The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans provides internship opportunities for students studying, or interested in, historic preservation, architecture, history, communications, archives, nonprofit administration, fundraising or related fields. Internships directly support PRC’s mission to preserve New Orleans’ historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural identity through collaboration, empowerment and service to our community.
Standard PRC internships require a minimum commitment of 60 hours. Some program-specific internships may require additional hours.
Advocacy & Education Department
The Advocacy & Education Department advocates for pro-preservation policy at the local, state and federal levels and provides educational programming and resources for all ages, including hands-on classes, workshops and public school curricula.
Available Internships
NO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Communications Department
The Communications Department produces PRC’s award-winning print magazine, Preservation in Print, maintains PRC’s website and manages the organization’s social media channels.
Available Internships
Two summer internships are available for undergraduate or graduate students. PRC is actively seeking funding to underwrite these internships; at this time, the positions are unpaid.
DIGITAL ARCHIVES & PHOTO PRESERVATION INTERN (Communications Dept.)
The Communications Department is seeking a Digital Archives & Photo Preservation Intern. This role is ideal for a highly organized student who is curious about history, preservation, photography and the behind-the-scenes work of protecting cultural memory.
The intern will help PRC begin a major long-term effort to digitize historic photographs and slides from its collections. This is important work — and it is also detail-heavy, repetitive and patient work. The right candidate will understand that preserving history often means careful, methodical effort and will take pride in helping make PRC’s visual history more usable, searchable and protected for the future.
The intern will work primarily with the Director of Communications and may also collaborate with the Web & Social Media Manager when digitized material has storytelling or social media value.
What you’ll do
- Prepare photographs and slides for digitization
- Scan materials according to PRC workflow and naming conventions
- Organize digital files and folders
- Enter basic descriptive metadata into a spreadsheet or archive system
- Perform quality control checks to ensure files are complete, legible and correctly labeled
- Help identify especially compelling images that could support PRC storytelling, exhibitions or social content
- Track progress on the project and help maintain an orderly digitization workflow
What we’re looking for
- Extremely detail-oriented and dependable
- Comfortable with repetitive, process-driven work
- Organized with digital files and basic computer tasks
- Able to handle historic materials carefully and respectfully
- Interest in preservation, history, archives, photography, libraries, museums or research is a plus
- Previous archive experience is not required
What you’ll gain
- Experience contributing to the preservation of New Orleans history
- Hands-on experience with digitization and archival workflow
- Exposure to metadata, file organization and preservation practices
- A real-world understanding of how historic collections become accessible for future use
SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTENT INTERN (Communications Dept.)
The Communications Department is seeking a Social Media & Content Intern for summer 2026. This role is for someone who lives online in the best way: someone who understands what makes people stop scrolling, what feels stale, what feels native to Instagram and TikTok, and how to translate a mission into content people actually want to watch, engage with and share.
The intern will support PRC’s Web & Social Media Manager and Communications team with short-form content, platform research, social copy and trend-informed creative ideas. This is a great opportunity for a student who wants real experience in social media, digital storytelling and mission-driven marketing.
What you’ll do
- Help brainstorm and pitch content ideas for Instagram, TikTok and emerging platforms
- Assist with short-form video planning, caption writing and posting support
- Research trends, audio, formats and content styles that fit PRC’s voice and mission
- Help create story slides, Reels support materials and simple content assets
- Monitor comments, engagement and platform activity as assigned
- Pull simple performance insights on what worked, what didn’t and what PRC should try next
- Support content capture at PRC events or in-office moments when needed
What we’re looking for
- Deep familiarity with Instagram, TikTok and internet culture
- Strong writing instincts and a good ear for tone
- Interest in short-form video, storytelling and social trends
- Comfortable using a smartphone for photo and video capture
- Basic experience with Canva, CapCut or similar editing tools is a plus
- Interest in New Orleans culture, architecture, nonprofits or preservation is a plus
- Able to take direction, stay organized and work within a brand voice
What you’ll gain
- A closer look at how communications, storytelling and advocacy work together
- Hands-on nonprofit social media experience
- Portfolio-worthy work tied to a real organization and mission
- Experience with content strategy, platform thinking and performance review
Easements Department
The Easements Department manages PRC’s preservation easement program. A preservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement that gives PRC the right to prevent changes that would compromise the historic integrity of a building in perpetuity.
Available Internships
NO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Executive Department
The Executive Department supports projects, initiatives and administrative work associated with the PRC Executive Director’s office.
Available Internships
NO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Save Our Cemeteries Department
Save Our Cemeteries Department preserves New Orleans cemeteries through restoration, education and guided cemetery tours.
Available Internships
SAVE OUR CEMETERIES SUMMER INTERN
One summer internship is available for an undergraduate or graduate student. PRC is actively seeking funding to underwrite this internship; at this time, the position is unpaid.
This intern will research and write about individual tombs, exploring the history of the people buried there, their impact on New Orleans history and how their stories connect to the cemetery and the city at large. The intern will conduct research, write and present findings to PRC staff and tour guides to help create new tour stops that tell diverse stories.
There is also potential for the intern’s work to support online articles, Preservation in Print features or the development of a broader narrative or tour.
Advancement Department
The Advancement Department manages PRC’s fundraising, events and membership programs.
Available Internships
ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT SUMMER INTERN
One summer internship is available for an undergraduate or graduate student. PRC is actively seeking funding to underwrite this internship; at this time, the position is unpaid.
The Advancement Department is seeking a summer intern to support an important data project stemming from PRC’s 2025 acquisition of Save Our Cemeteries. The work involves carefully integrating Save Our Cemeteries’ constituent database into PRC’s system — a manual process that requires strong attention to detail because of the meaningful overlap between the two audiences.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in nonprofit work. Database literacy is one of the most practical and in-demand skills in the sector, and hands-on experience with constituent management systems is a genuine advantage when applying for entry-level positions. The intern will leave with a tangible contribution to a project that matters and a skill set that opens doors.
PRC’s Patty Gay Internship
The Patty Gay Internship Program at PRC, made possible through the generous support of the Clein Lemann Esperanza Foundation, is a paid work opportunity that engages students in the field of preservation by providing in-depth, meaningful, real-world experience and introducing them to the many facets of professional preservation practice.
Available Internships
NO SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Please check back summer 2026.
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