Digital Collections and Services Intern

Digital Collections and Services Intern


Museum overview
The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing art, history, and heritage. Our mission is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. Our vision is to serve as an institution where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections, exhibitions, and programming is the core of who we are and what we do.

We are committed to creating and cultivating a community of talented, passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination. Our staff have the opportunity to grow their professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect. Read more about our story here.


About the Role

The Digital Collections and Services department creates and preserves faithful and engaging photographs of Brooklyn Museum collections through the creation of born digital assets and the digitization of historical analog materials. In addition to image production, the department manages copyright status information for these works and administers licensing agreements with artists or their estates that permit the museum to reproduce works in the collection for museum-related activities. The department seeks an intern to assist a long-term project focused on researching the rights status and identifying appropriate copyright holders for works in the Museum collection. Following an established research process, the intern will assess the rights status and clear copyright for Museum objects by consulting a variety of external resources. Additional responsibilities include drafting correspondence and license agreements, tracking progress in a database, and updating rights information in TMS - the Museum’s primary object information system. The intern will also convert analog files into a digital database, following established procedures and naming conventions. A working knowledge of copyright law is helpful but not required to start. This position is ideal for students interested in experience working in museum collections, intellectual property law, and research projects.

The Brooklyn Museum Spring Internship is a part-time paid opportunity. Interns receive $17 per hour, and work 12 hours per week, starting February 2, 2026 and ending April 27, 2027 for a total of 12 weeks.

In addition to working in Digital Collections and Services, the intern will be expected to attend intern seminars every other Tuesday starting February 2, 2026, from 9:30am -12:30pm.

Department: Digital Collections and Services
Reports to: Director of Digital Collections and Services, Rights and Reproductions Manager , Associate Manager of Internships
Salary: $17 per hour
Union status: Non-Union
FLSA status: Non-Exempt
Position type: Part-time, Temporary
Schedule: 12 hours per week during office hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).

Apply today
We recognize that it’s unlikely that any candidate will meet 100% of the desired qualifications for a role. If much of this job description resonates with you, we strongly encourage you to apply today. We’re committed to welcoming candidates with a wide range of experiences and perspectives – especially those who see themselves contributing to our mission to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act.

If you have questions about our online application system, please contact us at job.applicationquestions@brooklynmuseum.org