Pilots Audio and Lighting Director

Terms and

Hours:

Must be able to work irregular hours, including regular weekend and night responsibilities.

Student Stipend

Volunteer Stipend ($2,250 per semester)

Pilots Audio & Lighting (PAL) is a rental service providing sound and light equipment to campus organizations. The PAL Director is responsible for managing all aspects of the service, including training and scheduling technicians, being on site during events, setting up, operating, and breaking down PAL equipment, managing equipment inventory, and tracking the PAL budget.

• Coordinate with Events, Physical Plant, Media Services, or other University Departments as necessary to ensure all event needs and requirements are satisfied.
• Supervise and coordinate student technician staff schedule, hours, and training.
• Oversee the coordination of PAL requests from campus partners and serve as primary contact in coordinating technical needs per request.
• Identify appropriate audio and lighting needs for a variety of campus partners and events.
• When applicable, meet with clients before events to answer/ask any questions, obtain tech riders/needs, event layouts, special requests, etc.
• When applicable, verify tech crew hours with master labor log, submit and verify tech crew hours bi-monthly to PAL supervisor for approval.
• Manage PAL budget and finances in coordination with ASUP Treasurer.
• Identify equipment repair needs and new equipment needs.
• Other relevant duties as assigned.

• Advanced understanding of audio and lighting equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical needs or issues on site.
• Experience as audio and light technician for a variety of events.
• Ability to set up and operate both audio and lighting equipment in environments with loud music and/or loud or extraneous background noise.
• Ability to set up and operate both audio and lighting equipment, which includes halogen and LED lighting, in environments which may contain different colors and intensities of light, shadows, rapid color and light intensity changes, rapid strobe or flickering effects, and both very brightly and dimly lit scenarios.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other techs and clients in the above-mentioned environments.
• Ability to work safely and effectively in fast paced, stressful, and time critical situations.
• Ability to work as a team member or individual, with minimal supervision and direction.

• Strong customer service, problem-solving under pressure, and ability to read technical diagrams/schematics.

Ability to lift 50-75lbs and push (on wheels) 75-200lbs.

Posting Number: SE936-2023

Number of Vacancies: 1

Estimated

Start Date:

08/17/2026

Open Date: 02/20/2026

Close Date: 04/24/2026

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd
Portland, Oregon

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