[Spring 2027] Employee Experience Internship
At a glance
Junior Employee Relations & Culture role at Whitney Museum of American Art. New York.
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What you'll do
- Help with hiring and new-staff onboarding, and work through problems in existing recruitment steps
- Find vendors for employee enrichment activities and help plan events for staff and interns
- Support learning initiatives and help update performance review frameworks and resources
- Answer employee questions, assist with internship program administration, and help digitize department records
- Write internal staff memos and support basic people-operations administration
What you bring
- You are enrolled in an accredited academic program and have completed at least one year of coursework
- You can use Microsoft 365 tools such as Excel, PowerPoint or Word in a work setting
- You bring interest in museum administration and some familiarity with modern and contemporary American art
Who this fits
This suits an undergraduate or graduate student interested in people-focused museum administration; prior museum work is not required. The internship is on site in New York, with a commitment of sixteen to twenty-one hours per week over ten to twelve weeks during the spring 2027 program dates.
From the employer
The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for rising Juniors and above (to include Graduate students) enrolled in an accredited academic program. The internship is in person and onsite. For spring 2027, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours. The official program dates will span from January 18-April 26, 2027. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.
The application window for our Spring 2027 Ostrover Family Academic Internship is now open through November 9. Please note that all candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and as such, some opportunities may close before the deadline.
For more information, including information on eligibility requirements, please visit our internships page.
The Whitney seeks an Employee Experience Internship for the Office of People and Culture intern for the spring 2027 semester.
Expected Projects & Assignments
- Assist Employee Experience team with talent acquisition and staff onboarding efforts, troubleshoot existing hiring workflows
- Instigate outreach to other vendors for employee enrichment programming
- Provide support in event-planning for employees and interns alike, assist with maintaining the administration of the Whitney Museum's future internship programs
- Lending a hand in Learning & Development initiatives
- Redesign and propose new performance management frameworks and toolkits
- Act at the frontline of the department, addressing questions from employees
- Aid with ongoing digitization initiatives
- Draft copy of internal staff memos
- Have some knowledge and interest toward modern and contemporary American art
- Be people-focused, charismatic, and dedicate themselves to upholding the OPC’s values
- Hold an interest in museum administration; previous museum experience not required
- 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
- Must have proficient working knowledge of Microsoft 365 software (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- HRIS administration and maintenance (PayPro)
- Familiarity in navigating and utilizing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Basic data reports and visualization
- The intern will exit our programming having accrued a basic understanding of our component of museum administration within the realms of payroll, benefits administration, and overseeing the employee life cycle
Compensation
Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.
Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover.
If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates. Whether you’re new to arts and culture administration, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or take the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest in the arts and culture space and what you hope to bring to this role.
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, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, 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. This description shall not be construed as a contract of any sort for a specific period of employment.