Curatorial/ Production Support Intern, Summer 2025 (Gold Rising)

Department: Oral History Projects

Reports to: Senior Specialist, Productions and Operations

Job Type: Seasonal

Job Classification: Hourly (Non-exempt)

Workplace Location: Los Angeles – Pickford

Summary/Objective:

The Academy Oral History Projects Department is seeking an organized, enthusiastic intern to assist and support the Oral History Projects department for a summer internship supporting the original productions of the Academy's Visual History Program, a born-digital recording initiative of long-form video interviews with influential filmmakers, craftspeople and technologists. This collection is currently made up of more than 260 interviews, and over 1,000 content hours. Supervised by the Senior Specialist of Productions and Operations, the Curatorial/ Production Support Intern will be involved with a wide range of activities such as the thematic selection of materials and research of interview participants. This role will also provide support to new visual history productions through tasks such as the organization of interview-related materials like transcripts, photos, and notes; production planning, logistics, and coordination; interview note-taking; and correspondence with interviewees and their teams.

This is a limited-term internship position beginning in June 2025 through August 2025. The hourly wage for this role is $17.28.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Assist the Production Specialist and Director of OHP in oral history production planning and logistics.
• Assist in day-of-shoot logistics, coordination (runner), and notetaking.
• Interviewee research and production of reference materials for OHP staff.
• Using VH Program materials, locate relevant interview segments for inclusion in Museum exhibits, programming, and social media.
• Assist department staff with tasks related to transcription, file naming, and organization.
• Writing interview summaries, abstracts and bios, and collection profiles.
• General office assistance.

Required Competencies:

• Community college, trade school, and university undergraduate or graduate students from the class of 2025 or 2026 in good academic standing.
• Minimum of 2.8 GPA.
• Knowledge of and interest in film history, domestic and/ or international.
• Data entry and file management.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in and/or experience with cataloging/ data entry.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets/ Airtable.
• Ability to learn new software.
• Problem-solving, multitasking, and project management skills.

Required Vaccination: Full vaccination against COVID-19 is required, including any booster vaccinations as applicable. Exception: Medical and religious accommodations approved by the Office of People & Culture.

This internship is part of the Academy’s Gold Rising program, an 8-week internship enhancement program that incorporates learning opportunities including an intensive two-day orientation, weekly panels, exclusive networking events, workshops, screenings, and mentorship opportunities with Academy members.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Gold Rising.