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• Overview

  Public Affairs Institute is hiring a Line Cook in Portland, OR.

• Role description

  We're looking for a Line Cook who can carry Hospitality Sales and Creativity at once without dropping either, here at Public Affairs Institute. This full-time Line Cook role offers a $80,000 - $111,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep Public Affairs Institute's Portland, OR site running while improvements ship underneath
  • Keep mid-level expectations grounded in what the full-time role can deliver
  • Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
  • Read a Banquet Operations system you didn't build and improve it anyway
  • Map the handoffs between OR teams so nothing falls in the cracks
  • Use Sommelier Wine Service to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
  • Hand off Sommelier Wine Service work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
  • Keep Portland, OR momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin

  What You'll Bring

  • Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • An OR work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
  • Hands-on proficiency with Banquet Operations, ideally paired with Mentoring
  • Mid-level fluency in Creativity, with Banquet Operations on your roadmap
  • Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience

  Public Affairs Institute is a wildly-collaborative engineering shop in Portland, OR where Creativity and Sommelier Wine Service are treated as the same discipline. Our OR crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

  This Portland, OR role comes with $80,000 - $111,000, hybrid work, paid learning days, and a mentor focused on your Hospitality Sales growth.

  The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Line Cook role live again.

  Apply today, and the next time we post about this general win, it could be yours.

• Required skills

  • Banquet Operations
  • Hospitality Sales
  • Sommelier Wine Service
  • Front of House
  • Mentoring
  • Creativity

• Benefits & perks

  • Tax preparation assistance
  • Roth 401(k) option
  • Recognition and rewards platform
  • Sleep and recovery programs
  • Family Leave
  • Wellness reimbursement account
  • Meditation Room
  • Recreation Area
  • Oil Changes
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees
  • Travel opportunities
  • Dental insurance
  • Pet-friendly office
  • Commuter benefits

• Apply before 2026-09-08

  Submit your application for this Full-time general position.