Fall Internship

The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program. The program includes training, direct work experience, professional development, and a weekly speaker series.

The Whitney’s Fall internship program is a full-time, paid, nine-week session primarily for undergraduate students. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Fall 2026, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours. The program will begin on September 15, 2026, and end on December 5, 2026 (this may vary depending on schedule).

Participants must be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.

The Whitney seeks an Employee Experience Coordinator for the Office of People and Culture intern for the Fall 2026 semester.

• 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 (Pay Pro)
• 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

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.

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, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, 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.