Based in San Francisco, Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community. As a library and museum we offer radical access to a collection of over 100,000 items related to calligraphy, lettering, typography, and graphic design. Reporting to the Associate Curator, the Curatorial Intern will be involved with the team that brings in new collections and interprets them for the public. This position will work primarily on collections projects that involve research and writing, as well as reporting new acquisitions and donations.DescriptionWant to learn about typographic history, develop your writing skills, and help us share a unique collection of graphic design with the world? Letterform Archive’s Curatorial Internship provides a unique opportunity for a college student, recent graduate, or anyone exploring a career in libraries, archives, or research-based writing. You will be immersed in a variety of essential curatorial and editorial tasks while interacting directly with the Archive’s extensive collection. This internship begins in late May 2024, with a flexible end date, optimally a full year.
Established in 2015, Letterform Archive is a San Francisco nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community. As a library and museum, we preserve over 100,000 artifacts of calligraphy, lettering, typography, and graphic design, and provide radical access to the collection through our blog, social media, exhibitions, publications, hands-on tours, and the Online Archive. We also offer a yearlong certificate program in type design, accompanied by public workshops, lectures, and salons on the letter arts, both in-person and online.
As a close-knit team of typophiles, lettering lovers, graphic design fans, and book arts enthusiasts, everyone at the Archive — regardless of role — helps in some way to promote the collection, assist at events, or engage with the design community at large. The Curatorial Team is specifically responsible for bringing in new collections and sharing them with the public.
Collaborate with the Associate Curator on collections, editorial, and content management projects, including:
In addition to the minimum qualifications above, an ideal candidate would have some, but not necessarily all, of the following qualifications as well:
The Curatorial Intern will be required to work at a desk, using a computer screen for extended periods of time, typing, and taking photos of printed material using a phone and copy stand. They will also be required to lift items that weigh less than 10 pounds.
The Archive will provide reasonable accommodations to an employee with a disability who requires accommodations to perform the essential functions of their job.
To ensure the health and safety of the Archive’s community, all newly hired employees of Letterform Archive are required to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, absent qualifying exemptions for medical, religious, or other reasons in accordance with all applicable laws.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Letterform Archive is an equal opportunity workplace, community, and place of learning. The Archive does not discriminate in employment or in offering educational services and programs. Learn more.
This is a hybrid role that we anticipate working on site at Letterform Archive’s offices in San Francisco two-to-three days per week. This is not a remote position.
This is a part-time internship position working 20–25 hours per week during the Archive’s normal office hours, 10:00 am–6:00 pm.
The pay rate for this role is $20 per hour and includes the following perks:
You will be surrounded by and interact with beautiful, meaningful materials from the Archive’s collection, as well as a diverse and dynamic community of those who love letters and design. Your colleagues will be a small group of people who are passionate about our mission to share the joy of letters.
Please apply by submitting a résumé and a short cover letter explaining your interest in this position by Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Address your cover letter to the “hiring team” and limit to one page. The most effective cover letters summarize your relevant experience, explain your interest in the Archive and this position, and make clear how your qualifications match this role’s responsibilities.
Letterform Archive is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance applying or have questions about accommodation during the hiring process, please email hr@letterformarchive.org.
Based in San Francisco, Letterform Archive is a nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community. As a library and museum we offer radical access to a collection of over 100,000 items related to calligraphy, lettering…
Please apply by submitting a résumé and a short cover letter explaining your interest in this position by Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Address your cover letter to the “hiring team” and limit to one page. The most effective cover letters summarize your relevant experience, explain your interest in the Archive and this position, and make clear how your qualifications match this role’s responsibilities.
Letterform Archive is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance applying or have questions about accommodation during the hiring process, please email hr@letterformarchive.org.
Please apply by submitting a résumé and a short cover letter explaining your interest in this position by Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Address your cover letter to the “hiring team” and…