Student Interpretation Intern with The Wolfsonian-FIU

The Wolfsonian–FIU is hiring a paid Interpretation Intern for Fall 2024 as part of its Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-supported initiative to open pathways to museum careers.

Hosted by the museum’s Content + Interpretation department, the Interpretation Intern will be part of a team helping to ensure that The Wolfsonian shares clear and engaging stories with the public. The Intern will work on a variety of projects that touch upon a range of museum perspectives and areas of focus (Curatorial, Education, Programming, Marketing, Digital, Design, and more). Collaborating with colleagues from diverse disciplines, the Intern will learn how to shape impactful and accessible experiences for our visitors and online communities.

The Interpretation Intern will:

• Gain understanding of The Wolfsonian’s voice, brand, identity, and audience goals.
• Become familiar with how museum staff craft language for exhibitions, programs, digital experiences, and printed materials.
• Discover how to identify entry points of interest into the museum’s collection, exhibitions, and institutional history.
• Receive intensive training in copywriting and editing.
• Become familiar with tools and processes that are key to strategic content development, including research-gathering, surveying, project management, storyboarding, outlining/wireframing, and audience testing.
• Have access to Wolfsonian student enrichment activities such as career roundtables, a resume/cover letter writing workshop, and beyond.

This internship is held in person at 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach 33139.

The largest of FIU’s three museums, The Wolfsonian is an art and design research center in South Beach with a collection of more than 200,000 items from the modern age (1850–1950).