Visitor Experience Intern

Internship Program Description 

The Museum’s Internship Program offers college undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates' valuable insights into the operations of a professional museum environment. Interns collaborate on meaningful and engaging projects with museum staff and participate in a series of meetings and workshops focused on contemporary museology. 

*Please note: Only individuals who are authorized to work in the United States are eligible for this program.*

Job Summary

The Visitor Experience Intern will work closely with the Director of Visitor Experience and the Associate Director of Product Development to help with the Studio Museum’s direct relationship to Black owned businesses and makers. Primary responsibilities include assisting with correspondence and research related to local Black owned businesses, outreach to said businesses face-to-face, email or phone, and creating and upkeeping a database of businesses. The database will be used to strengthen the store's relationship to merchandising partners, develop a possible wholesale program with other storefronts and become a reference point for the Visitor Experience Department's recommendations for local Black owned stores and restaurants. Previous visitor experience/customer service, public or business outreach experience is helpful but not required.  

The Visitor Experience internship is designed for college students and recent graduates.   

Application Information 

Each internship cycle could include opportunities in the following departments: Communications, Collections, Curatorial, Director’s Office, Development, Education and Visitor Experience. 

Applicants are encouraged to indicate both a first and second choice among the listed departments. 

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. We appreciate your understanding. 

Application Materials: 
To be considered, applicants must submit the following

• Resume 

• A cover letter 

• A writing sample (no more than 5 pages) 

Dates and Details 

• Program Duration: January 12 – April 17, 2026 (14 weeks) 

• Weekly Commitment: 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Interns are required to be on-site at least three days per week, including mandatory full day attendance on Tuesdays. 

• Stipend: $5,292 

• Application Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on November 4, 2025 

• Interview Notifications Sent By: Dec 1, 2025, if you have not received communication by this date, we regret that you have not been selected as a finalist for the Spring 2026 cohort. 

• In November, we will be in the midst of programming for the Studio Museum’s opening. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this very busy time. 

Mandatory Orientation:  

All accepted interns must attend an in- person orientation on the morning of Monday, January 12, 2026, to begin the program.