Photography Intern: Events, Portraits & Archival Digitization

Lansing Board of Water & Light; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lansing Board of Water & Light in Lansing, MI is seeking a Photographer Intern for the Public Relations & Marketing team. The internship runs May 17, 2027 – August 13, 2027 and pays $23.00 per hour, offering hands-on experience in photography, digital asset management, archival preservation, and visual communications under mentor guidance.

Responsibilities include photographing events and headshots, building a stock library, digitization of historic photos, metadata tagging, and research to

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution with a focus on Fine Arts, Public Relations, or related majors and be a junior or senior in summer 2027.
• GPA 3.0 or higher.
• Interest in photography, archival work, and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Photograph BWL events, programs, employees, facilities, and community activities as assigned.
• Capture professional headshots and leadership photography per standards.
• Produce staged and on-location photographs for the stock library.
• Follow file-management and digital-asset procedures to keep images organized and accessible.
• Digitize historic photographs, create digital files, and add metadata and keywords.
• Upload digitized photographs to the collections database with descriptive information.
• Research people, locations, dates, and events to enrich historical records.
• Organize materials for marketing, communications, and potential museum exhibitions.

Skills

Photography

Photo editing

Archival research

Education

Enrollment in accredited program

Tools

Camera equipment

Image editing software

Job description

The Lansing Board of Water & Light in Lansing, MI is seeking a Photographer Intern for the Public Relations & Marketing team. The internship runs May 17, 2027 – August 13, 2027 and pays $23.00 per hour, offering hands-on experience in photography, digital asset management, archival preservation, and visual communications under mentor guidance.

Responsibilities include photographing events and headshots, building a stock library, digitization of historic photos, metadata tagging, and research to