Students, Internships & Volunteers

The National Museum of Ireland is currently offering a Job Bridge Internship Marketing Support Person (Digital Marketing & Social Media) INTE-763243 in its Marketing Department. For more details on this placement, please see the attached Information Sheet.

To apply for this internship, please submit a CV & letter of application to recruitment@museum.ie. Please ensure you quote the name of the internship and the Job Bridge reference number in the subject bar.   

Please note, this internship is being offered under the National Internship Scheme - Job Bridge only, it is applicants own responsibility to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria, for more information please visit www.jobbridge.ie.

• Marketing Support Person (Digital Marketing & Social Media) Marketing Support Person Digital Marketing and Social Media Job Bridge Internship May 2013.pdf (0.23 MB, Adobe PDF) 

This unpaid internship will expose the successful candidate to all elements of the marketing mix in use within the National Museum of Ireland. This is a junior role and aimed at offering much needed marketing experience in a key cultural Irish attraction.

We are seeking preferably a graduate with computer knowledge and an understanding of marketing theory with an interest in culture and the arts. The successful candidate will be required to work a minimum of 3 months, Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm (hours negotiable). Please note that this is an UNPAID internship, however, the successful candidate will gain invaluable hands-on marketing experience and exposure to a busy marketing environment.

Start Date: 26th June 2013

If you are interested please submit a CV along with a cover letter to: marketing@museum.ie Ref Marketing Internship

Description of Internship:

Key responsibilities for the role will include, but are not limited to:

- Upkeep and management of the Marketing Mailing List

- Assisting in the production and distribution of promotional literature

- Communicating with the public and media

- Assisting in public programme promotion and management

- Assisting in the production and distribution of promotional literature, both on and off line

- Assisting in the development of press releases and social media campaigns

- Assisting in the up keep and development of NMI Twitter and Facebook accounts

- Develop marketing content for exhibitions and events

- Assisting at Exhibition Launches

- Assisting at Photocall Notices

- Assisting at Corporate Events

- Assist with front-of-house duties from time to time

Other responsibilities:

- Answering & returning telephone calls and emails in a friendly, professional and efficient manner

- General office duties, including filing, photo copying, stock control of marketing collateral etc.

- Updating Calendar of Events/Listings etc.

- Assisting the Marketing Executive with projects.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel to include mail merge, Social media - Facebook and Twitter

**Please note, if you are in receipt of a Social Welfare payment (i.e. Job Seekers Allowance) you must have written permission from the Department of Social Protection to participate in this unpaid internship.

NMI wish to advise prospective Volunteers and Interns, who are in receipt of any payment from the Department of Social Protection that it is necessary to contact their local employment exchange, in advance of submitting an application, to enquire if they will be permitted to carry out volunteer/intern work in NMI while in receipt of this payment.

The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) wishes to advise Transition Year Students seeking placements during the 2012-13 academic year that all placements have been allocated and we are no longer accepting applications for work experience.