Costuming Technician
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About the Role
Miral Experiences is seeking a Costuming Technician in Abu Dhabi to care for and maintain costume pieces for live entertainment. The role requires 2+ years of artistic craft experience, skills in sewing, painting, and sculpting, and the ability to work with performers.
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Responsibilities
- Fabricate and repair costumes, character/mascot and craft pieces
- Alter existing costumes with high attention to detail and skilled craftsmanship
- Work with costuming team on daily operations, including checking in staff, handing out assignments, answering radio calls
- Participate in off site or on site public relations events involving costumes and performers
- Help crew with daily laundry, including washing, hanging, ironing and steaming costume pieces
- Organize weekly dry cleaning pick up and drop off and record items
- Help Head of Creative Costuming in maintaining accurate and up to date costume inventory
- Keep track of supplies and place orders for replacement in a timely manner
- Assist in a team leader capacity with other functions within entertainment when required
- Attend department meetings as requested
- Interface with all colleagues and outside vendors in a professional and courteous manner
- Assist with administrative tasks when needed
Requirements
- Higher secondary or equivalent education
- Minimum of 2 years of artistic craft experience
- Painting, drawing, sculpting, airbrushing skills
- Working with sewing machine and hand sewing
- Experience working with glues and solvents
- Proficiency in English
- Past experience working with performers
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Attention to detail and highly organized
- Associate degree or higher in theatre or fine arts (desirable)
- 5 years sewing and/or fine arts background (desirable)
- 3 years of experience within theme park, theatrical productions or cruise ships (desirable)
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Job Overview
- The Costuming Technician is responsible for the overall care and maintenance of all costume pieces utilized in the live entertainment program.
- Works closely with Seamstresses, Prosthetics, Hair and Makeup Artist, Costuming Attendants and other members of the Guest Experience Entertainment department.
Job Scope
- Fabricates and repairs costumes, character/mascot and craft pieces.
- Alters existing costumes with high attention to detail and skilled craftsmanship to ensure show/costume quality.
- Works with costuming team on costuming daily operations, including checking in staff, handing out daily assignments, answering radio calls from green rooms and other duties as assigned by management.
- Participates in off site or on site public relations events involving costumes and performers.
- Helps crew with daily laundry, including washing, hanging, ironing and steaming costume pieces as needed.
- Organizes weekly dry cleaning pick up and drop off and records items that have been taken and returned by the dry cleaner.
- Helps Head of Creative Costuming in maintaining accurate and up to date costume inventory.
- Keeps track of supplies and places orders for replacement in a timely manner.
- Assists in a team leader capacity with other functions within entertainment when required.
- Attends department meetings as requested.
- Interfaces with all colleagues and outside vendors in a professional and courteous manner.
- Assists with administrative tasks when needed.
Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Higher secondary or equivalent education.
- Minimum of 2 years of artistic craft experience.
- Painting, drawing, sculpting, airbrushing.
- Working with sewing machine and hand sewing.
- Experience working with glues and solvents.
- Proficiency in English.
- Past experience working with performers.
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Attention to detail and highly organized.
- Associate degree or higher in theatre or fine arts (desirable).
- 5 years sewing and/or fine arts background (desirable).
- 3 years of experience within theme park, theatrical productions or cruise ships (desirable).
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