The Morgan Library & Museum 2026-2027 - Communications and Marketing Academic Year Internship

New York City, NY (On-site)

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Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the social and community outreach content cadence for a museum, shaping who sees it and how. Build audience-first communications for exhibitions and local partnerships, then translate research into outreach opportunities across the right channels.

  • Content and channel ownership: gather and create social content and support exhibition communications plans.
  • Audience development: identify local partners and audiences to broaden engagement.
  • Outreach strategy: determine target audiences and appropriate platforms for museum programs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Communications and Marketing internship offers hands-on experience in strategic communications, social media content creation, audience development, and community-focused marketing within a museum setting.
  • Working closely with departmental staff, the intern will help gather and create content for Morgan's social media platforms.
  • Assist in the creation of exhibition-specific communications plans, including identifying target audiences and appropriate channels.
  • Conduct research into community outreach opportunities, helping identify local partners, organizations, and audiences to support broader engagement goals, among other tasks.

Requirements

  • Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
  • Strong interest in a career in the museum or research library fields
  • Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

    Benefits

    • Professional development opportunities such as facility tours and meetings with museum leadership
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    The Morgan Library & Museum

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    A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New York City, the Morgan Library & Museum began as the personal library of financier, collector, and cultural benefactor Pierpont Morgan. The Morgan offers visitors close encounters with great works of human accomplishment in a setting treasured for its intimate scale and historic significance. Its collection of manuscripts, rare books, music, drawings, and works of art comprises a unique and dynamic record of civilization, as well as an incomparable repository of ideas and of the creative process from 4000 BC to the present.

    Founded in 1924
    New York, New York, USA
    181 employees (50 in marketing)
    65% recommend to a friend
    100% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    324.2K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $3.3K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    54.7%
    Direct
    35.6%
    Referral
    7.3%
    Social
    1.9%
    Paid
    0.4%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~183

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    12 (7% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    1

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