Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation
AMIA | Assn of Moving Image Archivists
Los Angeles, CAFresher49m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
- Position: Graduate Internship in Digital Preservation
- Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
- Application Date: November 03, 2026
- Duration: 12 months (September 13, 2027 - August 25, 2028)
- Grant: $52,500 for twelve months + $1,500 towards relocation.
- Benefits: 7 days paid vacation, observed holidays, eligibility for Getty's health care plan, up to $3,000 for research travel. Housing is not provided.
The intern will gain intensive experience preserving Getty's unique digital collections and assets. Collections include archives of artists, galleries, art historians, audio/video artworks and documentation, websites, institutional born-digital records, and research data.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshooting and testing workflows for ingesting content into a managed system.
- Developing creative ways to archive complex web experiences.
- Developing preservation plans for file characterization, migration, and normalization.
- Performing quality assurance on web archives.
- Troubleshooting technical issues that arise.
- Assessing technical metadata for digital assets.
- Participating in the drafting of policies and procedures related to digital preservation.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Students currently enrolled in a graduate program in a field relevant to the internship.
- Individuals who have completed a relevant graduate degree on or after January 1, 2024, with postgraduate experience in their field (paid or unpaid).
- Note: Internships are open to students of all nationalities.