Museum Archivist and Collection Management- Intern
Approximate Start/Duration and Any Standard Hours
- Jan 2026-June 2026 (will consider extending through summer 2026 as well)
- Available to work during museum open hours (Thu/Fri/Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5). Not all those hours but PTM would like to schedule you 8-12 hrs per week during those open times (somewhat flexible with specifics)
- Selected assignment work can be conducted remotely and/or involve research for artifacts at other locations.
Role Description:
- PTM is beginning usage of a more substantial collection management and museum records system – “PastPerfect”
- This individual responsible to populate records in PastPerfect of collection artifacts received, museum members, museum patrons
- This will involve photographing, scanning, and cataloging, artifacts as well as building PTM’s internal filing/storage system for such artifacts (physical items as well as photographs and historical paper records)
- Assignment may involve assembling content of digital exhibit photographic/video for use in PTM’s “BrightSign” driven exhibits.
- Will expose this individual to many other tasks in the business of a non-profit museum – everything from back up operation of the front entry desk to exhibit maintenance to social media.
- As associate grows in this role, will ask their involvement in identification of content/information that should be prioritized for exhibit or development of “stories” that might be surfaced in PTM social media
Candidate Qualifications:
- Facility with, or quick leaner of cloud-based software systems and data upload
- Comfortable with very independent work. Facility with video format conversion tools desired. Library science interest or experience would be ideal but not required
- Likely want to work off own personal laptop. Need transportation to physically work at museum or other research location.
- Sophomore or above preferred. Interest in automotive and community history preferred
- Michigan Works funding of this opportunity may require additional eligibility or documentation requirements