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Production Crew Part-Time Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Job no: 536236
Work type: Hourly Wage/Part-Time
Senior management: Executive VP & Provost
Department: Center for the Arts at VT
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Categories: Other, Recreation / Event, Performing Arts / Music / Theatre
These are non-student positions that are not available for Virginia Tech students, please refer to the Center for the Arts website for student hiring information: https://artscenter.vt.edu/about/careers.html
Job Description
Production Crew perform a variety of behind-the-scenes work to assist with live productions. Duties may include working with lighting, sound, staging, and rigging; constructing, moving, and striking scenery; assisting performers and road crews; and unloading and loading tour trailers. Additional responsibilities may require the ability to lift heavy equipment, and comfort with heights and ladders. Position requires punctuality and the ability to work nights and weekends.
Required Qualifications
Experience working as part of a team.
Proven record of punctuality.
Willingness and ability to work evening and weekend hours.
Strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a maintenance or laborer environment.
Performing arts production services experience, including safe practices.
Experience in a technical skill area related to performing arts production.
Pay Band
1
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$16
Hours per week
10-30
Review Date
05/07/2026, Applications reviewed as received.
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Toni Cartee at cartee@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Advertised: April 24, 2026
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