[Fall 2026] Event Marketing Internship

About the role

The Whitney’s Fall internship program is a full-time, paid, nine-week session primarily for undergraduate students. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Fall 2026, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours. The program will begin on September 15, 2026, and end on December 5, 2026 (this may vary depending on schedule). Participants must be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.

Expected Projects & Assignments

• Support production tasks for Member Nights and Free Friday Nights, including, but not limited to, creative programming, inventory tracking, drafting run of show and logistical documents, and audience reporting.
• Generate email marketing assets for events
• Provide on-site support for select Member Nights and Free Friday Nights during the internship term.
• Support scheduling for Whitney events and seasonal tracking for broader NYC arts programming.
• Conduct peer institution research.
• Collect audience analyses for email marketing and event attendance.

Skills

• Detail-oriented, strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in, or willingness to learn, digital project management and CRM tools such as Microsoft Office, Asana, and MailChimp.
• Strong interest in events and programming at arts and cultural institutions.

Qualifications

• Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible.
• Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year’s worth of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen are not eligible.
• While a demonstrated interest in art, art history, or arts administration is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply.
• Previous museum experience is not required.

Provided Training

• Intern will receive training on how to use MailChimp and create communications using HTML; will develop skills using the Microsoft Office suite; and will be versed in event management processes and protocols.

Outcomes

• The intern will leave with a strong understanding of the behind-the-scenes work required to produce programs in the specific context of the Whitney’s mission and values, and at cultural institutions more broadly.
• The intern will also gain strong administrative and project management skills required to facilitate end-to-end audience engagement.
• The Event Marketing intern will work closely with the Marketing intern to develop and present an audience retention program.

Compensation

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.

About the Whitney

The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.

EEO Statement

The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other factor prohibited by law. The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

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