Getty Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation

Digital Library Federation; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

7 days paid vacation

Travel support

Holiday observance

Job summary

The J. Paul Getty Trust invites applications for a Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation.

This full-time, 12-month internship in Los Angeles offers hands-on experience preserving Getty's digital collections, with tasks spanning ingestion workflows, preservation planning, metadata assessment, and policy drafting. Interns receive relocation assistance, paid vacation, observed holidays, and travel support, with eligibility to enroll in Getty’s health care plan.

Qualifications

• Graduate students currently enrolled in a relevant field for the internship.
• Recent graduates with a relevant graduate degree completed on or after January 1, 2024.
• Applicants must demonstrate interest in digital preservation.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and test workflows for ingesting content into a managed system.
• Develop preservation plans for file characterization, migration, and normalization.
• Perform quality assurance on web archives and resolve technical issues.
• Assess technical metadata for digital assets and draft related policies.

Education

Graduate degree or current graduate student in a relevant field

Job description

# Getty Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation| || --- || at J. Paul Getty Trust (view profile) || Published | September 15, 2026 || Location | Los Angeles, California || Category | Non-Profit || Job Type | Full-time Paid Internship || Apply Here | https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/ || Cover Letter Requirements | Required || Minimum Compensation in Local Currency | $52,500 for twelve months || Maximum Compensation in Local Currency | $52,500 for twelve months || Hourly or Salary? | Salary |### DescriptionThe intern in Collection Platforms & Data (Getty Digital) will gain intensive experience preserving Getty's unique collections and assets in digital format, which include archives of artists, galleries, and art historians and audio/video artworks and documentation as well as websites, institutional born-digital records, and research data. The intern’s primary responsibilities will include troubleshooting and testing workflows for ingesting content of all types into a managed system, and developing creative ways to archive complex web experiences, with other projects assigned according to the intern’s particular skills and interests. Specific tasks may include developing preservation plans for file characterization, migration, and normalization, performing quality assurance on web archives and troubleshooting technical issues that arise, assessing technical metadata for digital assets, and participating in the drafting of policies and procedures related to digital preservation. All positions are full-time for 12 months from September 13, 2027 through August 25, 2028. The grant amount is $52,500 for twelve months, plus $1,500 towards relocation expenses. Interns receive seven days of paid vacation and all holidays observed by Getty. Housing is not provided. Support for research travel for up to $3,000 is provided for each participant. Graduate Interns are eligible to enroll in the Getty's health care plan. Please note that internships are open to students of all nationalities. Individuals from groups underrepresented in the field are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be: Students currently enrolled in a graduate program in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which they are applying or individuals who have completed a relevant graduate degree on or after January 1, 2024, with postgraduate experience in their field (paid or unpaid)