Spring 2027 Communications Internship

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend $3,000

Part-time schedule

Job summary

The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York invites a Communications intern for the spring 2027 semester to assist with exhibitions, press events, and media outreach, including developing lists, press kits, and monitoring press coverage.

Ideal candidates will have strong writing, editing, and research skills, attention to detail, and an interest in public relations and contemporary American art; proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Drive is preferred.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills
• Interest in public relations and communications and contemporary American art
• Computer skills: Outlook, Google Drive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation for exhibitions and press events
• Develop lists for targeted press outreach
• Compile press images and materials for press kits
• Organize materials for press previews and track RSVPs
• Monitor media coverage of the museum and its programs
• Update press highlights and clipping quotes for reports
• Maintain press database in Raiser's Edge
• Promote public programs through calendar listings

Skills

Attention to detail

Writing and editing

Research

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Google Drive

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Summary

The Whitney seeks aCommunications internfor the spring 2027 semester.

Expected projects/work assignments

• Assistwith preparation for upcoming Whitney exhibitions and press events, including:
  • Researching and developing lists for targeted press outreach
  • Compiling press images and materials for press kits
  • Organizing materials for press previews and tracking events RSVPs
• Monitor and track media coverage of the museum and its exhibitions and programs.
• Other media monitoring tasks include:
  • Contributing to weekly press highlights reporting
  • Updating earned media impressions, press clipping highlights, and collecting toppress quotes for exhibition reports
• Assistwith maintenance of press database in Raiser’s Edge
• Assistwith promotion of public programs and events through calendar listingsubmissions

Key Details

Stipend: $3,000

Duration: January 18 – April 26, 2027

Schedule: PT (16–21 hours/week)

Deadline:November 9, 2026

Eligibility

Skills and Qualifications

• Attention to detail
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills
• Interest in public relations and communications, as well as modern and contemporary American art
• Computer skills: Microsoft Outlook, Google Drive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

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.