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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10009
All interns must submit a resume and cover letter to the museum director at billtimesup@gmail.com. This is an unpaid position. We are open Wednesdays through Sundays, 12-5pm - you must be willing to contribute at least 15 hours a week, for ideally 3 months (though we are flexible with shorter/longer terms). At the moment, we are especially in need of an intern to staff the front desk on Fridays. Responsibilities All interns operate from the front desk of the museum. Daily responsibilities include: Open and close the museum Greet visitors (inform them about the museum, make sales, answer questions) Clean and organize the space Promote the museum and upcoming events across social media platforms On top of day-to-day operations, interns have the opportunity to take on additional facets of the museum such as: Raise funds for the museum by applying to grants and building up our membership program Sort and digitize the museum archives Update the museum's website Run and document museum events through photos, videos, and text - including monthly volunteer green-ups at surrounding community gardens Plus anything else you can think of to bring more people to the museum! Qualifications Skills: (* indicates skills that are not required but highly preferred) Customer service - welcome visitors. Organization - keep the space clean and orderly. Writing - quickly and clearly compose emails and promotional materials. Digital fluency - Google suite, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Eventbrite, etc. Promotion - advertise the museum online and in-person with creative ways to attract more visitors. * Fundraising ability - write grants to fund museum programming. * Graphic design - create calendars of events, flyers, merchandise, and more. Qualities: Quick learner - get oriented to the museum's activities and how things work here. Eager to take initiative - apply your skills to support the museum's operations. Well-versed in NYC history/willing to learn - MoRUS specializes in the history of squats and community gardens on the LES, from the 1970s and onwards. Education: High school diploma * Bachelor's degree/working towards one in history, anthropology, or related fields.
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10009
The video creating/editing intern will help to create video content for the museum's website and social media pages. They will help promote the museum and our events. All interns must submit a resume and cover letter. This is an unpaid position and you must be willing to contribute at least 15 hours a week for 3 months, but we are really flexible. Almost all interns also operate from the front desk of the museum so you must have good greeting skills and some organizing ability.
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10009
The mission of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) is to preserve history and promote scholarship of grassroots urban space activism by researching and archiving efforts to create community spaces. We will also exhibit materials that document these actions, to educate people on the political implications of reclaimed space. The social media and web intern will help to publish content on the museum's website and facebook page. They will help promote our events and keep people updated on our various social media platforms. All interns must submit a resume and cover letter. This is an unpaid position and you must be willing to contribute at least 15 hours a week for 3 months, but we are really flexible. Almost all interns operate from the front desk of the museum so you must have good greeting skills and some organizing ability.
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10009
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is a free museum that details the history of grassroots community activism around spaces and gardens, especially in the East Village and Lower East Side. The museum also operates a whole host of free events in the community gardens around the neighborhood. All of our events and programming run off of donations and grants. As such, fundraising is essential to our mission and operations. Fundraising experience is required. We are looking for someone who has any additional experience/enthusiasm for: grant searching and grant writing brainstorming fundraising ideas increasing our membership Fundraising committee meetings are held periodically. Our volunteers partner with Time's Up! Environmental Organization. Almost all volunteers/interns work from the front desk of the museum, so some ability to interact with patrons is also necessary.
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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New York, NY 10009
Bike Mechanic Wanted. Time's Up!, an over twenty year old environmental and bicycle advocacy group located in NYC, is looking for a bicycle mechanic and shop organizer to work with our bicycle co-op. Time's Up! holds weekly bike repair workshops and runs a recycle-a-bike program. We are looking for a mechanic to repair the collective's bicycles and organize/prepare the workshop area. Great way to learn how to use tools and become a mechanic. Time's Up! is run 100% by volunteers. We also accept internships. Must be willing to work in a group setting and have some mechanical ability. See our website for more information: http://www.times-up.org/
Date Posted: Aug 19, 2024
