POSITION DESCRIPTION:

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 promote 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, and 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.

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.

The internship is an unpaid position, approximately 40 hours per week. If interested, interns will also have the opportunity to work additional paid hours (this is not mandatory) in the Trading Post, which supports the activities of the Museum. In addition, we are happy to work with college advisors to offer college credits for the internship. We provide the educational training and materials, housing, meals, 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 and more. We are more than happy to assist interns in receiving college credit for the internship. INTERNS WHO WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR AND HIS/HER COLLEGE ADVISOR.

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

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Must be age 21 or older
• High school graduate, some college
• Enjoy interacting and visiting with the public
• Personable, outgoing, enthusiastic, positive attitude
• Reliable, responsible, flexible
• Strong attention to detail and good organizational skills
• A working knowledge of American history and a desire to learn more
• 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 ideas to promote the Museum
• Capable of learning new material rapidly; willing to spend the time and expend the effort necessary to study material
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Able to accept supervision
• Intermediate computer skills
• Knowledge of PastPerfect Museum Software a BIG plus
• Experience with e-commerce websites is helpful

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.