​Culture, Arts and Recreation Internships in Australia

We offer various fields for a Culture, Arts and Recreation internship in Australia. Described below are the most common types of Culture, Arts and Recreation internships we organise and some of the tasks you can expect to be asked of you. All internships provide a high level of work experience with the aim to increase your skills within the industry. The examples below are just a guideline and each internship role will be developed individually according to the company and the candidate.​ 

Arts and Photography
Arts and Photography related internships are extremely varied. Interns in these sectors take on all kinds of work which is generally quite specific to the company in which they are working. Some of the work that may be asked of them within a studio includes:
  • Assisting with clients, studio shoots and post-production work on Photoshop.
  • Location work: assisting the onsite photographer and potentially working as a second shooter.
  • Designing brochures, drafting media releases, editing videos, hosting events, collaborating with a company's artistic director, and being involved with the running of galleries.

Hotel Management
 
Hotel Management interns may be involved with:
  • Attending to general organisation of the hotel and taking full control of day-to-day operations when required by management.
  • Assisting with training and maintaining a stable work force.
  • Maintaining good interdepartmental communications.
  • Covering any department of the hotel when required.
  • Whilst on duty, overseeing all staff and ensuring all operational procedures are carried out as set by General Manager
  • Ensuring staffing levels are carefully controlled and that staffing costs are maintained at levels set by the General Manager.
  • Ensuring all areas of the hotel are maintained at the highest level of service. 

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It was a magical experience. I loved just about everything about being in Australia.

Bob (England)

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Great experience! Got a lot of time learning about new techniques I was unfamiliar with, the staff were so friendly and helpful.

Angela (Canada)

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Library Services 
 
In the past, the duties of a Library Services intern have been divided into two main tasks:
  • ​Assisting and encouraging visitors to discover, explore, create and learn, inspired by the Library’s collections and expertise. This includes working face-to-face with customers to support their engagement with creative suite technologies, especially Premier Pro and Photoshop; developing knowledge and skills in 3D printing, in order to introduce customers to the technology; and supporting the Library’s work on the 3D environment, collections, archives and access.
  • Working with the Research Access team in the Alexander Turnbull Library, undertaking research into effects of digital scholarship in the research library, and preparing papers, recommendations or service models based on the research results.

Museum/Gallery Curator
 
As a Museum/Gallery Curator intern, some of the tasks that may be asked of you are:
  • Researching and the documentation of contextual information relating to collection items, exhibitions or publications.
  • Assist in documenting oral histories from community members - i.e. traditional stories and oral history.
  • Delivering cultural awareness programmes. 

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I had a great internship experience. It was the perfect internship for me to learn and increase my skills and abilities. 

Brittany (USA)

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I did a six week internship in Sydney. It was great!  The people were nice and the internship was very interesting.

Verginie, Belgium 

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Sports Management 
 
The duties of a Sports Management intern might include:
  • Preparing media releases.
  • Interviewing athletes, volunteers and families, and writing stories for print and online.
  • Publishing work online and across social media channels.
  • Managing email accounts.
  • Developing communications and promotional material using Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Assisting with the development and  management of brand assets. 
  • Assisting with team administration. 
  • Attending some events.

Tourism Management
 
The role description of a previous Tourism intern in Australia consisted of:
  • Shadowing the Event Coordinators. 
  • Scheduling clients for side inspections. 
  • Responding to client enquiries with packages.
  • Creating floor plans for upcoming functions.
  • Providing exceptional customer service in person, over the phone and via email.
  • Working as a staff manager at all events and meetings.

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Everything has been arranged properly, and I'm really glad I did it with you guys!

Thom (The Netherlands)

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About this internships, the company is as great as the people! Everyone is generous and kind to me. They usually ask me to do some simple tasks as I'm just the intern, but I learnt a lot.

Amandine (Belgium)

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