Costume Shop Director, UCI Arts

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general direction of the Production Manager, the Costume Shop Director manages the costume shop for UCI Arts in a fast-paced, multi-venue, multi-production environment. The position oversees the planning, construction, alteration, pulling, rental, purchasing, maintenance, and inventory of costumes, wigs, makeup, crafts, accessories, and related costume elements for productions and events. The Costume Shop Director supervises costume shop staff, overhire, student employees, and assigned student crews; coordinates fittings and costume production schedules; manages costume budgets and purchasing; maintains safe shop practices; and collaborates with designers, directors, choreographers, faculty, stage management, and Production Management to support the artistic, academic, and operational needs of UCI Arts.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of costume design, construction techniques, fitting practices, alterations, wardrobe processes, and historical costume construction.
Costume experience in a university, educational, regional or professional theatre environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of costume materials and equipment, including fabrics, notions, craft supplies, dyes, adhesives, industrial and domestic sewing machines, steam irons, cutting tools, dress forms, and related costume shop equipment.
Demonstrated experience in supervising staff student workers, and/or overhire, including organizing workflow, delegating responsibility, assigning work, training, scheduling, and supporting performance management.
Good knowledge and skills in financial and personnel administration, including budget tracking, purchasing, rentals, payroll/labor tracking, reconciliation, inventory, and compliance.
Demonstrated experience in theatrical cutting, draping, stitching, alterations, dyeing, crafts, and/or costume production in a fast-paced, multi-production environment.
Knowledge of standard safety procedures as outlined by university and OSHA guidelines. Ability to determine, implement, instruct and maintain safety in the Costume Shop.
Ability to set priorities, organize work, manage competing deadlines, and coordinate costume shop workflow across multiple productions, venues, fittings, rehearsals, and production calendars.
Ability to train and supervise students in costume shop practices, safety, equipment use, production responsibilities, and appropriate professional standards in an academic production environment.
Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills to communicate complex instructions and information to students, staff, faculty, designers, directors, choreographers, stage management, Production Management, and other constituencies.
Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
4-6 years Costume shop management
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Responsibilities

Manages the costume shop for UCI Arts in a fast-paced, multi-venue, multi-production environment.
Oversees the planning, construction, alteration, pulling, rental, purchasing, maintenance, and inventory of costumes, wigs, makeup, crafts, accessories, and related costume elements for productions and events.
Supervises costume shop staff, overhire, student employees, and assigned student crews.
Coordinates fittings and costume production schedules.
Manages costume budgets and purchasing.
Maintains safe shop practices.
Collaborates with designers, directors, choreographers, faculty, stage management, and Production Management to support the artistic, academic, and operational needs of UCI Arts.