Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

Volunteer Finance Clerk [The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA]

Volunteer Finance Clerk The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA Performs a variety of skilled administrative and clerical duties directly related to finance activities. This would include filing and other office work. Please contact Melissa Reynolds, HR Manager at 978-744-0991 ext. 111 or mreynolds@7gables.org. …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Exhibit Design Graduate Internship [American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH]

Exhibit Design Graduate Internship

American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH

The American Independence Museum in Exeter, NH seeks a Graduate-level intern to deepen the research of the museum’s collection. This year the museum is looking to create a one year exhibit focusing on George Washington utilizing objects and materials in the museum’s collection. Reporting to the Executive Director and Operations Manager, interns will be responsible for exhibit planning, research, gathering objects, writing labels, and installation of the exhibit. Interns will also have a chance to take part in other aspects of Curatorial and Collections Management, including working with Past Perfect, cataloguing, exhibit monitoring, inventorying, and more. A minimum of 200 hours should be completed between mid-January and May, 2016. Schedule must be predetermined and correspond with the museum’s off-season hours. Some work may be completed off-site. Qualifications: Intern should be in the process of completing or recently completed their Master’s degree in history, museum studies or related subject. Strong interpersonal skills, detail-orientated, and excellent time management skills are needed. Prior exhibit installation experience is not required. Although the position is unpaid, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a Museum in transition and can be completed for course credit. Deadline: Please submit resume, letter of interest, and two references to rpassannante@independencemuseum.org by November 15th, 2015. For information, visit: www.independencemuseum.org. Posted on: 10/02/2015

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Spring Internships [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

The Peabody Essex Museum is looking for spring interns in a wide range of departments: EXHIBIT TECHNICIAN INTERN The Exhibit Design department is seeking a student studying carpentry, stage design or museum studies. This candidate must have a working knowledge of power tools, carpentry and …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

3d Design Intern [Design Museum, Boston, MA]

3d Design Intern Description: Duration: Jan – May, 2016Compensation: School Credit, Membership, Travel StipendLocation: 50 Milk St., 15th Floor, Boston, MATime: 24-32 hours/week Design Museum Boston is seeking a 3D Design Intern to join our team this summer and assist us in designing, developing and …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

2D Design Intern [Design Museum, Boston, MA]

2D Design Intern

Description:
Duration: Jan – May, 2016
Compensation: School Credit, Membership, Travel Stipend
Location: 50 Milk St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA
Time: 24-32 hours/week

Design Museum Boston is seeking a 2D Design Intern to join our team this summer and assist us in designing and producing graphic assets for print and web to be used in public exhibitions, marketing, and outreach programs. Design Museum Boston is a distributed museum, meaning we don’t have a single physical location — we put exhibitions in places where people already go, places like city hall, the mall, the airport, public parks, and online. Our exhibitions and marketing materials need to be clear, educational, and fun for our audience. The 2D Design Intern will tackle challenges at multiple levels that are specific to Design Museum Boston’s unique approach to delivering educational content.

Interns at Design Museum Boston are provided with some of the most unique experiences one can receive as a student. Interns play a vital role in the success of the organization and take a hands on role in an environment that is fast-paced and very public facing.

Qualifications:
The intern will:

Develop concepts and graphic assets for the designmuseumboston.org redesign
Assist in developing concepts and unifying the brand direction of the organization as it readies to launch new programs
Assist in the creation of graphic assets for existing Design Museum Programs as needed
Have their own computer capable of complex tasks
Be creating web based graphics and newsletter designs

We’re looking for someone who:

Is a self-starter, able to pick up parts of a project and contribute
Is a collaborator, able to fit into a team and boost its effectiveness
Is adaptable, able to pivot and move forward with new constraints
Is a planner, able to anticipate needs and put detailed plans in place for the future
Can identify our graphic language and implement it quickly
Is capable of operating as a photographer at our events and exhibitions

Knowledge of the following tools/processes required:

Expertise with Adobe CreativeSuite (in particular Photoshop and Illustrator)

Pages, Keynote, Word, and Excel

Googledocs

How To Apply:
To apply please send a resume and portfolio to Cory dePasquale at cory [at] designmuseumboston.org.

Apply by:
November 26, 2015

Salary:
Stipend/Credit.

by Jessica Wong Camhi