Scene Shop Student Assistant

The Theater Program has limited employment opportunities in the Scene Shop to help build scenery and props, assist with lighting and sound, and provide general production assistance for theater productions and events. First year students, non-majors, and those with carpentry experience are encouraged to apply. Additional training will be provided as needed.

• Be part of the team of students who builds, assembles, and strikes each set all while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for fellow shop workers and other theater collaborators.
• Maintain a safe work environment, only using tools you have been trained in and watching out for possible hazards for both you and others in the theater.
• Build scenic elements as assigned by the technical director.
• Paint scenic elements as assigned by the technical director.
• Attend one Saturday training each semester to stay up to date on the various safety practices employed by the scene shop.
• Hang and focus lights for each production, including attending Thursday evening call the week before a production opens.
• Operate hand and power tools to construct and deconstruct scenery
• Measure, cut, and assemble scenery from construction drawings
• Hang and circuit lighting and sound equipment
• Help maintain clean, organized, and safe work spaces
• Other relevant tasks as assigned

• Team player
• Comfortable working at heights, kneeling, bending, lifting, etc
• Willingness to problem-solve and collaborate with a team

• Previous carpentry experience welcome
• Previous painting experience welcome

• This is a physical demanding job, with lots of time spent working on your feet, bending over or squatting, and using tools.

Posting Number SE796-2023

Number of Vacancies Multiple

Estimated Start Date 09/11/2025

Open Date 08/18/2025

Close Date 04/01/2026

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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