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Requisition: 202500143S

Occupational Category (Staff Positions Only): Professional

Hiring Salary: Monthly-Staff

Department: Dept of Dance

General Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in theatre, dance, costume design, or a related field. An MFA is preferred. Three years of experience in costume design and construction, pattern drafting, cutting, draping, and expert sewing knowledge or in a related field. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Nature & Purpose of Position/Usual Duties:

Responsible for costume design and construction for all productions. Provides leadership and guidance to student crews on proper costume construction. Responsible for organizing student crews, maintaining inventory, and ordering materials and supplies for the costume shop. Must be student-focused and committed to collaborative production assignments and processes.

Primary Responsibilities (Staff Positions Only):

Coordinates the costume shop’s overall work. Maintains contact with directors, choreographers, and other designers and creates costume designs for all productions as directed. Designs, drapes, drafts patterns, and constructs costumes. Fits and constructs all costume designs, including purchasing as needed to realize designs within a given budget with the aid of the student crew. Hires, supervises, and trains student costume and student assistant crews. Instructs students of all skill levels. Schedules crew for work in the costume shop and provides costume construction assistance as needed throughout production processes. Oversees and cares for costume stock and shop equipment, including cleaning, repairs, rentals, and purchasing. Works with dyes, sewing machines, irons, and serger machines. Performs other related duties as assigned.