Location: Baltimore, MD

ABOUT THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM

The Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. Located in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, the Walters is free for all. The museum’s campus includes five historic buildings and 36,000 art objects.

Today, the Walters serves Baltimore and Maryland by embracing its role as educator and storyteller, using the collection as a vehicle of knowledge and cultural expression to support learning, dialogue, and community engagement. The museum is committed to public education, offering essential programs that help people to connect art to their lives. The Walters Visitor Promise aligns staff and volunteers across the museum to preserve and share the works in our care for future generations, partner with communities, and create welcoming, accessible experiences for visitors. The museum offers challenging and creative work opportunities by promoting collaboration, teamwork, and a culture that celebrates the diversity and inclusion of all. In December 2020, the museum finalized a set of multiyear diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) goals in alignment with the museum’s Strategic Plan and grounded in the following commitments: expand the histories the museum examines and shares; partner with our communities; and center equity, inclusion, and accountability in our culture and decision-making.

Overview of Role:

The Graphic Design Intern is a member of the Marketing and Communications Department. Working closely with the Head of Design and with guidance from the Graphic Designer, over the course of this ten-week internship, the Graphic Design Intern will assist in the creation of compelling design and content for the museum. The aim of this internship is to develop skills relevant to future employment in design.

The Graphic Design Intern is one of several interns in the Walters’ Summer Internship Program. Interns selected for this program will gain insight into museum work, broaden their understanding of the museum field, gain knowledge of and appreciation for the Walters’ historic collection, and receive mentorship and professional development from museum professionals while building peer-to-peer relationships with fellow interns.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Complete a long-term project to be decided with the Head of Design and the Graphic Designer based on institutional need and mutual interest, which could include the development of marketing campaigns for upcoming exhibitions, design for programing, advertising design, or branded materials

• Revise and update designs for on-site marketing materials, including signage and posters.

• Provide administrative support for design projects, including but not limited to building print ads.

• Create graphic elements of social media posts.

• Attend Department and Staff Meetings as directed, engaging widely with Marketing and Communications Department Staff

• Participate in an orientation to the museum and continuing professional development designed with emerging professionals in mind

• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be 18 years or older and preferably actively registered at either a community college, university, or trade school or be a recent graduate from an BFA /MFA graphic design program or related field (Marketing & Communications, Web/Digital Design)

• Demonstrated effective graphic design skills

• Preference given to students with familiarity with visual design literacy and typography

• Demonstrated ability to work accurately with attention to detail

• Demonstrated familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite

• Familiarity with Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

• Demonstrated organization, administration, and collaboration skills

• Desire to support diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) in museum practice

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Priority given to students who are residents of Baltimore City or County or whose colleges or universities are in Baltimore City or County

• Must be able to work on site at the museum 5 days/week

• Regular work week is Monday through Friday

Applicants must submit a portfolio with 6–8 samples of in-class or real-life design projects; portfolio to be submitted as a website or PDF file. 

Hourly Rate: $17 

All employees be legally authorized to work in the United States. The museum does not sponsor work visas.