Digital Collections and Services Intern

Brooklyn Museum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooklyn Museum’s Digital Collections and Services internship focuses on researching rights status and identifying copyright holders for works in the collection. You will draft correspondence and license agreements, track progress in a database, and update rights information in TMS, while converting analog files to a digital database.

Intern seminars occur every other Tuesday from Feb 2, 2026. Paid internship for undergraduates and graduates, with a schedule of PT 12 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Undergrad or grad student status; paid internship.
• Experience with copyright law is helpful but not required.
• Ability to research rights and identify copyright holders.

Responsibilities

• Research rights status for Museum works.
• Draft correspondence and license agreements.
• Track progress in a database.
• Convert analog files into a digital database.

Skills

research skills

copyright research

Education

Undergrad/graduate student

Tools

TMS system

Job description

Summary

The Digital Collections and Services department creates and preserves faithful and engaging photographs of Brooklyn Museum collections through the creation of born digital assets and the digitization of historical analog materials. In addition to image production, the department manages copyright status information for these works and administers licensing agreements with artists or their estates that permit the museum to reproduce works in the collection for museum-related activities.

The department seeks an intern to assist a long-term project focused on researching the rights status and identifying appropriate copyright holders for works in the Museum collection. Following an established research process, the intern will assess the rights status and clear copyright for Museum objects by consulting a variety of external resources. Additional responsibilities include drafting correspondence and license agreements, tracking progress in a database, and updating rights information in TMS – the Museum’s primary object information system. The intern will also convert analog files into a digital database, following established procedures and naming conventions.

In addition to working in Digital Collections and Services, the intern will be expected to attend intern seminars every other Tuesday starting February 2, 2026, from 9:30am -12:30pm.

Key Details

Compensation: $17/hour

Duration:February 2 – April 27, 2027

Schedule: PT (12 hours/week)

Deadline:November 8, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)

Eligibility

Paid internships are for undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, and adults 21+ who aren’t enrolled in higher education. PhD candidates are not eligible.

A working knowledge of copyright law is helpful but not required to start. This position is ideal for students interested in experience working in museum collections, intellectual property law, and research projects.

About

For 200 years, the Brooklyn Museum has been recognized as a trailblazer. Through a vast array of exhibitions, public programs, and community-centered initiatives, it continues to broaden the narratives of art, uplift a multitude of voices, and center creative expression within important dialogues of the day.

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