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2026 CSF Costume Crafts Shop Supervisor

**Requisition Number:** 68269

**Location:** Boulder Colorado

**Employment Type:** Temporary Staff

**Schedule:** Full Time

**Posting Close Date:** 17-Nov-2025

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Job Summary

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder, encourages applications for the **Costume Crafts Supervisor** position for the 2026 CSF Season!

The 2026 CSF season begins in May 2026, and responsibilities for this position will continue until mid-July 2026, with some remote responsibilities beginning in January 2026 regarding design and production meetings.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

For over 60 seasons, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival has delighted audiences with classic theatre under the stars.

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company in association with the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 1958, the festival has celebrated and explored Shakespeare and his continuing influence and vitality through productions of superior artistic quality, education, and community engagement.

CSF strives to preserve the classics of the past and pursue the classics of the future. Fueled by artistry and scholarship, the festival seeks to expand the cultural richness of the region by inspiring, challenging, and cultivating the imagination of audiences and artists.

Plays are performed beneath summer night skies in the newly renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and Roe Green Theatre indoors. The festival's education programs reach tens of thousands of school children each year through camps, classes, and outreach performances that connect them with the continuing tradition and importance of live theatre and Shakespeare.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

+ Interpret and implement costume crafts projects as designed by the Costume Designers and as approved by the Costume Shop Manager.

+ Supervise the construction, fitting, and alteration of costume craft items, including but not limited to hats, jewelry, armor, masks, footwear, belts, bags, puppets, foam structures, and mechanical costumes.

+ Fabricate the patterns, development, and fitting of craft pieces.

+ Supervise the cutting, construction, finishing work, and alterations of craft items. Use fabric manipulation techniques, painting/dying, and costume distressing.

+ Train and supervise staff with varying abilities.

+ Monitor the crafts team's safety, morale, and quality control, and communicate regularly with the CSF Costume Shop Manager and CSF Production Manager to strategize solutions and ensure that costume crafts operations are properly resourced.

+ Adhere to the policies set forth in the _CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures_ .

+ This position reports directly to the Costume Shop Manager.

What You Should Know

+ This is a temporary position.

+ Please include at least 3 references with their contact information on your resume.

+ Your cover letter should clearly identify for which position (or positions) you are applying

Physical Demands:

+ This position performs a variety of physical tasks, including but not limited to climbing, stooping, pushing, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and pulling.

+ This position performs a variety of physical tasks while wearing safety equipment, including ear protection, safety glasses, and respirators.

+ This position uses manual dexterity in the operation of tools.

Working Conditions and Environment:

+ This position works in a variety of environments, including but not limited to construction shops, stages, trap rooms, catwalks and grids, warehouses, exposed loading docks, and outdoors (rain or shine).

+ The working environment may be dirty, noisy, in low light, in high humidity, or in a tight and cramped space.

+ This position will be exposed, at times, to potentially hazardous materials and equipment.

+ This position will regularly be required to wear PPE during work activities.

What We Can Offer

The hourly rate for these positions is $20.00 to $22.00 per hour.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave (https://www.colorado.edu/hr/leave#sick-89) .

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What We Require

+ At least one year of related experience demonstrating the appropriate skills is required for all positions. Appropriate education will substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

+ A valid driver's license is required for this position

What You Will Need

+ A commitment to a collaborative workplace environment in which all employees are empowered to do their best work.

+ Collaboration, communication, and technical skills are related to the required abilities of the position.

+ The ability to maintain high quality/standards and a safe and supportive work environment while working on tight timelines.

+ Artistic sensibility and sensitivity.

+ A respirator fitted to you for use when working with toxic chemicals

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. A current resume.

2. A cover letter that specifically identifies for which position (or positions) you are applying for.

Please include at least 3 references with their contact information on your resume.

Please apply by **November 17, 2025** for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs. (https://www.colorado.edu/jobs/)

For questions abotu position specifics, please contact Jonathan Dunkle ([email protected])

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/2026-CSF-Costume-Crafts-Shop-Supervisor/68269 (https://apptrkr.com/6680874)

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The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.