The Morgan Library & Museum 2026 - Imaging and Rights Summer Internship

The Morgan Library & Museum•New York, NY

just now•$19•Onsite

About The Position

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in Imaging and Rights. The department provides access to the Morgan’s rare collections via digital surrogates and clears rights and permissions for various uses. The successful candidate will assist with an inventory of analogue image assets and paper files, in addition to assisting with preparing images for use in Morgan publications and exhibition-related projects such as press and publicity, audio guides, and Morgan Shop uses, organizing images and tracking spreadsheets, assisting with print color proofing, and maintaining image and copyright credits. The intern will also update descriptive metadata in image files and will ingest these prepared image files into the Morgan digital asset management system (DAM). This requires accessing databases, embedding metadata into image files, and, after DAM ingest, reviewing, revising, and correcting data when necessary.

Requirements

Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
Strong interest in a career in the museum or library field
Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Assist with an inventory of analogue image assets and paper files
Assist with preparing images for use in Morgan publications and exhibition-related projects such as press and publicity, audio guides, and Morgan Shop uses
Organize images and tracking spreadsheets
Assist with print color proofing
Maintain image and copyright credits
Update descriptive metadata in image files
Ingest prepared image files into the Morgan digital asset management system (DAM)
Access databases
Embed metadata into image files
Review, revise, and correct data when necessary