[Spring 2026] Technology - Project Management Internship

Technology - Project Management Intern

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 internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Spring 2026, interns commit between 1621 hours per week over 1012 weeks for a total of 200 hours. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.

Expected Projects & Assignments

The Technology Project Management Intern will support the coordination and optimization of cross-departmental projects while developing systems to improve communication and accountability across the museum's collaborative initiatives.

The Technology Project Management Intern will :

• Assist with managing workflows using Microsoft 365 and Asana
• Develop project templates and standardized processes for recurring museum activities
• Track and analyze project timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation
• Support the rollout of new collaboration tools by creating training materials and user guides
• Coordinate cross-departmental meetings and ensure follow-up on action items
• Create dashboards and reporting systems to track project progress and team capacity
• Document best practices from successful project implementations
• Assist with coordination between departments such as Exhibitions & Collections Management, Education, and Marketing
• Support optimization of existing processes
• Research project management methodologies specific to cultural institutions

Skills & Qualifications

Provided Training

Outcomes

Compensation : Interns are provided a stipend of $3000. Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover.

About the Whitney : The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The core of the Whitney's mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.

EEO Statement : 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, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, 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.