach, and internet marketing
- Professional demeanor
- Excellent Microsoft Office and PC skills required
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Must be able to problem-solve independently and collaborate with others
- Experience working with third party vendors to execute perfect projects under very tight deadlines
To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter describing your skills and interests, along with two
references to acapriotti@lacma.org. Please also include your school, year, major, and availability from early March to the end of December. Finalists will be asked to provide references.
Major Gifts Internship
Summer 2012
Development
The Development Department is seeking an undergraduate or graduate intern who is actively enrolled in an art history, history, museum studies, liberal arts, or other applicable program for Fall 2010.
Hours
20 hours a week, minimum.
Qualifications
The desired intern will be a proficient writer and have strong analytical skills. The ideal candidate should be proficient with the Internet, Excel, and MS Word. He/she should be able to type 50 words per minute and should have good organizational skills.
Responsibilities
This is a non-paid internship, but school credits can be awarded. Intern will work closely with the Director's Circle and President's Circle, major gift programs which raise unrestricted revenue for art acquisitions, educational programming, and museum operations. Duties primarily entail ongoing research projects, such as direct mail and corporate prospecting; researching and updating donor information via the Internet; and cross-checking mailing addresses in Enterprise, the museum's fundraising database. Other responsibilities include filing, fulfilling donor stewardship internal gift processing, collaborating media for major proposals, and fulfilling upper-level membership benefits such as mailing VIP passes, exhibition catalogues, and other special donor requests. There may also be the opportunity to assist with special events for the Development Department, such as opening-night receptions and private viewings of exhibitions.
To Apply
Interested candidates for this intern position should send a cover letter and resume sample to Dhyandra Lawson at dlawson@lacma.org.
Data Management Internship
Summer 2012
Development Research
Description
The Development Department is the fundraising and relationship development arm of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Development Research provides operational support by identifying and compiling relevant information about potential individual, corporate, and foundation donors to the museum.
The data management intern would assist the Development Research team in the following areas: Partner with Development Research to create strategies for proper data entry into Raiser’s Edge; As related to Development Research, undertake specific data entry projects focused on updating and maintaining data integrity;Other duties and small projects pertaining to database management may be assigned
Eligibility Requirements
Must be proficient with the Internet, Excel, MS Word, and be able to type 50 words per minute.
Experience with relational databases; Raiser’s Edge knowledge is helpful, but not required.
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Preference will be given to those applicants with a serious interest in pursuing a museum and/or development career.
Days/Hours
• Requires a minimum of 15 hours per week
• Days and times are flexible
Duration of Internship: The internship requires the completion of 240 worked hours (minimum)
Type: Non-paid
School Credit Applicable: Available if school paperwork has been filled out, signed and submitted by student prior to the start of the internship.
To Apply
Please upload a resume and cover letter to: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=747931
Museum Service Council (MSC) Internship
Summer 2012
Public Engagement
The Museum Service Council is LACMA's volunteer support group of 200 volunteers that provides assistance to museum staff and visitors through several volunteer-led committees.
Each committee has tracking and reporting requirements to keep the council board of directors and museum management well informed.
Description
This position will give the intern an inside look at managing an expansive volunteer program at a large museum, and the opportunity to be mentored in this field. Part of the time spent in this position will provide the intern with ample opportunity to learn about art through scheduled public and private tours of the museum's permanent collection and special exhibitions, and private curatorial presentations to the council.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Council Manager, the council intern will perform several duties including but not limited to:
- Collates committee information into monthly reports for the board
- Tracks recurring events such as the admissions process: answers inquiries and logs applications, schedules interview appointments
Assists the trainers with class needs - Processes volunteer training evaluation reports
- Processes the annual preference surveys for volunteer selection of service
- Works closely with the membership department in the dues collection process
- Makes timely deposits to the finance office of Tribute Fund donations, and prepares timely requisitions for payments
- Monitors the council budget and provides the council board of directors with a monthly report
- Takes notes at the monthly meetings of the MSC board of directors and prepares written minutes of the meeting for distribution to the board
- Schedules events such as the monthly continuing education art program that will require coordination with volunteer committee leaders, docent representatives, and use of the museum's calendar management program
- Schedules council social events and other council special events
- Helps the council's communications director collect reports for the MSC website, makes edits as necessary and uploads reports to the council website
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of a recognized college or university. This non-compensatory internship is appropriate for students from the following majors: Non-Profit Management, Business Administration, Museum Studies, Art History or related field. Academic credit can be arranged. Approximately 10-15 hours per week are required. A strong working knowledge of Word and Excel programs is required. Preference will be given to students with a serious interest in pursuing a museum career.
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Tim Deegan, Council Manager Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., los Angeles, CA 90036; or email tdeegan@lacma.org.
Rights and Reproduction Internship
Year-Round
Rights and Reproductions
The Rights and Reproductions department will be accepting applications for student interns on an ongoing basis, following both quarter and/or semester systems.
Description
The Rights and Reproductions office assists in obtaining images and rights for a variety of museum publications and maintains legal and archival rights information on both artists and objects in the collection or on loan to the museum. The internship program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work on projects related to documenting the reproduction of the permanent collection, including but not limited to external licensing agreements, involvement with various internal projects, and production of exhibition catalogues and related materials. In addition, interns will gain basic knowledge of contract administration. Academic credit may be available depending on the policies of the intern's school.
Eligibility Requirements
This noncompensatory internship is appropriate for students from the following majors: museum studies, art history, anthropology, archaeology, history, library science. Hours are flexible between 8 am and 7 pm Monday through Friday. Interested applicants should have strong writing plus organizational skills, computer proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, and the ability to work independently.
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Cheryle T. Robertson, Manager, Rights and Reproductions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036.
Corporate Development Internship
Summer 2012
Development
The Development Department is seeking an undergraduate or graduate intern who is enrolled in an art history, museum studies, liberal arts, business administration or other applicable course of study.
Description
The internship will get hands-on experience in the busy development office of a leading Los Angeles arts institution. The intern will work closely with the Corporate Development team supporting active donor solicitation and cultivation activities. Responsibilities include prospect research, preparing solicitation packages, gift processing and filing, membership/sponsorship fulfillment, and assisting with special donor requests. There may also be opportunities to assist with organizing and staffing special events, such as opening night receptions and exhibition tours.
Eligibility Requirements
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and possess strong writing and organizational skills and attention to detail. Intern must be proficient with Internet, Excel, MS Word, and be able to type 50 words per minute. Preference will be given to those applicants with a serious interest in pursuing a museum and/or development career. This is a nonpaid internship, but school credits will be awarded. Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. Hours are flexible from 9am-6pm.
To Apply
Interested candidates for this internship should send a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample to Eunice Lee, Assistant Manager of Corporate Membership, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036; e-mail: elee@lacma.org
Registrar & Collection Information Internships
Year-Round
Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office will be accepting applications for student interns on an ongoing basis, following the university semester system.
Description
The Registrar's Office creates and maintains the official records for all of the objects in the LACMA collections or on loan to the museum. The internship program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work on projects related to documenting the permanent collection, inventorying and cataloguing objects, assisting with incoming and outgoing loans, exhibitions, database management, and special projects. The interns will be exposed to all phases of registration and receive additional assignments focusing on archiving and museum ethics.
Eligibility Requirements
The volunteer intern must be able to complete 240 hours within a fourteen-week period, be computer literate, and have junior, senior or graduate-level status. This non-compensatory internship is appropriate for students from the following majors: museum studies, art history, art, anthropology, archaeology, history, and library science. Academic credit can be arranged. Hours are flexible between 8 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.
The ideal candidate should have knowledge of basic museum collections management practices, collections care, documentation, information systems, and have the ability to work independently. Preference will be given to students with a serious interest in pursuing a museum career.
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Nancy Russell, Registrar's Office, Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036; or email jmeraz@lacma.org; or send a fax to to 323 857-6213.
Deadlines for Application
- November 1 for spring semester (January–May)
- April 1 for summer (June, July, August)
- July 30 for fall semester (September–December)
