Internships

The Hunter Museum offers internship opportunities based on department needs and availability. Below you will find more information and a download link for our internship application.
 
 

Available Internship Opportunities

Education Department

Summer Camp Lead Counselors 
Responsible for assisting camp instructors with classroom management and preparation. Counselors facilitate and plan activities for camper pick-up, drop-off, snack and lunch times. Summer Camp Lead Counselors must have graduated from high school.

Summer Camp Counselors 
Camp Counselors assist camp lead counselors and instructors with camp activities. Activities include preparation of snack, preparation of art supplies, art projects, physical games (indoors and out), story time, etc. Summer Camp Counselors must be at least 15 years old.

There are 7 week-long camps in June and July. Each camp has morning and afternoon counselor shifts from 9:00-1:00 and 12:00-4:00. These time frames can vary based on schedules.

Contact Beth Prigge with questions regarding these internships. This is an unpaid internship.

Intern in Children and Family Programs
The Children and Family Programs internship is available during spring and summer semesters. Family program interns report to the manager of multimedia interpretive programs and assist her in preparing lesson plans and activities for several children's programs. Summer interns will also assist with Hunter summer camps.

Contact Adera Causey with questions regarding this internship.
This is an unpaid internship.

Interpretive Intern
The ideal applicant is a college junior or senior with a major in art history, or a graduate with an art history degree, who has experience doing research and writing about art. This position will be responsible for working with the Curator of Education to develop short entries on the website for all works of art in the collection. Some of the work would need to take place at the Hunter but some could be done at home. Can be done for university credit in accord with individual university guidelines.

Availability: variable, ideally about 10 hours per week in summer
Contact Adera Causey with questions or to apply for this internship.

Collections Department

No internships are available at this time.

PR/Marketing Department

No internships are available at this time.

Membership/Development Department

No internships are available at this time.

Museum Store

Museum Store Volunteer/Intern
Need college junior or senior for a weekend internship (Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00 and Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00). This position would be an excellent opportunity for a student with an interest in retail management or the hospitality industry. Need someone to make a regular commitment to this job.

Duties:
Keep an eye on the store when busy.
Help store associate wrap/bag purchases.
Go to stock room for merchandise requested by sales associate.
Assist customers with merchandise.
Open locked display cabinets for customers.

Training:
Will train on merchandise and stock room, but volunteer will need to review store merchandise on each shift.

Job Requirements:
Will need to be comfortable interacting with the public. Uphold Museum Standards. Wear tag that says VOLUNTEER.

Dress Code:
Corporate casual. No blue jeans, capris, or flip flop type sandals. One red polo shirt can be provided.

Internship Application Form (PDF) - Please complete this form to apply for an internship. Be sure to indicate which interhship position you are interested in.