[Fall 2025] Total Rewards Internship

The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Fall 2025, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 200 hours. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship. For more information, including information on eligibility requirements, please visit our Internships page.

The Whitney seeks a Total Rewards intern to assist the Office of People and Culture for the Fall 2025 semester.

Expected Projects & Assignments

• Assist the Total Rewards team in organizing and maintaining employee benefits information, including health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Support communication efforts around employee benefits by helping prepare materials for employee information sessions.
• Help gather and organize benefits-related data and documents for internal use and employee distribution.
• Provide basic support with employee inquiries related to benefits, referring more complex issues to senior team members.
• Assist with routine data entry and checks for benefits enrollment and payroll coordination.
• Assist with communicating payroll adjustments to employees when changes, such as benefit deductions or corrections, impact their paychecks.
• Contribute to special projects aimed at improving the employee experience, such as assisting with wellness initiatives or gathering feedback on benefits programs.
• Help with administrative tasks, including organizing files and preparing internal memos or updates for staff.

Skills & Qualifications

• Interest in human resources, particularly in employee benefits and rewards.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 software (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to handle sensitive employee information confidentially.
• Must be an undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited program.
• Applicants must have completed at least two years of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen and sophomores are not eligible.

Provided Training

• Basic understanding of benefits administration and employee rewards.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems, such as PayPro.
• Introduction to data tracking and reporting for benefits programs.
• Exposure to HR policies and procedures, including benefits compliance.

Outcomes

• By the end of the internship, the intern will have gained foundational knowledge of benefits administration and employee rewards within a professional setting.
• The intern will understand how Total Rewards contributes to overall employee engagement and satisfaction.
  
  

Compensation
Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000.

Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover.

If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates. Whether you’re new to arts and culture administration, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or take the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest in the arts and culture space and what you hope to bring to this role.

About the Whitney:
The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.

EEO Statement:
The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law. The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels. This description shall not be construed as a contract of any sort for a specific period of employment