The Whitney Museum Fall 2025 Graphic Design Internship (NYC)
credit: Amy Sherald: American Sublime via TheWhitney.org
The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Fall 2025, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 200 hours. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.
Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.
About the museum
The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
REQUIREMENTS
Working knowledge of Adobe design suite, and strong typographic foundation
Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible
Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year’s worth of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen are not eligible
While a demonstrated interest in art and art history is preferred, students in all majors are encouraged to apply
Previous museum experience is not required
Provided Training
Hands-on training through a variety of projects alongside other members of the design team
RESPONSIBILITIES
Intern will assist the Graphic Design Department with any needs they may have, ranging from designing small projects to trimming wall labels (scale of projects will vary based on skill level)
Intern will also be able to attend various meetings to gain an understanding of the internal process at the museum
All Graphic Design interns learn how an in-house design team operates, how to design within the Whitney’s identity system, and working knowledge of various kinds of production.
