Description:

Title: Marketing/Public Relations Internship
Department: Marketing/Public Relations
Reports To: Media Relations Manager
Type of Internship: Part- to Full-time internship; flexible schedule

The Marketing/Public Relations intern will work with the Museum’s Marketing and Membership staff in support of the department’s projects and needs. The Marketing and Membership departments work closely together towards increasing awareness and attendance at the Museum. This internship will involve a good deal of research into the Museum’s visitors and competing organizations, so an ability to work independently and with solid organizational skills is key. Some data entry and maintenance is required, so a willingness and ability to work with databases is preferred. There are also opportunities for contributing ideas about grassroots and online marketing, with a particular focus on expanding listings of museum programs in online and community media, including neighboring universities.

Key Components and Essential Functions of this role include:

Ongoing Projects
– Maintain and organize media clippings to keep on permanent file
– Create media highlights reports for various Museum announcements
– Organize and update information in online media contacts database
– Enter contact information and help research potential new contacts
– Research and help expand listings coverage of museum exhibitions, lectures and other programs in the media, with a particular focus on community newspapers and online calendars
– Assist with exhibition openings and special events as needed
– Check various newspapers and magazines daily for Museum articles, general art articles of interest, and accuracy of Museum listings and ads
– Proof reading of print and web materials
– Competitive analysis of institutional collateral and external communications

Other
– Assist with setup and cleanup of press-related events
– Assist with assembling materials for press contacts
– Assist in updating the Museum’s web calendar
– Assist in building content for social media
– Record and/or pull statistics from Google Analytics and mass email system on an ongoing basis
– Organizational tasks

Salary: Unpaid internship

Qualifications:
– An understanding and interest in arts marketing/public relations 
– Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines 
– Ability to take ownership over projects and work proactively 
– Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required. 
– Proficiency in online media database software, various web search engines, etc., preferred.
– Positive attitude and a willingness to learn and contribute to the department and Museum as a whole
– Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
– Excellent interpersonal skills
– Basic HTML preferred
How To Apply:

Join our dedicated, talented team of employees, interns and volunteers, who are passionate about the work they do to support the Museum’s mission. To apply for this position, please use our online application’this is our preferred application method: https://isgmintern.applicantpro.com/jobs/199301.html. Both a cover letter and resume are required.

The Gardner Museum is committed to affording equal opportunities to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disabilities, marital status or sexual orientation. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The Museum is proud to embrace the goals of Commonwealth Compact (http://www.umb.edu/commonwealth_compact/about) and pledges to measure its progress toward those goals over time, using the Commonwealth Compact benchmarks.

We receive many resumes and kindly request that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application. Those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

Apply by:
April 03, 2015
Salary:
Unpaid
About this Organization:
The Museum was the creation of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) ‘for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.’ Since opening to the public in 1903, the Gardner has served as a center for ideas and life-long learning in its community – a tradition that is kept alive today through an array of interpretive, creative, educational, horticultural, artistic and scholarly programs.