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Who we’re looking for:

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Lead Responsibilities:

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Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: XX hours/week

• On-site: XX

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man

DPW manages site infrastructure and asset transportation, involving physical labor, like lifting and building. Volunteers must be hard-working and comfortable working long hours. Shifts include setup, strike, and transport tasks both pre- and post-event.

Who we’re looking for:

• Folks who enjoy seeing their work manifesting as real things with a passion for building, lifting, and enabling other departments!

• Folks joining one of the largest department teams have a real impact on all aspects of SOAK making you one of the real rock stars!

• A current or former SOAK DPW volunteer who loves being the first boots on the ground, helping the event take shape from nothing, and returning the site to its natural beauty. 

DPW Specific Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with other departments to ensure needed items are transported to and from the SOAK event site

•  Discuss and help to create structures and signs for various SOAK departments.

• Coordinate and understand where and how items are stored at the PNW Burner Barn working with the Barn manager

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Help lead pre-event weekend work parties (x3-4) and truck load/unload at the Burner Barn

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: 6-10 hours/week

• On-site: 4-8 hours/day (pre/post-event), 0-8 hours/day (during event)

• Able to be on-site through build, event, and strike periods: May 18th-26th morning

Additional Requirements:

• Current or former SOAK DPW volunteer

• Must be local to Portland or the immediate surrounding areas

• Must have a current driver’s license (by mid-May)

• (If you think you have a strong case, despite not meeting one of the above requirements, feel free to reach out!)

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man.

Serves as the firefighting element at sanctioned burns, remediates unintentional fires, and assists with life safety emergencies.

Who we’re looking for:

• Folks with a passion for safety

• Folks with professional experience assisting in crisis situations (firefighters, EMT/paramedics, emergency management, etc)

Fire Safety Specific Responsibilities:

(Along with a co-Lead)

• Schedule and facilitate two team training pre-event, and 2-3 trainings during the event

• Present the fire safety related course at SOAK Safety Day

• Participate in the Fire Art Safety Team (FAST) meetings

• Set up the Fire Safety HQ on-site

• Coordinate Burn Night Safety Teams meetings on-site

• Supervise the setup of the hose system to the upper bowl

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: 5-10 hours/week

• On-site: Varies, shared on-call schedule
  

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man

• Must have attended SOAK, and volunteered at SOAK, a regional burn, or Burning Man previously

Gate staffs the event entrance and perimeter, manages wristbands, scans tickets, and performs vehicle searches.

Who we’re looking for:

• Folks who have worked in Gate at SOAK, other regional burns, and/or Burningman.

• People with a passion for their teams and the desire to help their teams understand the role and excel.

Gate Specific Responsibilities:

• Work with the SOAK Production team to ensure participants are properly ticketed, searched, and have waivers signed

• Identify sustainable practices for keeping fellow leads and volunteers energized and excited for their roles

• Document Gate practices and report to production on successes and suggestions for improvement

• Ensure that all practices have safety as a core goal

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: 4-8 hours/week

• On-site: 4-8 hours/day

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man.

Parks & Wrecks designs, maintains, and staffs the parking fields creating order for all the nonessential vehicles at SOAK. We do this while maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations regarding safe laneways for emergency vehicles.

Who we’re looking for:

• People who enjoy putting things into an orderly arrangement.

• People who are up to the task of figuring out how to maximize the limited space we have for parking and executing a detailed plan for the benefit of all attendees.

Parks & Wreck Specific Responsibilities:

• Work with the SOAK Production team to ensure adequate parking spaces are available. 

• Review of maps and other materials to identify locations, plan for handling cars, and test different layouts to achieve maximum possible capacity.

• Coordination with Traffic and Exodus to ensure participants can find where they are supposed to park and later retrieve their car with a minimum of concern.

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: 5-10 hours/week

• On-site: 4-6 hours/day

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man.

Placement assists with camp coordination and site layout. Volunteers work onsite early, helping with flagging and guiding participants. Map-reading and public engagement skills are required.

Who we’re looking for:

• Folks have a passion for mapping and making the neighborhoods in our event lively and wondrous.

• Individuals who want to help theme camps understand our event and be the life blood of the event.

• Collaborators who work with all departments, artists, theme camps, and production to make a safe and amazing event by putting the right things in the right places!

Placement Specific Responsibilities:

• Revise and update the Camp and Art Placement Applications form each year with the other Placement Leads to capture all needed information between the Art Application form and the Camp Placement Application form.

• Help create policies, criteria, and general communication to the camps and artists.

• Read and review all Placement Applications for mapping and standing considerations.

• Work with operations and other department leads to help facilitate where things go and safety considerations.

• Respond to emails from camps, artists, and other Soak departments. 

• Allocate resources to Camps and Artists like tickets and early entry passes

• Participate in Mapping the event with other Placement Leads during one full weekend.

• Be available and “on comms” from Monday to Friday of event week to troubleshoot with camps and other department leads.

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• December-January: 5-10 hours a week

• February-May: 10-15 hours a week

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man.

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Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: XX hours/week

• On-site: XX

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man

Temple Crew builds and assembles the SOAK Temple, requiring physical labor and pre-event build attendance. Volunteers must commit to several build days to be a member of this team.

Who we’re looking for:

• Someone who wants to work in concert with the two returning leads to foster a collaborative design process among a team of artist volunteers to bring to life a sacred space of reflection, contemplation, and release for the SOAK community.

Temple Specific Responsibilities:

• Work with fellow leads and team members to create the Temple for SOAK*2026

• Manage department logistics and interpersonal facilitation of the project including artist communications

• Document Temple volunteer responsibilities and help align with volunteer hour entry using our volunteer tracking webpage

• Design cycle begins late in December and build starts the last week in February.The job continues through onsite construction (leads should plan to arrive no later than Tuesday noon before the event), and ends when the structure has burned and things are closed up for the season. 

• Ability to take on one or more of the following Core responsibilities: Design Lead - CAD or Similar, Project Engineer/Construction Expert, Construction/Build Lead, Lighting Lead, Transport Lead, Swag Coordinator, Fluffing Lead, Temple Support Camp Mayor

Lead Responsibilities:

• Attend SOAK meetings, manage emails & communications

• Establish department budget

• Recruit, manage, and track hours for department volunteers

• Write the After Burn Report for your department

Time Expectations:

• Dec - June: 10 hrs a week

• On Site: Arrival by noon Tuesday, 10 hrs/day T-Th, 1-3 hrs per day event days

• Post Event: Build Site Clean Up, potential burn plan B coordination

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man.

• Candidates must have experience volunteering with the temple department. 

• Previous experience with burnable structures, community spaces, and community focused art are a plus.

SOAK is Seeking a Lead for its Radical Inclusion Department!

Radical Inclusion works to create new pathways for underrepresented communities to access and have a voice at this incredible event. Now in its second year as an official SOAK position, we’re excited to continue this important work. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work with the SOAK Production team, Precipitation Northwest Board of Directors, and underrepresented community members to ensure inclusive practices are incorporated into the event and throughout the organization.

• Implement the Radical Inclusion ticket process, including reviewing applications for the program and working with Box Office to assure tickets are distributed. 

• Engage with local tribes to offer access to SOAK and serve as their point of contact before, during, and after the event.

• Follow-up with other SOAK departments regarding their inclusion plans and provide support as needed.

• Review prior department efforts and make adjustments to department strategy as needed to ensure maximum impact.

Who we’re looking for:

• Individuals who are members of underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are particularly focused on recruiting leads from nondominant cultures within our community (according to the SOAK*2024 census results).

• Prior SOAK volunteer experience is preferred and a demonstrated background in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Interested in applying? Please fill out this volunteer interest form.

VoHo provides refreshments to volunteers during shifts, involving physical tasks like lifting and delivering supplies. A positive, supportive attitude is essential.

Who we’re looking for:

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VoHo Specific Responsibilities:

• VoHo volunteers staff a volunteer refreshment booth in Central Services that is open daily from Wednesday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

• Other duties may include making deliveries to more remote teams.

• Those driving the Gator must have a current driver's license & be sober for the entirety of the shift.

Lead Responsibilities:

• Willingness to work during mission critical times onsite - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon shifts and the Monday morning

• Some physical work including bending, lifting, and carrying items such as water jugs and coffee carafes may be required.

• Working with volunteer minors (with with parent approval)

Time Expectations:

• Dec - May: XX hours/week

• On-site: XX

Additional Requirements:

• Must be in good standing with PNW and have not been dismissed or disqualified from volunteer service at a past Regional Event or Burning Man