Like the old maxim says, "it takes a village to raise a chicken," and here at The Moxie it's no different... only we don't raise chickens. It takes a stable of at LEAST four to five disgruntled popcorn slingers to make an independent cinema like The Moxie run. It should also be noted that although most of our male employees (past and present) sport facial hair and wrinkled shirts, this is not, by any means, a requirement for employement. Would you like to meet the friendly Moxie staff? Sure you would.
Meet The Moxie Popcorn Slingers
Dan & Nicole
I could have easily made a separate entry for Dan (myself) and Nicole, but since we're rarely, if ever, apart I felt a combined description would be more appropriate.
Dan (me) is the tall drink of water who introduces 98% of the movies, fixes all the projector problems, rewinds films, eats popcorn, cleans the pee pee off the toliets, and saves young damsels in distress. Nicole is the cute girl who works behind the counter and doesn't have much of a tolerance for Dan's exagerated ego... or was it egotisical exaggerations? I forget. Put simply, Nicole is the engine that runs The Moxie car. Without her friendly customer service, prompt accounting abilities, and amazing attention to detail, The Moxie car would be sitting on cinder blocks in our front yard.
In her spare time Nicole likes to read, sleep, play with our dog (Bogart), and tell Dan to stop goofing off on the computer. Dan doesn't have spare time, but if he did he'd probably fill it doing something really spectacular.
Justin, Manager
Justin is the man behind most Moxie TV episodes and the silly intros you see before the film starts. He has a cat named Abbie and likes Chimay White beer.
Caleb
Caleb started in December 2005 and is working to save up some sweet moolah to head out to LA, where he will become a script writer and editor. He has a cat as well.
Nate
Nate is The Moxie's youngest (and according to him) best looking employee...ever. Nate does not have a cat.
Nathaniel
Nathaniel is The Moxie's musician employee. His music can be heard playing before shows. He drives a big van.
Derek
Derek is one of the newest additions to Team Moxie. He is 6'8" and does not play basketball.
Max
Max gets teased relentlessly by Dan for no apparent reason. Max can take it, though, because he's better at putt-putt than Dan. But not bowling.
So you want to be a Moxie popcorn slinger, eh?
Before contacting us about working at The Moxie, ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I over 21 years of age?
- Can I easily lift heavy things over my head (i.e. reels of film, boxes of popcorn, unconcious coworkers)?
- Am I willing to give up both my Friday AND Saturday nights (if needed) to have burning popcorn oil shoot into my eye?
- Do I have the guts to introduce a movie that I've never seen in front of an audience that would rather see me die than listen to another one of my beautiful yodels?
If you answered "yes" to all of those questions, then you just might have what it takes to join our ranks. Go ahead and send us a brief e-mail detailing your work experience, why you want to work at The Moxie, etc., etc.. We're rarely hiring, but we'll keep your resume on file for when we do. Seriously.