Alfa Art Gallery is a non-profit organization that is looking for an intern to further and improve the gallery’s online presence on the web and social media platforms.
This is a non-paid opportunity that will help interns gain real-world work experience in an art gallery environment. The internships positions are unpaid, but interns may arrange with their college to receive course credit (each department does things differently but there is usually some sort of internship proposal form. Talk to your department heads for more information). In exchange for their work, interns will also gain valuable experience in a dynamic nonprofit arts environment and will receive an evaluation form and letter of recommendation at the end of their internship. Please attach cover letter with resume.
Tasks:
- In charge of the developing Alfa’s blog on WordPress
- Responsible for social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter …
- Assist with developing marketing plans to promote events more successfully
- Establish relationship with local businesses and work closely with them to secure sponsorships for our events
- Build and maintain a good working relationship with local news agencies and other organizations.
- Responsible for preparing and submitting grant applications and searching for additional funding opportunities
- Maintain the gallery’s personal relationship with patrons and artists
- Assist with general institutional visibility and community outreach
- Assist with exhibition openings presentation, communication with artists, general operations tasks
- Promote the gallery’s facilities rental program
Requirements:
- Good writing skills are important
- Must be computer literate and experienced in using different social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc).
- Experience with the Microsoft Office suite is necessary.
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop will be useful
- Previous experience with WordPress or other CMS platforms is a plus. Knowledge of HTML and CSS will be useful.
