Careers

The Virginia Arts Festival has the following positions currently available:

The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative support to the Executive Director with the day-to-day business of the organization including scheduling meetings and maintaining the director’s calendar, preparing correspondence, coordinating travel, and other related functions. This individual exhibits a high level of professionalism and possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills to interact with donors, board members, clients, and staff under the direction of the Executive Director. This individual is a self-starter, extremely organized, and has a keen eye for detail and highly developed problem-solving skills.

Full description.
Interested candidates should send resumes to rhollins@vafest.org.
No phone calls please.

Seasonal Production Positions Available

The Virginia Arts Festival, entering its 27th season, is a 10 week festival with a 75-plus performance schedule. We are currently seeking experienced individuals for our Seasonal Production Staff. Experience in one or some of the following areas preferred: Stage Management,  Lighting/Electrics, Sound, General Run Crew, Event Management, and Operations. Employment dates vary according to position and event and staff are typically scheduled on an as needed basis. There is some pre-season work available, but most work opportunities can begin late March and continue through the beginning of July.

Local applicants preferred but open to all to apply. Visit www.vafest.org for more information on the Festival performance schedule and locations. To apply, email resume and cover letter to bsandford@vafest.org please include Seasonal Production in subject line.

No phone calls please. Thank you.
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