Education & Public Programs
SITE’s education, outreach, and public programs seek to make contemporary art accessible to a wide and diverse audience, stimulate a high level of discourse, and explore multiple perspectives of art and culture on an international scale. Through SITE’s education programs, we seek to be a platform for empowering and educating the next generation of museum professionals, artists, and advocates of art and culture. This fall, the Education & Public Programs intern will participate in a variety of activities such as: facilitating art activities inspired by SITE’s exhibition(s); assisting with public programs; shadowing SITE Guide tours; assisting with the Young Curators Program; writing posts for the Outreach Hub, SITE’s education blog; researching upcoming exhibitions; preparing study packets for upcoming exhibitions; and brainstorming and developing curriculum inspired by the exhibitions. All Education & Public Programs interns must pass a background check before being officially accepted into the program.
External Affairs & Digital Media
The External Affairs department focuses its energies on marketing and promotion. We employ a variety of communication, marketing, and promotional tools to ensure international, national, and local visibility for SITE Santa Fe including the management of an organizational website, media outreach, and the design, production and distribution of print and digital materials.
The Department of External Affairs seeks an intern with excellent writing and critical thinking skills who is organized and detail-oriented and can work independently in a fast paced environment. A primary focus of the position is in Digital Media Outreach which develops digital communication campaigns with multiple departments at SITE. The intern works closely with the External Affairs and Education Departments to create and share content. to promote the museum, our exhibitions, events and public programs.
Design skills, Microsoft Word, Excel and Photoshop computer skills are necessary as well as fluency with social media. Photography and video experience are a plus. The intern should be a student or recent graduate of graphic design or a related field, have excellent writing and communication skills, work well in a team, be skilled at multitasking, and have knowledge of contemporary art, photography, video, and digital archiving. Specific knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Photoshop as well as fluency with social media are required. The intern must have a working knowledge of Adobe Suite, social media, and WordPress, plus experience with Final Cut and After Effects.
Development & Events
SITE’s Development Department is responsible for seeking philanthropic support for SITE’s exhibitions, education programs, and operating expenses. The Events Team is also part of this department and is responsible for planning and executing special events at SITE. The Development & Events intern will learn about various methods of nonprofit fundraising such as grant writing, membership drives, and donor mailings; this intern will also have the opportunity to contribute to the preparation and execution of SITE’s exhibition openings and Membership events.
Exhibitions & Curatorial
The Exhibitions and Curatorial intern will work with the Assistant Curator, Exhibition Manager, and Chief Preparator on a number of curatorial and registrarial projects, such as archiving past exhibitions, condition reporting, and gallery maintenance. Other projects that may arise include: assisting visiting artists, attending press tours/walkthroughs, and researching artists in upcoming exhibitions.
