Digital Image Processing Internship at the Calder Foundation
Job Title: Digital Image Processing Internship
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $20/hr
Calder Foundation, New York
The Terry Roth Internship
Archival Intern
The Calder Foundation is a non-profit institution dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting the art and archive of the twentieth-century artist Alexander Calder.
The Terry Roth Internship was established in honor of our longtime friend and collaborator with the goal of making internships accessible to all candidates by compensating recipients.
Digital Image Processing Internship
Summer 2024
Part-time
Minimum commitment: 15 hours per week, 10 weeks
One part-time, in-person internship is available to students (undergraduate or graduate) or recent graduates of art history or a related discipline. Undergraduates must have completed at least two years of study. Compensation will be $20.00 per hour.
Archival Internships focus on organizational tasks involving cataloguing, preserving, and digitizing all aspects of the foundation’s collection of archival material. The Calder Foundation Archive maintains over 130,000 documents, 26,000 photographs, dozens of films, and thousands of press clippings, articles, and publications. The Archive is also responsible for researching, cataloguing, and archiving dossiers of information and images for more than 22,000 known works created by Calder.
The Digital Image Processing Intern will learn through assisting with identifying, analyzing, and processing images of artworks to be integrated into the Foundation’s physical and digital holdings.
Applicants must be conscientious, mature, and detail-oriented. They must also possess strong visual and analytic skills. Also beneficial is prior experience with archival tasks, FileMaker Pro databases, Photoshop, and Epson scanning equipment.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and will be required to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification forms upon hire.
The Calder Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized communities, and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.
Only applicants being considered for the internship will be contacted by the Foundation for an in-person interview. No inquiries, agencies, or phone calls, please.
How to Apply
Please submit the following materials to resume@calder.org
· a brief statement of interest
· resume
· names and contact information for two references, academic or professional