Photography Intern - Church History Museum

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

The Church History Museum is pleased to welcome a full-time Photography Intern from January 2026 to June 30, 2026. The Church History Museum provides engaging experiences that help individuals connect with the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its people's growing spiritual, artistic, and cultural legacies. Responsibilities The Photography intern supports this mission by working one-on-one with Preservation staff to enhance the photo documentation of the collection. Specifically, the Photography Specialist will facilitate the photography of smaller collection items in storage areas. The work will consist of moving items between the storage location and photography areas and adjusting the setup. Editing images for uploading into the museum catalog, updating records, and improving storage housings are secondary responsibilities.

Requirements

• Comfortable working directly with museum collections
• Able to work with iPhone for photography
• Able to use standard computer software for editing, ingesting items into the catalog, and printing images for storage boxes.
• Capable of producing progress reports, organizing an image archive, and giving regular oral progress reports
• Able to lift loaded archival boxes and artworks (up to 50 lbs.) and work in environments containing a modest amount of dust.
• Able to work independently but also collaboratively with staff members.
• Current resume
• Cover Letter
• Three references

Nice To Haves

• Pursuing or recently completed an undergraduate or graduate degree
• Majors in Photography, Museum Studies, History, Art History, Anthropology, or Archaeology are preferred.

Responsibilities

• facilitate the photography of smaller collection items in storage areas
• moving items between the storage location and photography areas and adjusting the setup
• Editing images for uploading into the museum catalog
• updating records
• improving storage housings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees