Internship Heritage (60-80%) for 6 months

Internship Heritage (60-80%) for 6 months
Department:
Exhibitions & Heritage
Employment Type:
Internship
Location:
Zurich
Reporting To:
Michael Schmalholz
Description
The FIFA Museum celebrates and safeguards football heritage and culture to share the magic of the game with the entire world. With exceptional exhibitions, unique original objects, fascinating stories, multimedia and interactive experiences as well as thought-provoking cultural and educational programs, the home of football history is a lively and passionate platform for fans and visitors to meet, connect and engage with each other.
We are looking for
an Intern Exhibitions & Heritage (60-80%) for 6 months
with immediate effect or by arrangement.
Key Responsibilities
Handling rare collection items
Electronically recording and documenting existing objects in the Museum database and possibly inventorying new objects
Data cleaning of the Object Management database according to the previously created structure
Enrichment of existing data sets
Assisting in collection logistics
Taking part in the design and implementation of various Museum projects
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Student of museology, documentation studies or a similar subject
Experience or training in handling rare collections items
Experience or training with documents / collections assets archiving systems (digital asset manager software)
Previous training on collections management
Interest in football and football history
Interest in and appreciation for culturally and historically important objects and their management
Familiarity with documents / collections assets archiving systems (digital asset management software)
Fluent in English and German (written and spoken), knowledge of any other FIFA language (French and Spanish) would be an asset
Good computer skills, meticulous attention to detail