• Costume Shop Supervisor

    University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)


    Job Summary

    This position maintains the costume shop to be a productive space for education and production. This position works with faculty to supervise student workers, cost out costumes for theatre and dance productions, manage production timelines and schedules, and execute purchasing.

     

    Primary Duties and Responsibilities

     

    + Maintains the costume shop area and the costume shop equipment; inventories and purchases shop supplies; informs costume faculty of material and equipment needed for student success. Maintains costume stock and historical garment collection.

    + Supervises and oversees students workers in the shop, including supervising graduate assistants and undergraduate practicum; mentoring in the area of costume technology.

    + Works in concert with the costume faculty member in establishing individual production budgets, making creative project assignment, developing construction teaching opportunities, sharing in developing professional practices of students, establishing guidelines for student designers, and making sure designer packages presented to the shop are complete. Makes practicum assignments in concert with the theatre production manager, dance producer and dance program coordinator, and shop heads.

    + Supports theatre and dance mainstage and studio production/instruction through the following: scheduling and supervising actor and dancer measurements; scheduling and supervising fittings; instructing and overseeing student work on costume build and alteration; instructing and supervising production costume supervisors, costumers, and hair and make-up; preparing costume designers for production meetings; preparing run crew for production; overseeing costume laundry, repairs, and prep for performances; preparing students for strike; overseeing strike.

    + Costs out productions, including analyzing the design and developing and implementing an execution plan within outlined parameters of labor and financial resources. Manages purchasing and procurement card management and rentals.

    + Serves as costume coordinator for Southern Arena Theatre (mini-repertory season produced annually in June), and oversees all costume production aspects of SAT.

    + Supervises student workers who serve as assistant designers, graduate assistants, and practicum students.

    + Performs other duties as assigned.