The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) at Oregon State University is hiring two Stage Production Coordinators, one Sound Engineer and one Lighting Engineer. These are 10-month positions that correlate with the PRAx annual season, September-June.

The Sound Engineer operates sound reproduction, recording, and related equipment in the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx). Optimal artistic effect and nuance are paramount, and the sound engineer has significant overall responsibility for the audience and artist experience in a high-end performing arts center that presents 150+ live events per year in genres ranging from jazz and folk (with a strongly global component) to classical, new music, talk/lecture, chorale, theatre, and others. 

The Lighting Engineer operates prepares, rigs, programs, focuses, and operates lighting fixtures, lightboards, projectors, displays, and related equipment in the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx). Optimal artistic effect and nuance are paramount. Duties include a mixture of cue-based programming and busking/punting in live concert settings. The Lighting Engineer has significant overall responsibility for the audience and artist experience in a high-end performing arts center that presents 150+ live events per year in a variety of musical genres, theatrical modes, and speaking/lecture contexts. 

Salary/Compensation: $38,430 - $44,090 per year