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Custer Battlefield Museum Intern (Summer 2017)

Custer Battlefield Museum

Custer Battlefield Museum

Custer Battlefield Museum Intern (Summer 2017)

Garryowen, MT
Internship
Unpaid
  • Responsibilities

    Three- to six-month internship position with the Custer Battlefield Museum in beautiful Garryowen, Montana (May through October; exact dates are flexible).

    Responsibilities include serving as Museum / Trading Post staff in a variety of projects and promotions related to the Museum’s collection and displays, such as brainstorming ideas to market the Museum and collaborating with other interns on promotional and fundraising ideas for the planned Elizabeth Custer Library and Museum.

    Additional duties include:

    • Admissions, handling cash, helping with retail Trading Post inventory and sales (Trading Post sales support the Museum’s activities)
    • Answering questions and online inquiries
    • Educating tourists in various aspects of the famous Battle

    The Museum and Trading Post average 100+ visitors daily. Interns will also be asked to maintain social media sites.

    The Custer Battlefield Museum is a state-approved tourist information center. In addition to answering questions about the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, interns should be prepared to answer general questions about Eastern Montana tourist sites, Yellowstone National Park, and Mount Rushmore.

    We provide the educational training and materials, housing, food, adventure, and fun! The cost to the Museum for room and board totals $6,500.00 per intern. If selected, the Museum will award a $6,000.00 grant to cover the majority of these costs. The successful applicant will be responsible to furnish the additional $500.00 toward an unforgettable historical experience. Interns who wish to use this opportunity to receive college credits may make arrangements with the Museum Director and his/her college advisor.

    Your summer home in Montana will include a clean and comfortable room with full bath (two interns per room) adjacent to the Museum, which is located within the exterior boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation, next to the Little Bighorn River. This is a tremendous on-site educational opportunity in the Big Sky Country of Montana!

  • Qualifications
    • Must be age 21 or older

    • High School graduate, with some college

    • A working knowledge of American history and a desire to learn more

    • Able to work independently and as part of a team

    • Able to accept supervision

    • Intermediate computer skills

    • Strong attention to detail and good organizational skills

    • Reliable, responsible, flexible

    • Personable, outgoing, enthusiastic, positive attitude

    • Enjoy interacting and visiting with the public

    • A go-getter in terms of coming up with projects and seeing them through to completion

    • Able to think outside of the box, to come up with creative marketing and promotional ideas

    • Capable of learning new material rapidly; willing to spend the time and expend the effort necessary to study material

    • Knowledge of PastPerfect Museum Software is a BIG plus

    • Experience with e-commerce websites is helpful

  • Desired skills
    • Intermediate computer skills

    • PastPerfect Museum Software a plus

    • E-commerce experience helpful

  • Compensation
    The internship is an unpaid position, approximately 40 hrs/wk (room and board provided). Interns will have the opportunity to work additional paid hours in the Trading Post, if desired. If the intern wishes, we will be happy to work with colleges to coordinate class credit for the internship.
  • Industry
    Museums and Institutions
  • About Us

    A LITTLE ABOUT US: The Custer Battlefield Museum is located in Garryowen, Montana, "Where the Battle of the Little Big Horn Began." The Museum is recognized as a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, supported exclusively through private funding. We are located on the historic site where Sitting Bull’s camp was attacked by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s troops in 1876. This year is the 143rd commemoration of the Battle.