Museum Store: Product Development Intern

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States and a thriving cultural center for the Bay Area. We cannot imagine life without art; it inspires and connects us every day. Now more than ever, these connections matter and are aligned with our values.

Inclusive: We strive to be a museum of many voices in dialogue.  

Passionate: We believe working with art is more than a job or trusteeship - it's a way of life.  

Brave: We are committed to approaching our work with courage and a sense of adventure, always ready to explore new perspectives.

Empathic: We aim to act like a person, not an institution. 

SFMOMA is a place for the infinitely curious to explore, support, and experience the art of our time. We believe that modern and contemporary art can influence the way we think, view the world, and embrace the many voices and perspectives around us. We aspire to foster an environment that elicits joy, nurtures a sense of belonging and purpose—where difference is seen as a strength, and every one is appreciated for their whole self.

SCHEDULE: Full Time, 35 hours/week, June 16 - August 15, 2025, approximately 3 days working onsite

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The SFMOMA Museum Store offers the finest selection of modern and contemporary artbooks, as well as innovative design objects, furnishings, and print reproductions. The Product Development area of the Museum Store develops custom and exclusive merchandise related to it’s exhibitions and permanent collection. They also work with living artists to develop exclusive merchandise.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Museum Store Product Development Intern will focus on helping to grow our exclusive custom print program from the permanent collection at SFMOMA as well as branded products and exclusive artist product collaborations. The Museum Store Custom Print Program allows customers to purchase prints from the SFMOMA collection in a variety of sizes and frame options in just three easy steps. It is one of the largest revenue streams in the Museum Store and has the potential to increase exponentially with more variety and offerings. The Museum Store Product Development Intern will help to grow this offering. They will also work on SFMOMA branded products and artist collaborations.

PROJECT PLAN

The Museum Store Product Development Intern will help to identify works from the SFMOMA Collection from it’s digital archive with the end goal of adding 20 new works to the Custom Print Program at SFMOMA. They will also help lay out new SFMOMA branded products and apparel to be included in our branded and artist collaboration exclusive merchandise.

The project will start with working with the Product Developer to help identify and narrow down works that could be added and track these works in/with Asana. This involves also working in collaboration with our Collections Information and Access team (CIA) at SFMOMA and also with the team at our vendor resource for the prints. The intern will help to download and track the digital files to be sent to our color correction specialist at the print vendor. Then work to color match the prints so they are as close to the original artwork as possible. Tracking progress in Asana for each work with the end goal of approval for both color and rights. The intern will help to schedule and look at works in person when available to achieve the closest color correct reproduction of prints possible.

While the prints are being color corrected and processed, the Museum Store intern will also help with the design and production of new branded and artist collaboration merchandise when possible.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

· Learn about rights and reproductions for artworks

· Learn about color correction and the process for capturing and reproducing prints and other products.

· Learn about retail product development and sales

ADDITIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING

The Summer 2025 Internship will offer 9 weeks of hands-on experience and mentorship along with weekly presentations and discussions with various departments in the museum, off-site educational visits within the Bay Area community, and access to various tours and events within the museum.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

· Applicants must be currently enrolled in school or a recent graduate. The SFMOMA recognizes a graduation date within 6 months of the internship start date as a recent graduate.

**Current SFMOMA employees are not eligible to apply for the Summer 2025 internship.**

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

· Completed application via SFMOMA's job site

· Resume

· Cover letter stating the specific internship of interest. Describe the experience you bring, why you are interested in museum or nonprofit work, reasons for applying to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and your goals for the internship.

· Two letters of recommendation from either a college professor or former employer.

· College transcript: Transcripts can be unofficial but need to be legible.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2025

You do not need separate letters of recommendation for each intern application - please just let each of the recommenders know which internships (up to 3) you're applying to and we'll review those two letters across all of your internship applications.

Location: San Francisco, 151 3rd Street. 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

SFMOMA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. No person shall be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, genetic information, ancestry/national origin, marital status, disability, medical condition, HIV status, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, and any other category protected by federal of state law.

You may request reasonable accommodation if you are unable to or are limited in your ability to access job postings or provide additional information asked in the job posting.

You can request reasonable accommodation by contacting the People Team at talent@sfmoma.org.