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Experience Through Employment

Moss Arts Center box office and front of house staff, many of whom are Virginia Tech students, pose with Ringo the Patrol Pony in front of the box office.

Through our many available student employment positions, we are providing opportunities students need to thrive in their future careers and supporting those who have very real financial needs today.

Moss Jobs Are a Gateway to Opportunity for Students

Student employees are the heart and soul of the Moss Arts Center. Coming from a wide range of academic disciplines, Moss student workers support our essential functions, working backstage on the production crew, assisting patrons with ticket purchases in the box office, and serving as ushers in the theatre and attendants in the visual arts galleries.

Providing assistance with tuition fees and living expenses, these jobs and are the reason college is even a viable option for many students. Part-time work offers practical experience and helps develop valuable skills such as communication and teamwork, while preparing student employees for the demands of post-college life and providing networking opportunities that can lead to future career opportunities. At the Moss Arts Center, student work sometimes sparks a life’s passion.

A Moss Arts Center student usher, left, scans a patron's ticket as he enters the Street and Davis Performance Hall.
A Moss Arts Center student usher, left, scans a patron's ticket as he enters the Street and Davis Performance Hall.

Rhea Perdue

Moss student employee

"Working here [at Moss], I've had to talk to people and then realzied that I love talking to people. What surprises me is that I love to be able to talk to people as they come in for shows and hear their stories and what shows they’ve seen, where they travel, all of that. That's such a fun aspect of the job that I did not expect."

Moss Arts Center student employee Rhea Perdue sits at her desk at the box office.
Moss Arts Center student employee Rhea Perdue sits at her desk at the box office.

CJ Jessie

Moss Arts Center senior technician

"I was given the opportunity to exist with working people and learn different techniques, different ways of building things and thinking about things. It was really cool to be able to learn theory as a student and then come apply it, the same day or the next day."

Moss Arts Center Senior Technician CJ Jessie holds an iPad in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre as she controls the lighting.
Moss Arts Center Senior Technician CJ Jessie holds an iPad in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre as she controls the lighting.

Akash Raheja '24

Former Moss Arts Center student employee

"Working at dining halls or doing research, those are great jobs, but I feel like this one is just really enriching because I was exposed to so much different culture. I feel like just working at Moss, talking to different people, whether it’s patrons or workers, has changed my way of thinking about certain things and it’s really brought me out of my shell. I love Moss so much."

Former Moss Arts Center student employee Akash Raheja '24 stands at a mountain overlook.
Former Moss Arts Center student employee Akash Raheja '24 stands at a mountain overlook.