The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) offers:

• internships for Australian and international tertiary students
• paid traineeships for First Nations people.

Our internships

As an intern, our staff will mentor you as you carry out a project at our Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne offices.

It’s a chance to get hands-on learning with our curatorial or preservation teams. Our staff specialise in sound, broadcast, film, documents and artefacts.

A typical NFSA internship runs for one or 2 days a week for one semester.

The duration of an internship is negotiable but isn’t longer than 6 full-time working weeks.

NFSA internships are unpaid and interns are responsible for their own travel expenses.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an internship at the NFSA, you must be:

• engaged in tertiary study
• sponsored and insured as part of your educational institute’s formal internship program.

We value, support and embrace diversity and inclusion. We encourage students from all backgrounds to apply.

Whether we offer an internship is merit-based and depends on our resource availability.

Apply for an internship

If you’re interested in an NFSA internship, email recruitment@nfsa.gov.au.

In your email, tell us which part of the NFSA you’re interested in. You can apply to intern in:

• Conservation
• Corporate services
• Curatorial
• Digital platforms and ICT
• Digitisation
• Education and Public Programs
• Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
• Rights and Licensing.

First Nations traineeships

We offer paid traineeships for First Nations people interested in the arts, cultural or creative industries.

Our First Nations traineeships are employment and education training programs. The programs offer practical and theoretical training at an iconic Australian cultural institution.

As a trainee you’ll develop skills through on-the-job work experience as well as accredited training.

A traineeship is either full-time over 12 months or part-time over 2 years.

Apply for a First Nations traineeship

For more information email recruitment@nfsa.gov.au.