Summer 2025 Intern - Information Management/Archives Intern - Monetary Affairs

Position Description

Minimum Education

Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university and returning to continue studies after the internship.

Minimum Experience

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Summary

The Federal Reserve Board (Board) provides students opportunities for career success. The Board's Internship program is designed to provide valuable work experience for undergraduate and graduate students considering careers including, but not limited to, economics, finance and accounting, information systems, and data analysis. The Board believes that by combining academic endeavors with project-related work experience, qualified and capable college students can gain the practical knowledge need in a competitive global job market. Internships are paid positions with salaries commensurate with credit hours; internships may be in-person, remote or hybrid, depending on the needs of the team. Employment in the Board's internship program is granted to U.S. citizens. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university and returning to continue studies after the internship. Interns receive a syllabus or research project plan outlining their projects and goals for the internship. Interns are assigned a supervisor or mentor to guide them through their internship, and regular check-in meetings with their manager to manage performance expectations and assist with learning goals. Interns have access to a wide range of training programs and events for professional development purposes.

Position Requirements

Specific Description of the project: Candidate will process a collection of scanned historic FOMC policy documents from 1936-1955 to expand our research collections and increase the range of historic FOMC-related information available on the Board's public website. Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing digitized copies of historic FOMC materials for inclusion in research collection
• Creating an inventory of unique historic digitized documents
• Creating file-level metadata for each file
• Preparing the files for publication (cleaning and OCR review)

Qualifications or special skills needed and preferred: At least 1 year of coursework towards a degree in information management, archives, records management, or a related field.

• Experience with using digital imaging software (such as Adobe CS), Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Excel
• Experience managing metadata in content management platforms

Required Documents for application: A copy of an unofficial transcript may be requested.

Anticipated Work Environment: This internship will be completed in a hybrid capacity in Washington, DC.

US Citizenship is required for all Board internships and applicants must be current students, graduating from their program fall 2025 or later.

Learn more about our internship program: https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers-internships.htm