Marketing Intern (UNPAID)

The Strong owns and cares for the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play, and offers programs for individuals of all ages to learn about the power and importance of play in their lives. The museum’s internship program provides opportunities for participating in all aspects of museum work within dynamic teams and interacting with staff across the institution and the public. The program offers an educational and operational experience, as well as the opportunity to build a network of professional contacts.

As a member of a dynamic marketing team, the Marketing Intern will actively support the Marketing & Communications team by contributing to content creation, campaign development, and market research. This role will capture and produce engaging content for events and special programs, expand the museum’s digital photo library, and help promote exhibits and experiences across multiple platforms.

All museum staff and interns are expected to cooperate with one another in furthering the museum’s general objectives and in completing museum projects. Similarly, all staff and interns consistently maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude, act with integrity and in accordance with the highest ethical standards and demonstrate loyalty to the museum in all public contacts. Guests and colleagues deserve our best efforts every day.

Our Marketing team is seeking one (1) intern (undergraduate or graduate) who is interested in a multi-disciplinary learning opportunity, following the academic calendar:

Spring semester

Summer semester

Fall semester

Winter semester

Application Requirements

Please ensure that you attach your Resume and provide a Cover Letter detailing what you hope to get out of this internship, what learning objectives you would like to achieve and how you believe your contributions will support The Strong's mission and goals.

Summary of Internship

Research marketing and social media trends and present to team.

Capture content involving daily events and help build The Strong’s photo library.

Attend special events and create social content.

Attend weekly marketing meetings.

Assist in brainstorming sessions and campaign planning.

Update homepage featured events on website.

Support promotion of events, exhibits, and special programs.

Contribute to additional marketing initiatives and team projects as assigned

The specifications described here are representative of those that must be met by the intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work is performed primarily indoors in a professional office environment, climate-controlled collections storage areas, and throughout exhibit galleries. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, printers, and copiers. The noise level in the environment is typically low to moderate but may be more significant when operating various equipment.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position

This position regularly requires the ability to work in various positions, including standing, walking, and sitting for extended periods of time; the use or operation of objects, tools, or controls; and the ability to talk and hear. This position requires frequent sitting in front of a computer and using repetitive typing motions.

Visual acuity to see object details at close range and operate computer equipment is required. Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are important for this role.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Must consent to and pass a drug screen and criminal background check as conditions of internship.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Strong is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of The Strong to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, military, or marital status. This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all aspects of the internship relationship, including but not limited to: recruitment, selection layoff, recall, transfer, and termination of internship.

Scheduling: Monday through Friday with flexible hours between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.

Hours Requirement: Undergraduate - minimum of 125 hours and Graduate - minimum of 140 hours.