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About the Role
Responsible for costume repairs, alterations, and fabrication, requiring sewing skills, attention to detail, and experience with performers and theatrical supplies.
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Responsibilities
- Alter and repair existing costumes for show productions.
- Fabricate new costumes and craft pieces as needed.
- Assist with daily laundry including washing, hanging, ironing, and steaming all costume pieces.
- Assist in checking in and out of costumes on a daily basis.
- Assist in dressing performers in backstage or Green Rooms as a dresser.
- Help Senior Tailors with their tailoring tasks.
- Build new costumes and overlays in house from start to finish following design guidelines.
- Keep track of supplies and share needs with senior tailors/management.
- Keep stock of fabrics, trims, and accessories organized for easy inventory tracking.
Requirements
- Experience in tailoring, alterations, and costume fabrication
- Ability to build costumes from start to finish including pattern making, cutting, stitching, and fitting
- Experience with laundry and costume maintenance
- Ability to assist in dressing performers
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ROLE SCOPE
- Repairs & Alterations & Support for the Daily Operation: Altering and repairing existing costumes for show productions, as well as costumes and craft piece fabrication.
- As needed, help with daily laundry including washing, hanging, ironing and steaming all costume pieces.
- Assists in checking in and out of costumes on daily basis as needed.
- Assists in dressing performers in backstage or Green Rooms as a dresser, where needed.
- Help Senior Tailors with their tailoring tasks.
- Performs any Costume Attendant duties as required.
- Building New Costumes & Overlays In House: Building the new costumes, overlays as per the design from start to finish, following the guideline of the Senior Tailors, Master Tailor and Costuming Management.
- Building costumes include all steps from the start to finish including but not limited to pattern making as per design, cutting, stitching, fitting the costume on the performers, making alterations/changes as per requirement and making sure the newly built costume pieces are show ready.
- Supporting the Costume Tech division by helping with the stitching part of their props/costume props.
- Inventory Tracking: Keeping track of supplies and sharing the needs with the senior tailors/management in timely manner, to make sure you never run out of necessary supplies.
- Keeping the stock of fabrics, trims, accessories stored in an organized way to be able to track the inventory easily.
Other Duties
- Participates in off site or on site public relations events involving costumes and performers.
- Shares information and best practices from their expertise with other colleagues.
- Attends Costuming department meetings where requested.
- Helps to create a fun and safe working environment.
- Interface with all colleagues and outside vendors in a professional and courteous manner when needed.
- Other duties as requested by leadership.
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