Mentoring Your Multimedia Intern

Interns are a wonderful source of help and insight within our institutions. If we are lucky, we can offer them paid positions, but more often than not, they are unpaid. Beyond being a line item on their resumé, how can we nurture and mentor our interns to ensure they have meaningful experiences during their time at our organizations? Building character, modeling professionalism, and inspiring a love of cultural work should be goals for our impact on each intern. We discuss how we attempt to maximize interns’ exposure to a variety of museum career paths while also working on their technical expertise through video editing projects. Share stories of engaging projects and fun ways to recognize intern success during our seven minutes of lightning glory.

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1. Mentoring Your Multimedia Intern RYAN KING SMITHSONIAN FREER|SACKLER ASIAN ART MUSEUM #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
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5. How can we help make their experiences meaningful and impactful? What do interns want? #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
6. 1. Relevant Experience #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
7. 1. Relevant Experience Interns should be doing work related to their major, that is challenging, that is recognized by the organization as valuable, and that fills the entire work term. - NACE #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
8. 2. Professional Development #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
9. 3. Recognition & Inclusion #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
10. 4. Feedback & Communication #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
11. 5. Publishing Outlets #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
12. 6. Social & Networking #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
13. 7. Structure & Support #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
14. 8. Diversity & Enrichment #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
15. Funding #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
16. Funding Be Creative. #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
17. Funding Be Creative. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/arts/new-york-city-to-help-fund-internships-at-cultural- organizations.html http://www.asia.si.edu/research/fellowships.asp#internships http://www.craftcreativitydesign.org/grants/windgate-museum/ http://www.silosandsmokestacks.org/2013/03/chs-foundation-funds-internships-in-silos-smokestacks- national-heritage-area/ #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
18. Resources http://www.museumsandtheweb.com/mw2011/papers/museum_internships_as_catalysts_for_change.html http://www.naceweb.org/talent-acquisition/internships/15-best-practices-for-internship-programs/ http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/motivate.asp http://www.internships.com/employer/resources/setup/10-internship-characteristics-that-attract-exceptional-interns http://museumblogging.com/2011/11/05/on-museum-internships/ https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-effective-ways-to-train-your-interns http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.vamuseums.org/resource/resmgr/Career_Resources/Checklist_for_Interns.pdf http://aam-us.org/home/unpaid-museum-internships #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
19. Intern Video Examples Erica Yu Markiela Johnson Teen Council #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns
20. Intern Blog Posts By Interns: http://bento.si.edu/a-closer-look/a-journey-into-whistlers-drawings/ http://bento.si.edu/from-the-collections/american-art-from-the-collections/friday-fave-sunrise/ http://bento.si.edu/from-the-collections/chinese-art/friday-fave-buddhist-stele/ http://bento.si.edu/from-the-collections/american-art-from-the-collections/friday-fave-filthy- lucre/ Highlighting Interns: http://bento.si.edu/from-conservation/shining-a-light-on-jades-at-the-freersackler/ http://bento.si.edu/from-the-collections/american-art-from-the-collections/teen-artist-residency- peacock-printmaking-project/ #MW17 @ryancanhelpyou http://tinyurl.com/mw17interns