ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to members of our community and to each other, and we are committed to building and sustaining a culture where everyone can thrive.

The Role

Are you an aspiring archivist or library graduate student looking to learn more about Special Collections, Archives, and/or Digital Preservation? Take a deep dive into the product and market landscape for digital collection management tools, while observing the impact these collections have on users. ITHAKA is looking for a Digital Stewardship Impact Intern to help us successfully grow participation in JSTOR’s Digital Stewardship Services. In this 12-week internship, you will work with the Director of Business Development to complete market overviews for assigned regions and create storytelling tools/reports. This is an outstanding opportunity for a motivated, research-minded person to learn about data, analytics, usage, and the breadth of digital collections that libraries support and share.

This internship will last 12 weeks, beginning March 2, 2026. 

Responsibilities

  • Identify region-specific trends relating to digital stewardship and collections management 
  • Create use cases that bring digital collections and scholarly resources together for teaching and learning
  • Identify top prospects and peer groups that Outreach should be connecting with in the target regions

Experience and Skills

  • Active enrollment in an ALA-accredited program working toward a graduate degree in library science, data analytics, information sciences, or similar specialties
  • Experience with or strong interest in libraries, digital preservation, and archives
  • Knowledge of special collections
  • Excellent research skills
  • Proven ability to compile information from a variety of sources into a consumable summary
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Familiarity 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 $25.00/hourly. 

Work for ITHAKA 

We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork, and trust. We take seriously the need for everyone to feel welcome. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.

We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.

Learn more about Working at ITHAKA.

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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.

Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org.  ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to identity or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. ITHAKA cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.