Marketing Intern

Part-time, unpaid internship (students encouraged to apply for internship funding if eligible).

About Us

Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum on the Northside of Pittsburgh, founded in 1977. We feature site-specific installations created by artists in residence from around the world. As an artist-centered museum and international residency program, we pioneer alternative art forms through site-specific installations, video, and performance art. Our commitment to supporting artists’ vision and creative growth is at the heart of everything we do.

Founded by sculptor, designer, and visionary Barbara Luderowski, Mattress Factory operates as a “for artists by artists” community, providing resources, space, and time for experimentation and risk-taking. We define quality through the process of making, not just the product, and actively invest in the creative journey. Artists live in residence for weeks or months, creating new works that often propel their careers and impact contemporary art.

Our exhibitions showcase critically-acclaimed regional, national, and international artists and have been featured in publications like The New York Times, Art in America, and the Wall Street Journal.

About You

You are passionate about the arts and thrive when people connect with the shows, artists, exhibits, and content you recommend. You’re eager to gain experience in a nonprofit arts setting and want to develop your understanding of how marketing collaborates with other departments to support the museum’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research, press outreach, and social media management.
• Create and update content for digital and printed collateral, including digital archives.
• Assist in the creation and implementation of marketing campaigns across social media, email, web, SEO/SEM, and paid advertising.
• Monitor and manage social media platforms, including content creation, scheduling, engagement, and performance analysis.
• Cultivate and analyze campaign performance data, preparing reports with actionable insights.
• Collaborate across departments to design and execute marketing assets for events, exhibitions, membership, and educational programming.
• Provide general administrative support, such as data entry, document organization, and maintaining the marketing materials inventory.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to balance detail-oriented work with consideration of “big picture” concepts.
• Basic knowledge of marketing concepts, tools, platforms, software, and digital + “irl” trends.
• Proficiency in a CMS platform (e.g., WordPress), email and social management software (e.g., Buffer or Mailchimp), Meta Ads Manager, Google Analytics, and Google Search Console is a plus.
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a related field.