Intern Listing: Graduate Student Intern - History.org

Graduate Student Intern - history.org

About the Position

history.org offers teachers curated collections of items and learning assets from the nation’s leading museums and civic education organizations along with a library of over 500 short, animated videos introducing key topics and concepts in American history and civics. Connected analysis guides and instructional resources support teachers and innovative site functionality meets them where they are, empowering them to engage with a broad variation of primary sources to ignite curiosity, foster historical thinking skills, and deepen content knowledge.

We are seeking a motivated intern to assist with the development of this platform. The intern will be responsible for uploading and organizing digital content, including images, descriptions, questions, and other educational supports, and creating informational materials for partner institutions. The intern will also interface with partner institutions to support the asset nomination and curation processes. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in digital content management, digital humanities projects, collaborative partnerships, and educational resource curation.

We will happily work with individuals whose schools offer credited internship programs for which the internship might qualify, but the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation does not offer educational credit otherwise. This position will be compensated.

Essential Functions

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of history.org.
• Using the Wagtail Content Management System to plug in teacher created content and partner assets.
• Sorting and organizing digital files and ensuring all content is uploaded correctly.
• Copyediting content and checking peer’s work.
• Following strict deadlines to ensure material is uploaded in a timely manner.
• Regular check-in with Digital Project Manager to update on progress.
• Creating Collection Vision Sheets for museum partners and teachers.
• Using Adobe Photoshop for editing photos for websites.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in graduate program majoring in: History, Public History, Museum Studies, Education, Digital Humanities or related field.
• Comfortable working with Google Workspace, spreadsheets (Google Sheets and Excel), and Google Docs.
• Experience working on collaborative teams, preferably across institutions.
• Experience with uploading Content Management Systems or eagerness to learn.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop or eagerness to learn.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work alone and in collaboration with others.
• Exceptional attention to detail and writing skills.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks.
• Applicants should be able to work 20 hours a week.
• Applicants must reside in or have permanent residence in the state of Virginia.
• Applicants must be able to work Onsite.