Traveling Exhibits Program Intern

Collections That Care; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

The Traveling Exhibits Program Intern at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis will gain hands-on experience in exhibit marketing and partner relations, helping bring TCM’s traveling exhibits to venues nationwide. You will research and build conference marketing materials, design a new e-newsletter template, and manage industry contacts as the program grows its network.

This PT internship, roughly 15 hours per week, pays $15.50/hour and runs Spring 2027.

Qualifications

• Completion of at least 2 years of college coursework
• Preferred major or field of study: marketing, communications, or sales
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, SharePoint, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
• Previous work experience preferred
• Part-time position, approximately 15 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Create a TRX e-newsletter template and first issue to be distributed biannually to venues and brand partners
• Input industry contacts and venue partners into the Tessitura database
• Research, design, and produce a handout advertising TCM TRX and available exhibits for distribution during conference season
• Create a venue marketing survey to assess which ad templates are utilized most
• Develop a system to receive inbound assets for review and communicate feedback to host venues
• Develop an operations and installation manual template

Skills

Strong communication

Previous work experience

Education

Two years of college coursework

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Summary

The Traveling Exhibits Program Intern will gain hands-on experience in exhibit marketing and partner relations, helping bring TCM’s traveling exhibits to venues across the country. This intern will research and build out conference marketing materials, design a new e-newsletter template for the Traveling Exhibits team, and manage industry contacts as the program grows its network of venue and brand partners.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create a TRX e-newsletter template and first issue to be distributed biannually to venues and brand partners
• Input industry contacts and venue partners into the Tessitura database
• Research, design, and produce a handout advertising TCM TRX and available exhibits for distribution during conference season
• Create a venue marketing survey to assess which ad templates are utilized most
• Develop a system to receive inbound assets for review and communicate feedback to host venues
• Develop an operations and installation manual template

Key Details

Compensation: $15.50/hour

Duration:Spring 2027

Schedule:PT (15 hours/week)

Deadline:ASAP (estimated early November 2026)

Eligibility

REQUIREMENTS:

• Completion of at least 2 years of college coursework
• Preferred major or field of study: marketing, communications, or sales
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, SharePoint, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
• Previous work experience preferred
• Part-time position, approximately 15 hours per week

ADA REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to communicate effectively with staff, venues, and partners, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to sit and work at a computer for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to organize and manage data within a database system, with or without reasonable accommodation.

About

Where else can you touch a dinosaur bone, see a show, steer a pedal car, make art, “board” the space station, and ride a historic carousel in one visit? Only at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Founded in 1925, the museum is a nonprofit with a mission to ignite joy, wonder, and curiosity by creating powerful learning experiences for children and adults.