Intern, Outreach

ITHAKA

🇺🇸United StatesRemote$20/hr14mo ago

Higher Ed Marketing Market Research Outreach Strategy Digital Collections Library Services Academic Partnerships

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Summary

This 12-week internship with ITHAKA offers an opportunity to explore the digital collection management tools landscape while supporting the growth of JSTOR's Digital Stewardship Services. The role involves conducting regional market research and identifying outreach opportunities for digital preservation and collections management solutions.

Key Responsibilities: Complete regional market overview reports identifying trends in Digital Stewardship & Collections Management, top prospects for outreach, and key contacts to target. Research and compile information from multiple sources into consumable summaries with supervision and guidance.

Skills & Tools: Excellent research skills with the ability to gather and synthesize information from diverse sources (databases, websites, etc.) into clear summaries. Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive).

Qualifications: Must be actively enrolled in a graduate degree program, preferably with experience or familiarity with libraries, digital preservation, archives, and special collections. U.S. work authorization required; no immigration sponsorship available.

Location: Remote, United States

Compensation: $20.00/hour

Job Description

The Role

Are you an aspiring archivist or library graduate student looking to learn more about Special Collections, Archives, and/or Digital Preservation? This internship will provide a chance for you to take a deep dive into the product and market landscape for digital collection management tools, while observing what it takes to bring a new product to market. ITHAKA is looking for an Outreach Strategy Intern who will report to the Director of Strategy Implementation and complete regional market overview reports to help us successfully grow participation in JSTOR’s Digital Stewardship Services.

This internship spans a period of 12 weeks, beginning on March 3, 2025. To be considered for this opportunity, please ensure your application is submitted by the deadline of January 24, 2025.

Responsibilities

The Intern will be responsible (with supervision and guidance) for completing market overviews for assigned regions that include:
Region specific trends related to Digital Stewardship & Collections Management (ex: comparator products, key conferences, funding trends)
Top prospects Outreach should be targeting in the region
Types of contacts Outreach should be looking to speak and contact research for top prospects

Experience and Skills

Actively enrolled in a graduate degree program
Experience or familiarity with libraries, digital preservation, archives, and knowledge of special collections a plus
Excellent research skills and proven ability to compile information from a variety of sources (databases, websites, etc.) into a consumable summary
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Familiar with Google Suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

Work Authorization and Sponsorship

ITHAKA is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.

Compensation

At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The pay for this position is $20.00/hourly. #LI-REMOTE #LI-JS1