[Spring 2026] Total Rewards Internship

Whitney's Academic Year Internship Program

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.

Total Rewards Intern

The Whitney seeks a Total Rewards intern to assist the Office of People and Culture for the Spring 2026 semester.

Expected Projects & Assignments

• Assist the Total Rewards team in organizing and maintaining employee benefits information, including health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Support communication efforts around employee benefits by helping prepare materials for employee information sessions.
• Help gather and organize benefits-related data and documents for internal use and employee distribution.
• Provide basic support with employee inquiries related to benefits, referring more complex issues to senior team members.
• Assist with routine data entry and checks for benefits enrollment and payroll coordination.
• Assist with communicating payroll adjustments to employees when changes, such as benefit deductions or corrections, impact their paychecks.
• Contribute to special projects aimed at improving the employee experience, such as assisting with wellness initiatives or gathering feedback on benefits programs.
• Help with administrative tasks, including organizing files and preparing internal memos or updates for staff.

Skills & Qualifications

Provided Training

Outcomes

Compensation

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000. Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover.

If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates. 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. This description shall not be construed as a contract of any sort for a specific period of employment.