Internship - Curatorial Affairs Team

32 hours a week | Hybrid | start 1 February 2025 | 5 months | Amsterdam

The World Press Photo Foundation believes in the power of showing, and the importance of seeing high-quality visual stories. Our purpose is to connect the world to the stories that matter. We are a global platform connecting professionals and audiences through trustworthy visual journalism and storytelling, founded in 1955 when a group of Dutch photographers organized a contest (“World Press Photo”) to expose their work to an international audience. Our annual contest rewards the best in photojournalism and documentary photography. Our worldwide exhibitions and online channels with over 2 million followers showcase stories that make people stop, think, feel and act. The World Press Photo Foundation is a creative, independent, nonprofit organization, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The Curatorial Affairs Team at World Press Photo is currently looking for an enthusiastic intern to collaborate with us for 5 months, starting from 1 February 2025.

Internship Curatorial Affairs Team (0,8 fte) - 5 months

The Curatorial Affairs Team currently consists of three people who work on the production of exhibitions at World Press Photo. The main focus of the Curatorial Affairs team is the annual exhibition, which travels to locations around the world. We also create an annual yearbook, audio guide to accompany the exhibition, and provide translated didactics for our international portfolio of partners. We also develop thematic exhibitions, based on images from the World Press Photo archive.

We have a very short production lead time and therefore are looking for an eager and hard-working individual who is motivated and has a hands-on approach and most importantly, is excited to learn about exhibition production from behind the scenes.

Each year, our exhibitions travel to 80 locations in 40 countries around the world. The internship will provide insight into many different aspects of the exhibition process, from curation of exhibitions based on the winning work, to creating an international audio tour, and developing the touring exhibition that begins in early May. As a full member of the team, you will gain hands-on experience and work towards the delivery of the team’s mission, with a special focus on the production of the flagship exhibition in Amsterdam and the traveling exhibition. For more information about the exhibitions program, please visit: https://www.worldpressphoto.org/exhibitions

Your tasks:

You will work closely with members of the Curatorial Affairs Team to:

Support activities involving preparations of the 2025 exhibition season.
Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks
Assist with the entire exhibition production process including captions editing, file management, layout design, and logistic assistance for the traveling exhibition.
Regular visits to our local printer in Amsterdam for quality control checks.
Installation of the flagship exhibition in Amsterdam and support with audiovisual materials.
Engage in the production of a multi-language audio guide including researching winning projects, conducting interviews with photographers, and editing audio files to create the final audio guide product.
Provide assistance during organizational events such as the winners’ program and awards ceremony.
Opportunity to be involved in side projects such as thematic exhibitions, archive research, and creation of educational materials.

Your profile

You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program.
You have a strong interest in visual journalism and exhibition production.
You are eager to learn more about preparing exhibitions on a worldwide scale.
You are a self-starter who has the ability to work independently.
You have an excellent attention to detail and the ability to work methodically.
You have strong intercultural communication skills.
You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. Additional languages would be an advantage.
Knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets is needed.

Our offer

The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam. The total staff of the organization is 25.

We offer an internship with a variety of tasks and responsibilities in a dynamic working atmosphere. You will get the chance to work in a highly purpose driven environment with opportunities for professional growth and networking.

We would like you to start on 1 February 2025 for a period of 5 months. The duration of the internship can be discussed during the interview stage.

A compensation of €500 (net/full time) per month, and when applicable a travel or working from home allowance.

The World Press Photo Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications that can make the organization a better reflection of society.

This position is at the moment only open to EU citizens or individuals with an existing valid work permit for the EU. (http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/study/work-and-study/about-internships)

How to apply

Please respond before 25 November filling in the application form. Kindly submit both your CV and a letter of motivation in English as a PDF document (maximum 2 pages) by clicking the button 'Apply now'. Interviews will be held during the first week of December, preferably in person.

For questions, please contact Zeynep Özçelik, Registrar (zeynep@worldpressphoto.org): +31(0)20-6766096.

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