Organization: Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: April-August; 20 hours per week (16 hours in-house and 4 flexible). Event hours including Annual Gala on June 2 are also desired, and can count towards flex hours.
Duties:
• Basic website maintenance
• Drafting press releases
• Pitching bloggers and other media contacts about events
• Tracking and archiving both electronic and physical media coverage
• Updating event listings and community calendars
• Creating events on UMOCA’s Facebook page, Twitter account and blog, as well as interacting with followers
• Creating and maintaining a list of contacts and updating these individuals with information about upcoming UMOCA events
• Distributing posters and postcards throughout the downtown area to advertise for larger events
• Document various events at UMOCA, by video and still photography, as needed (upload and document on server, equipment will be provided)
• Also, some general help around UMOCA when preparing for exhibitions, and other duties as needed
Intern will work on a few ongoing projects, such as the Media Archive and organizing electronic files, throughout the semester, and help out with communications related to exhibition openings and events. Some activities, such as pitching bloggers and scanning the Google Alerts, can happen remotely or at UMOCA. Supervisor is open to discussing.
Preferred Skills:
Prefer candidates with some communications background, and some experience in online marketing and comfortable in web-based applications (Wordpress, Constant Contact, Facebook, etc.). Would like someone detail-oriented and able to analyze systems and figure out how to make them work better, but who is also interested in the bigger goals of both the department and the organization. Candidate should show strong interest in art, or in the general workings of a non-profit. Experience in Adobe Creative Suite a plus.
Contact:
Maggie Willis
Visitor Experience and Volunteer Services Manager
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
20 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-328-4201
Fax: 801-322-4323
maggie.willis@utahmoca.org
All interns are expected to maintain a high-quality work ethic as they would with any other employer.
