Spring 2026 Marketing Internship

Collections That Care; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whitney Museum of American Art expects a Marketing Intern for the spring 2027 semester in New York City. The role involves supporting email marketing, digital campaigns, tourism marketing, and exhibition promotion, with on-site event support and influencer tracking.

Applicants should be enrolled undergrad or grad students with strong organizational skills and a demonstrated interest in arts and culture. Prior museum experience is not required, and familiarity with MailChimp is a plus.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and knowledge of MailChimp preferred.
• Ideal applicant will have interest and/or experience in the arts and cultural institutions and a passion for building new audiences for the Whitney’s exhibitions and programs.
• Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible.
• While a demonstrated interest in art and art history is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply.
• Previous museum experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Support institutional email marketing efforts
• Assist in the production of digital marketing campaigns
• Assist with tourism marketing and community engagement initiatives
• Support exhibition marketing production and advertisement performance reporting
• Support influencer engagement and tracking processes to foster organic social media promotion
• Conduct general marketing and peer institution research projects
• Provide on-site support for select marketing and membership events

Skills

Detail-oriented

Interpersonal skills

Arts & culture interest

Enrollment in degree program

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled

Tools

MailChimp

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

The Whitney seeks a Marketing Intern for the spring 2027 semester.

Expected Projects & Assignments

• Support institutional email marketing efforts
• Assist in the production of digital marketing campaigns
• Assist with tourism marketing and community engagement initiatives
• Support exhibition marketing production and advertisement performance reporting
• Support influencer engagement and tracking processes to foster organic social media promotion
• Conduct general marketing and peer institution research projects
• Provide on-site support for select marketing and membership events

Key Details

Stipend: $3,000

Duration: January 18 – April 26, 2027

Schedule: PT (16–21 hours/week)

Deadline:November 9, 2026

Eligibility

Skills & Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and knowledge of MailChimp preferred
• The ideal applicant will have interest and/or experience in the arts and cultural institutions and a passion for building new audiences for the Whitney’s exhibitions and programs
• Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible
• While a demonstrated interest in art and art history is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply
• Previous museum experience is not required

About

The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States.

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