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🔗Most Endangered Program Intern

  • Internship
  • Part Time
  • Temporary
  • Chicago, IL
  • $16.20 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Undergraduate junior/senior or graduate student in historic preservation, public history, urban planning or adjacent field
    • Demonstrated ability to write for a general audience
    • Comfortable communicating professionally via phone and email with coworkers and external partners
    • Time-management skills and ability to achieve goals under supervision
    • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • How to Apply:

    To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and one-page writing sample to careers@landmarks.org by November 4, 2024.

  • Application Email: careers@landmarks.org

Website Landmarks Illinois

Founded in 1971, Landmarks Illinois is the state’s leading voice for historic preservation. We promote preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of buildings and sites of many types in order to leverage our past to create a better future. We know that blending old and new makes communities resilient and interesting places to live, work and play. We are people saving places for people.

This paid internship will provide the intern with the opportunity to support Landmarks Illinois’ annual Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois list.  Most Endangered lists are a common and valuable historic preservation advocacy tool; this position will allow the intern to develop a set of skills transferable to a variety of preservation organizations.  The intern will work closely with Advocacy and Communications staff to prepare for the announcement of the 2025 list in late spring.

Specifically, the intern will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of:

  • Most Endangered lists as a preservation advocacy tool
  • Working with the public to save places that are important to them
  • The role of communications in supporting preservation advocacy

Responsibilities include:

  • Review nominations for 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places list
  • Research/due diligence on nominated places.  Liaise with nominators as needed
  • Assist advocacy staff to refine the list of places
  • Develop presentations for Landmarks Illinois Executive Committee to assist with approval of the final list
  • Help develop copy for each site to be used in our communications
  • Support collection of information and materials needed prior to announcement date in May 2025

Internship Dates: January 2025 – May 2025

Hours: 200

Pay: $16.20 per hour (total of $3,240)

Location: Hybrid preferred.  Fully remote considered for the right candidate.