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Archival Intern for PR/Marketing - Boston Children's Museum (Boston, MA)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, May 07, 2009
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INTERN TITLE: Archival Intern for Public Relations/Marketing

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Archival Intern will assist with project involving Boston Children’s Museum archive collections of photographs and newspaper clippings. This project includes, but is not limited to, organizing, inventorying, documenting, scanning and appropriately housing the museum’s Public Relations/Marketing archive; preparing and entering archival records into the PastPerfect database.

SKILLS REQUIRED: Students in Museum Studies, Library Science, Art History, History and Historic Preservation programs that have had coursework or experience in archives and record management, cataloging, historical research methods are encouraged to apply. The candidate should have excellent PC skills with knowledge of Windows applications; be familiar with database systems and digital imaging (previous experience with PastPerfect preferred); have excellent organizational skills; be detail-oriented, responsible and dependable; have working knowledge of office procedures and equipment.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP: June-August, 15-20 hours per week (some flexibility but must be worked between Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)

Boston Children’s Museum exists to help children aged 0-10 grow up feeling secure and self-confident, with respect for themselves, others and the natural world. We are committed to serving a culturally and economically diverse audience, providing resources and support for parents and teachers, and continuing as a national research and development center exploring new methods of informal education, and new roles for museums. To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter as a Word attachment to JoAnne Baxter, Director of Marketing/PR at baxter@bostonchildrensmuseum.org. Please write “Archival Intern” in the subject line, and please reference in cover letter where you found this ad.