Internship
The Houston Center for Photography seeks creative individuals with an interest in photography and the visual arts for internship opportunities. Offered year round, internships at HCP provide a platform for undergraduate and graduate college students to gain practical, hands-on experience in our exhibitions, education, and development departments. HCP’s programming includes exhibitions, educational classes, workshops, outreach programs and initiatives, fellowships, publications, a digital darkroom, and a library. Our hope is to match each intern with duties that fill their interest and learning goals. Internships are unpaid, but course credit can be arranged with the intern’s educational institution.
As an intern at HCP, you will gain experience working in a small, established non-profit organization. General Interns will be assigned to help with the daily responsibilities and tasks in the different departments at HCP.
• Exhibitions: Auction
• Development: Administrative and Marketing
• Education: Library, Digital Darkroom
• Publications
Requirements
• Have strong verbal communication skills, and pleasant telephone manner
• Be energetic, outgoing, enthusiastic to learn
• Have excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Be a fast learner, team player, responsible
• Require minimal supervision
• Have a familiarity with Windows operating system (Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Have a valid driver’s license and transportation for errand running
• Must have previous work experience
• A passion for photography, visual arts, and/or culture is essential
• Visual arts/photography background, knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat are a plus
Internship schedule:
HCP internships require a commitment of at least 8 hours per week for 3 months (minimum) during HCP business hours of Monday - Friday, 11am -5pm. Scheduling for this internship is flexible. Weekend hours maybe required during special events.
Summer Internships take place June - August, deadline for applying is May 1st.
Fall Internships take place from Sept - Dec, deadline for applying is August 1st.
Spring Internships take place Jan - May, deadline for applying is November 1st.
To apply
Please send your cover letter, resume, filled-out internship application and references to:
Houston Center for Photography
ATTN: Internship Program
1441 W. Alabama
Houston, TX 77006
or via email to Juliana Forero, juliana@hcponline.org
