Become part of the Cartoon Art Museum team and help to preserve comics and animation history.
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The Cartoon Art Museum is an equal-opportunity employer.
Do you love comics and animation? Are you a cheerful, confident person who loves talking to people from all over the world?
Cartoon Art Museum volunteers help us with our daily operations and select events, greeting visitors and processing tickets and book sales, as well as creative tasks such as kids’ activities.
The museum sponsors several regular internship positions, each with a minimum commitment of three months. Internships are usually filled on a by-semester schedule; however, exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis. We also offer internships that correspond to academic degrees for related fields, such as museum studies.
All interns are invited to attend all special events, opening receptions, fundraisers, and special programs. You’ll have behind-the-scenes access to a working museum and creative opportunities.
All internships are unpaid. We encourage applicants seeking educational credit to apply.
Please contact office@cartoonart.org for more information.
The Public Programs Intern assists in the development, implementation, and management of dynamic programs for a diverse audience through various interpretative approaches to the Cartoon Art Museum’s collection and exhibitions. The intern works closely with the program coordinator and the Executive Director to develop programs. The primarily focuses is on exhibition programming and monthly workshops, as well as other activities. Other tasks include event promotion and marketing and other tasks as necessary.
Write texts for programs as needed
Assist in developing family guides, tours, lectures, and workshops for upcoming exhibitions
Assist in creating evaluation tools for temporary and permanent exhibitions
Research possibilities for the future growth of the education department
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Independent thinking and problem solving, while being a hands-on team player
Research skills
Commitment of at least 10 to 20 hours a week for a minimum of three months
Knowledge of FileMaker and Microsoft Office helpful
Museum Studies student preferred, but not required
Cover letter: explain what you can contribute to the Cartoon Art Museum, why you want to intern at the museum, and your expectations for your internship
Resume or CV
Contact information for three personal or professional references upon request
Cartoon Art Museum
ATTN: Summerlea Kashar
781 Beach Street, Fl 1
San Francisco, CA 94109
Or email to: office@cartoonart.org
The Development Intern works closely with the Cartoon Art Museum’s Executive Director and/or Director of Development. The intern is exposed to all areas of development, with a particular emphasis on grant research, cultivation event planning, and membership. The intern assists in the research, development, writing, reporting and submission of grant proposals. The intern will depart with an expanded professional portfolio and with greater understanding of the organizational importance of development to the museum institution as a whole. Project ownership and facilitation are encouraged.
Manage incoming memberships
Assist in writing proposals, letters of inquiry, and other communication with funders
Collect and submit data for grant reports
Provide concrete support in the production of grant proposals, fund solicitation, and organizational structuring
Research new grant and fundraiser possibilities
Plan cultivation events
General development-related tasks such as data entry and file organization
Commitment of at least 8 to 20 hours a week for a minimum of three months
Able to work during regular weekday business hours
Able to meet tight deadlines
Experience with databases (FileMaker preferred)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Excellent organizational and research skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Reliability and attention to detail
Cover letter: explain what you can contribute to the Cartoon Art Museum, why you want to intern at the museum, and your expectations for your internship
Resume or CV
Contact information for three personal or professional references upon request
Cartoon Art Museum
ATTN: Summerlea Kashar
781 Beach Street, Fl 1
San Francisco, CA 94109
Or email to: office@cartoonart.org
