Innovation and Learning Fall Intern

With a commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), the Children’s Museum of Phoenix (CMOP) is dedicated to a workforce that reflects our community and intentionally seeks candidates who are traditionally underserved, and are impacted by systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, physical, or other societal barriers. The Museum’s IDEA Fellows Program provides semester-long, paid fellowship opportunities in finance/administration, marketing, event planning, development, and exhibit/programs/education to full-time or part-time community college, undergraduate or graduate students, and exceptional high school seniors. Recognizing that many students encounter barriers in finding work experience while in college, CMOP Fellowships focus on providing Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Immigrant, Differently Abled, LGBTQ+, Children of Incarcerated Parents, young adults recently aged-out of the foster care system, and other high potential students with meaningful and impactful opportunities. The Fellows will engage with Museum and business professionals, gain on-the-job experience, network with others in the field, enhance their own skills, and contribute their talent to the CMOP community.

The Children's Museum of Phoenix is looking for a creative, motivated individual to contribute to Innovation and Learning Initiatives with a focus on facility expansion and experiential learning.  The Fellow will directly assist the Director of Innovation and Learning. Our fellow will participate in architectural expansion, exhibit design, operational projects, research initiatives, and cultural shifts in line with organizational initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to practice experiential design strategies, data collection and research methods, and practical, grounded approaches to optimize organizational facility, operations, internal culture, and visitor experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Work to strategize and reach ongoing expansion goals through project management systems and data collection

• Research potential exhibits and experiences and share data with collaborative team to develop new and bespoke experiences aligned with CMoP's mission 

• Collaborate with community partners to enrich CMoP experiences and resources that we can offer to visitors of all ages 

• Research and analyze data from children's museums and a bread spectrum of early learning initiatives to expand our understanding of and relevance to children, families, and our community 

• Provide support to the exhibits team and staff during working sessions, project events, and special programs. 

• Other duties as assigned.