Rhizome.org Seeks Intern to Work on International, Scholarly Outreach
Program

Rhizome.org, a nonprofit organization focused on new media art, is
seeking an Intern to work on an international outreach program building
the subscriber-base of our site and email lists.

We seek an exceptionally smart, web-savvy, people-person to take on
responsibilities relating to our organizational subscriptions program.
This intern's primary responsibility is to oversee the invitation and
sign-up process for organizations subscribing to Rhizome.org. The successful
candidate will be articulate, interested in new media art, archives,
non-profit development and willing to grow the audience of our organization.

Rhizome.org is among the oldest and most well-respected organizations in
the field of new media art. For more information about the organization
and our programs, please check out our web site: http://rhizome.org.


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Help maintain an online database of libraries, centers and schools that
might benefit from subscriptions to Rhizome.org (we use a unique,
easy-to-use web-based software)
+ Send out invitations to the appropriate people at these institutions
+ Conduct follow-ups. Answer any questions about Rhizome.org that might
arise
+ Help negotiate subscriptions
+ Organize accounts such that the Director of Technology can implement new
subscriptions


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
+ Good communication skills (i.e. letter-writing, follow-up, phone outreach)
+ Experience with organizational development
+ Must be highly organized

Exceptional candidates will also have the following skills:
+ Experience with arts administration

START DATE: May or June, 2005.

END DATE: TBD

HOURS: One day per week on-site (Chelsea).
Willingness to keep up with emails remotely is a plus.

SALARY: This is an unpaid internship. It would be ideal for a student
who receives academic credit for internships.

LOCATION: Rhizome is located at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in
New York City.

TO APPLY: Please email a cover letter and resume to Kevin McGarry,
Content Coordinator: kevin@rhizome.org

Please note the days of the week you will be available this summer, and if
you have a laptop (which is a plus, but by no means a requirement).

Kevin McGarry
Rhizome.org
New Museum of Contemporary Art
210 Eleventh Avenue
NY, NY 10001
212.218.1288 X 220