Internship - Exhibitions & Fundraising 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 Exhibitions & Fundraising Team at World Press Photo is currently looking for an enthusiastic intern to collaborate with us for 5 months, starting February 1st, 2025.

Internship Exhibitions & Fundraising Team (0,8 fte) - 5 months

The Exhibitions & Fundraising Team currently consists of seven people who passionately work toward one common goal: maximizing impact through the worldwide circulation of different World Press Photo exhibitions and the organization of related programs such as guided tours, lectures and workshops. We constantly strive to grow by developing the exhibitions portfolio, new formats of our exhibitions and compelling fundraising proposals and campaigns. We are looking for an eager, dedicated, and hard-working person who would like to learn about exhibition production from behind-the-scenes, as well as gain experience in different fundraising processes.

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. You will also play a role in ensuring the sustainability of our fundraising pipeline, by assisting the fundraising team with prospect research, grant writing, and organizing events for our donors.

For more information about exhibitions, please visit: https://www.worldpressphoto.org/exhibitions

For more information about fundraising, please visit: https://www.worldpressphoto.org/support

Your tasks:

You will work closely with members of the Exhibitions & Fundraising Team to:

Support activities involving preparations of the 2025 exhibition season.
Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks and manage our CRM system, ensuring that all information is up to date.
Research on potential partners, locations, new donors and profiles and best practices
Help organize events with donors, write invitations and newsletter calendar
Reach out to new partners to host our exhibition locally
Help create content for Fundraising Campaigns
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 and fundraising materials.
Support the team with administrative tasks and follow-ups.

Your profile

You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program.
You have a strong interest in photography, visual journalism and exhibition production.
You are eager to learn more about preparing exhibitions on a worldwide scale.
You are eager to learn how to connect with donors, and help develop effective campaigns to enhance donor engagement and retention.
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 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.

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 1 December 9.00am 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 Raphael Dias e Silva (Exhibitions Account Manager) raphael@worldpressphoto.org or Alba Noguera (Fundraising Project Manager) alba@worldpressphoto.org, +31(0)20-6766096.

Apply now