Brand Heritage&Archives Internship (Maranello)

Ferrari has a most desirable track record, in F1 and Endurance Racing, for built-to-order Sports cars with Desing R&D, Production and commercial activities, as well as in LifeStyle and Fashion activities. And delivers record business results and confirmed one of the “World’s most powerful brands”. 

Above all Ferrari is an international team (with 60+ nationalities) working with the highest level of professionalism and dedication, based on performance, meritocracy and continuous development, with innovation at the heart of our future.

We are looking for a dedicated intern in our Brand Heritage Department team, with specific activities to the day-to-day management and enhancement of Ferrari's physical and digital collections, while supporting historical research, heritage storytelling and selected brand projects. Working closely with the archive specialists and the wider Brand Heritage team, the intern will help make the archive more structured, searchable and usable across Ferrari.

You will cooperate in different activities, including: 
•    Archive management&collection development: supporting the intake, cataloguing and organization of physical and digital collections, and the improvement of archive databases and Digital Asset Management systems;
•    Historical research: researching Ferrari history, products, people and milestones, and preparing dossiers, timelines and reference materials;
•    Heritage storytelling&brand projects: identifying stories and archive assets, supporting editorial content and presentations, and collaborating with Communication, Ferrari Museums and Lifestyle while ensuring historical accuracy;
•    Digitization&exhibitions: supporting digitization, indexing and metadata enrichment, and preparing archival materials for exhibitions, publications and heritage activations.

Required profile

For this fundamental role in managing the Network activities, we are ideally looking for a recent Master graduate or current Master student (eligible for internship) or in your final year in Archival Science, Library Science, History, Cultural Heritage Management, Museum Studies, Communication or a related field.

You will not only have a passion for automotive and innovative solutions, but also already gained first work-experience through internships or projects (in automotive or luxury sectors) that allow you to understand business complexities and help you to develop your personal and communicative skills.

In Ferrari you must exhibit the capability to think analytically, target-oriented and structured. You need to demonstrate strong communication skills (such as the ability to listen as well as in-depth reasoning). You will be expected to work independently as well as integrate as part of a team. We require attention to the detail and awareness of the responsibility that comes with your role. You are motivated to adapt to and learn from the company culture. It goes without saying that you relish a challenge.

The effective completion of your daily tasks requires you to be a proficient user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).

Initial experience in an archive, museum, library, cultural institution, foundation or heritage-related project and exposure to cataloguing practices, metadata management or Digital Asset Management platforms is a plus.
Fluent English is required. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location: Maranello, Italy
Seniority: Internship
Ferrari offers: Monthly allowance and daily complimentary access to company restaurant.