Jobs & Internships
Interested in joining the Virginia Film Festival team? You will find a list of our current staff and internship openings below. If you have any questions about these positions, please contact us at VAFFinfo@virginia.edu. No phone calls, please.
The Virginia Film Festival is committed to sharing diverse stories on screen and to fostering an inclusive environment for our staff, partners, and audiences. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool and strongly encourage applicants who represent diverse and intersecting identities to apply to all VAFF job openings.
Job Openings - Seasonal
Please find below our seasonal staff job openings for the 2025 Virginia Film Festival. Questions? Please reach out to VAFFinfo@virginia.edu.
Assistant Box Office Manager
- Contract Dates: 9/8/25-10/31/25
- Pay Rate: $25/hour
- Description: The Assistant Box Office Manager will support the UVA Arts Box Office Manager and VAFF staff during the 2025 Film Festival. This position will work closely with VAFF staff to provide excellent customer service during all VAFF events.
- Full job description available here.
- Ready to apply? Please email cover letter, resume, and contact information for at least 3 references to Rob Dunnenberger, rbd8k@virginia.edu , with the subject line: Application: VAFF 2025 Assistant Box Office Manager.
Benefit & Ticketing Coordinator
- Contract Dates: 9/3/25 – 10/31/25
- Pay Rate: $25/hour
- Description: This position will work closely with the Assistant Director of UVA Arts Development, VAFF Admin Team, and Box Office staff to concierge ticket requests and provide excellent customer service to donors, sponsors, guests, VIPs, and other Stakeholders.
- Full job description available here.
- Ready to apply? Please email cover letter, resume, and contact information for at least 3 references to Lizzy Ramey, lramey@virginia.edu, with the subject line: Application: VAFF 2025 Benefit & Ticketing Coordinator.
2025 Internship Program
Internship applications are now closed for the 2025 season.
The VAFF hosts an intensive internship program each Fall that gives UVA students hands-on experience in all aspects of planning and running a five-day festival. Our paid internships are open only to current, full-time University of Virginia students. Our 2025 pay rate is $13.00/hour.
2025 Internships are available in the following key areas:
- Production & Events
- Programming
- Marketing
For details about each position and how to apply, visit our 2025 internship program description here.
If you’re interested in hearing more about the internship program experience, check out our Internship Impact page with Q&As from previous VAFF interns.
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