[Fall 2026] Exhibition and Collections Management - Audio Visual Internship

Expectations

The AV team is seeking a skilled, detail-oriented individual with an interest in the audiovisual field to assist with media management, equipment tracking, and scheduling for an upcoming digital/computer-based show. The ideal candidate shall also be willing to help set up equipment for gallery mock-ups and will be able to take direction from staff members.

Skills & Qualifications

- Strong computer and organizational skills - Thorough understanding of Excel, Outlook, Acrobat, video codecs, aspect ratios, and video compression formats.

Provided Training

- Interns will be exposed to the process of how exhibitions are realized from conception to installation and the role of Exhibition Design in that process. - Interns will work alongside designers and curators to develop an exhibition’s narrative and environment. - Interns will learn the tools designers use to communicate spatial and conceptual ideas to curators and the larger institution. - Training in developing scaled models of the artwork, working with architectural models of the exhibition, developing larger mock-ups, developing architectural drawings, and looking critically at art layout in terms of the curatorial narrative.

Compensation

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3,000 for full participation.

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.