Student Interpretation Intern with The Wolfsonian-FIU

Florida International University is Miami's public research university, focused on student success. According to U.S. News and World Report, FIU has 42 top-50 rankings in the nation among public universities. FIU is a top U.S. research university (R1), with more than $200 million in annual expenditures. FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production, which drives innovation, and is one of the institutions that helps make Florida the top state for higher education. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU's commitment to providing students Worlds Ahead opportunities. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA, with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond. For more information about FIU, visit www.fiu.edu.

The Wolfsonian-FIU is hiring a paid Interpretation Intern for Spring 2025 as part of its Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-supported initiative to open pathways to museum careers.

Hosted by the museum's Content + Interpretation department, the Interpretation Intern will be part of a team helping to ensure that The Wolfsonian shares clear and engaging stories with the public. The Intern will work on a variety of projects that touch upon a range of museum perspectives and areas of focus (Curatorial, Education, Programming, Marketing, Digital, Design, and more). Collaborating with colleagues from diverse disciplines, the Intern will learn how to shape impactful and accessible experiences for our visitors and online communities.

The Interpretation Intern will:

• Gain understanding of The Wolfsonian's voice, brand, identity, and audience goals.
• Become familiar with how museum staff craft language for exhibitions, programs, digital experiences, and printed materials.
• Discover how to identify entry points of interest into the museum's collection, exhibitions, and institutional history.
• Receive intensive training in copywriting and editing.
• Become familiar with tools and processes that are key to strategic content development, including research-gathering, surveying, project management, storyboarding, outlining/wireframing, and audience testing.
• Have access to Wolfsonian student enrichment activities such as career roundtables, a resume/cover letter writing workshop, and beyond.

This internship is held in person at 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach 33139.

The largest of FIU's three museums, The Wolfsonian is an art and design research center in South Beach with a collection of more than 200,000 items from the modern age (1850-1950).

• Interest in museum communications, engagement, and/or education
• Special attention to detail
• Ability to take direction and work independently as needed
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally, and in writing
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work in a team setting
• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office Suites

Supplemental Materials

• Resume, cover letter, and writing sample (500 words max)

Student Assistant

• Applicants must be currently enrolled as a student at FIU with a minimum of six (6) credits as an Undergraduate student or three (3) credits as a Graduate student during the Fall and Spring semesters.
• During the Summer semesters, Students need only remain enrolled and are not required to take credit hours, but cannot have graduated.
• Upon decreasing credit hours or graduating, student employment must end.

This is a 12-week, one-semester internship in Spring 2025.

• The internship requires a commitment of 100-150 hours over the 12-week internship period (actual hours to be determined by the student and supervisor).
• Weekly schedules are flexible but must coincide with Wolfsonian staff's regular office hours (M-F, 9am-5pm) and hours must be spread evenly across the internship's 12-week duration.

$20.00 per hour

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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