About Petersen Automotive Museum

We are more than just an iconic museum, we’re a fast-paced, high-energy team driven by innovation, passion, and a deep love for car culture and storytelling. From world-class exhibitions to unforgettable events, we bring history, design, and horsepower to life every day. We work hard, we move fast, and we have a blast doing it, all while pushing the boundaries of what a museum can be. If you’re ready to shift into high gear with a crew that values creativity, integrity, and a good laugh along the way... you’ll fit right in.

About the role

The Petersen Automotive Museum seeks an intern to work as part of its Education team to assist with the development of virtual school tour programs. The Education Intern will learn about automotive history and design and use that knowledge to help design lesson plans to be utilized by educators at home or in the classroom. The intern would also be taught informal museum teaching techniques by assisting with onsite community programming, including occasional work in the Rob Walton Discovery Center, our family focused gallery.

For their main project, the Education Intern will develop a multi-dimensional lesson plan covering one topic related to the automobile to be utilized by teachers or at home educators in the classroom. The intern will conduct a research project into an aspect of the Petersen collection or automotive industry that they find fascinating, and then develop a lesson plan to cover the topic utilizing multiple subjects. During the course of their internship, they will develop an outline, develop a resource list and budget, create activity worksheets, test activities with the public, and demonstrate learning objectives.

Interested candidates must meet the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship eligibility guidelines as spelled out by the Getty Organization.

What you'll do

●     Discovery Center

1.    Assisting visitors with Discovery Center activities and experiences including but not limited to Reading Roadsters, Weekend Activities, Petersen Labs, and other Discovery Center experiences

2.    Conduct data tracking for various departmental needs and report data accurately

3.    Facilitating interactive demonstrations at gallery stations

4.    Maintaining gallery cleaning procedures and ensuring that supplies are replenished

5.    Implementing inquiry-based learning and interactive educational techniques

●     Education and Community Programs

1.    Shadowing workshops and activities for all department programs including but not limited to Outreach, Little Sparks, Scouts, and Schools

2.    Assisting departmental staff with program development and preparation including but not limited to module development, market research, activity preparation, scheduling, and marketing

●     Guest Relations

1.    Learning about and educating the public on the museum collection

2.    Providing an engaging, educational, and memorable experience for all guests

3.    Providing direction and guidance to visitors concerning all galleries and exhibits including cars from previous exhibitions that are no longer on display

4.    Ensuring that objects and collection items are maintained and protected

5.    Performing crowd control during peaks times

6.    Train new gallery attendants and educators on proper procedures and behaviors while in the galleries

7.    Working in tandem with Security and Event staff to ensure guest safety and compliance

Qualifications

●     Basic computer skills (google suite, word processing)

●     Teamwork

●     Written and verbal communication

●     Customer service

●     Time management

Education and Experience

Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required:

○      Must meet Getty Marrow Undergraduate Requirements

Minimum Experience required:

○      None