Wardrobe Technician $24/hr (Cirque du Soleil Shows)

The Services Companies • Oaks, PA

1d • $24 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

Our company is now hiring experienced Wardrobe Technicians to work for Cirque du Soleil in Oaks, PA. Cirque du Soleil is a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience as a professional seamstress with experience in costume repairs on large-scale stage productions
• Ability to use domestic as well as industrial sewing machines and ability to hand stitch
• Basic command of English essential and ability to read English essential
• Ability to communicate directly with artists daily in a calm and professional manner
• Being able to organize one's own work-load with little supervision
• Good health and good eye-sight necessary
• Being comfortable working in a standing position for long periods of time
• Ability to lift and carry weights up to 15kg
• Ability to sew on a variety of fabrics, including stretch, neoprene, and woven
• Being committed to the whole city run
• Ability to kneel frequently
• Ability to climb up and down stairs with heavy laundry baskets
• Costume Construction: 2 years (Required)
• Sewing machine: 2 years (Required)
• Hand Sewing: 2 years (Required)
• Stitcher: 2 years (Required)
• English (Required)
• Reliable Transportation to/from: 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456

Nice To Haves

• Technical skills in the areas of costume building, painting, shoe repair, millinery, makeup and hairstyling or other related theatrical crafts are an asset

Responsibilities

• Daily ironing and steaming of costumes
• Dispatching costumes in artists’ dressing rooms
• Working on sewing or crafts projects
• Maintaining integrity and safety of all costumes and costume accessories (this includes emergency repairs, alteration work and mending work)
• Daily washing of costumes (this includes hand wash and machine wash)
• Daily inspecting of all costumes for holes, tears or stains
• Maintaining a clean and secure work environment (this includes weekly clean-up of all wardrobe spaces)
• Helping with the set-up and tear-down of the wardrobe department, dressing rooms, laundry room and stock room
• Carrying out all other wardrobe projects and tasks assigned by HOW

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees