Wardrobe Assistant

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  • Job Title: Wardrobe Assistant
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Theatre
  • Role: Technical & Production
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024

  • Location:

    UK-wide

Job Description

The Wardrobe Assistant is responsible assisting the Head of Wardrobe in the preparation and maintenance of all costumes. The Designer’s original specification and look of the production must be maintained.

Outline of Terms and Conditions

TITLE OF POST: Wardrobe Assistant

START DATE: February 2025

CONTRACT: Fixed term to April 2026

KEY DATES: Rehearsals commence: w/c 27 January 2025 (London)

  • Load in/Technical Rehearsals commence: w/c 24 February 2025 (Leicester)
  • First Performance: w/c 3 March 2025 (Leicester)
  • Opening Night: TBC (w/c 10 March 2025)

The show is moving every two to three weeks, with a longer 6 week sit down in Manchester leading up to Christmas 2025, and will run through to the end of March/beginning of April 2026.

SHOW SCHEDULE: 8 performances Monday-Saturday. Ad hoc rehearsal and press/marketing calls

PAY: Competitive and in line with industry standard

PROBATIONARY PERIOD: 3 months

Job Requirements

Person Specification
The post-holder must have the following:

  • The ability to work under minimum supervision and to adapt work in accordance with performance requirements
  • The ability to work as part of a large team
  • Good communication skills
  • Hard-working and committed attitude
  • Extensive experience with styling and dressing for live performance/theatre
  • Strong sewing skills
  • The ability to adapt work in accordance with performance requirements
  • The ability to manage speciality cleaning of theatrical costumes and the repair/maintenance of costumes
  • Confidence to dress performers at short notice

Job Responsibilities

  • Learning all dressing plots in order to cover the dressers;
  • Supporting the department in issuing local dressers with dressing plots when required;
  • Recognising where maintenance work needs to be carried out on a costume and reporting this to the Head of Wardrobe;
  • Assisting in alterations of costumes as needed throughout the run of the production;
  • Reporting any losses and unsafe practices in dressing rooms to the Head of Wardrobe;
  • Working collaboratively as a department with other technical departments, stage management, the acting company, resident creative team members and touring venue’s staff to ensure the efficient flow of information as necessary for the smooth running of the show;
  • Acquiring a familiarity with all plots/tracks within the department in order to provide absence cover for other members of the department as required;
  • Ensuring all costumes are cleaned and ready for each performance;

For full responsibilities, please see our website.

How to Apply

To apply, please send a CV and a short covering letter (no more than one page) outlining your suitability for the role, together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to [email protected] by 10am Wednesday 9th October 2024.

SUBJECT LINE: [Show Name], [Role], [Your Name] CV: [Your Name] – CV

Please note all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion across all departments and recognise that relevant skills and experience may come from a non-theatre work setting or home context. Flexible working practices will be considered.

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