Summer Intern: Audience Engagement

Primary Function: Interns work with experts in their fields, gain valuable job experience, and engage in meaningful work. 

Job Qualifications: Eligible interns are either an undergraduate or graduate student or a recent college graduate.

Clearances:  

• Criminal Background-National
• Criminal Background for work with children -National Child Abuse, FBI, PA PATCH.

Physical Activities to Perform Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Moving:

• Approximately 80% of time is spent seated while working at a desk.  
• Ability to occasionally transport up to 25 lbs. of files, equipment or supplies.  
• Ability to move to access files, equipment or supplies.

Vision Requirements:

• This position requires extended time on the computer.

Communication Requirements:   

• Clearly communicate in person, by phone, and by video conference.  
• Communicate with others in conversational and written English. 

Working Conditions:

• Position operates in the foundation’s buildings and on the foundation’s grounds at the Philadelphia campus.
• Position requires extended time on the computer.

Job Responsibilities: The Audience Engagement Division team creates engagement initiatives and activities at the Barnes and in local communities. This team collaborates with other departments and local organizations to promote and implement our programming year-round. Multilingual educators, visual artists, and community organizers are encouraged to apply. Applicants with a passion for museum equity, direct service, and social impact are preferred. 

Interns may: 

• Help plan and implement intergenerational programs, including summer art camps, family workshops, and special initiatives. 
• Aid instruction and facilitation of community conversations through inquiry-based learning and art making. 
• Co-develop written and visual content for early learners and adult audiences, including promotional copy and instructions for interactive activities. 
• Research the Barnes’s history and collection, as well as area performers and potential collaborators to advance ongoing program planning within the division. 
• Assist in supporting programs on event days, including First Friday, PECO Free First Sunday Family Day, and our annual outdoor festival, Barnes on the Block. 
• Develop strategies to collect, organize, and analyze program data during and after public-facing events.

Organization-Wide Competencies:

1. Accountability: 

a. Prepares for work assignments and meetings, 

b. Conducts thorough fact-finding, decision-making and/or follow through, 

c. Admits mistakes and errors and informs others when one is not able to meet a commitment.

2. Job Quality: 

a. Dependably demonstrates job knowledge necessary for the position,

b. Produces timely, accurate, high quality work output, 

c. Prioritizes work responsibilities effectively and produces work quantity expected for the role. 

3. Service: 

a. Identifies problems and collaborate with others to devise and create effective solutions. 

b. Interacts and communicates with fellow employees in a manner that promotes a harmonious and cooperative working environment in accordance with our Core Values. 

c. Facilitates open communication and keeps an open mind about new ideas. 

4. Leadership: 

a. Sets a good example for others, 

b. Demonstrates ethical decision-making and communication, 

c. Makes decisions. Uses a solution-oriented, collaborative approach.

5. Collaboration: 

a. Seeks win-win outcomes in decision-making, 

b. Shows a proactive, inclusive, helpful, and respectful attitude to colleagues, guests and others, 

c. Takes initiative to contribute to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.

A complete application requires a cover letter, resume, and letter of recommendation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.