Social Media Fellow (Summer/Fall 2025)

The Climate Museum, a non-profit organization that mobilizes arts and cultural programming to spark civic activism for a climate-safe and just future, seeks rising college juniors, seniors, and graduate students to fill a Social Media Fellowship position. The Social Media Fellow will typically work 15 hours per week onsite at the Museum’s office in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. Compensation is $20 per hour. Although the position is an at-will employment position, the intent is for the Fellowship to run from July through December 2025. 

About the Climate Museum

Contending with the climate crisis at scale requires a transformation of our public culture. The Climate Museum, the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to climate change, mobilizes the power of arts and cultural programming to accelerate this crucial shift toward climate dialogue and action, empowering visitors with the understanding that they can take meaningful action for climate justice, creating community for collective action, and popularizing solutions that emphasize justice and equity. The Museum sees cultural work on climate both as a humanistic end in itself and as a means to inspiring action for climate justice and clean energy policies.

In its proof-of-concept phase, which began in 2018, the Museum presented 17 exhibitions, ten of them with partners including the Parsons School of Design, Rockefeller Center, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; held 355+ events—including panels, workshops, performances, and more; and welcomed 165,000+ visitors. The Museum recently secured a 25,000 square foot permanent home for its exhibitions, programs, and events, which is scheduled to open in 2029. Its free, accessible exhibitions, art installations, advocacy tools, events, and youth programs have received wide recognition in the cultural sector and beyond, and empowered hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors to exercise their agency in the global climate movement.

About the Fellowship

The Social Media Fellow will work closely with and be mentored by a small, highly dedicated team, including in particular the Senior Design and Curatorial Associate. 

The Social Media Fellow will largely focus on the following tasks with additional opportunities that will vary depending on the immediate activities of the Climate Museum:

• Write copy and post social media content based on the Museum’s communications calendar.
• Generate creative content ideas with the aim of boosting engagement on all our social platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Bluesky).
• Monitor the Museum's social accounts, analytics, and media coverage and determine where new opportunities lie.
• Respond to comments and DMs on social media platforms.

Eligibility:

• Only college juniors, seniors, and graduate students during the 2026-2027 academic year are eligible.
• Ability to work 15 hours per week onsite in the Museum’s Hell’s Kitchen office during the hours of 10am–6pm Eastern time. Staff members may work additional hours (including some weekends).

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated passion for climate issues, social justice, and/or museums. Exceptional research and writing skills and generally strong academic qualifications.
• Enterprising and ambitious mindset balanced with adaptability and collaborative skills.
• A growth mindset.
• Kindness and humor under pressure.
• Proficiency in Google Drive and the ability to learn new software.
• Ability to maintain a flexible and positive attitude in a fast-paced environment.
  

To apply:

Submit your resume and a cover letter detailing why you are a strong candidate and why this position would be a good fit for you as well as us through the Climate Museum’s Submittable portal.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm Eastern on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the fellowship will begin in July 2025. Start and end dates are flexible depending on the applicant’s schedule.

The Climate Museum is an equal opportunity employer, will not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of any legally protected characteristic, and is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals where required, in employment and in its services, programs, and activities.