Costuming Lead

Job DetailsJob Location: DURANGO, CO 81301Position Type: SeasonalSalary Range: $18.00 - $23.00 HourlyJob Shift: AnyDivision/Department: Special Events

Job Title: Costuming Lead

Reports To: Special Events Coordinator

Type of position: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Employee Classification: Full Time- Seasonal

Pay Range: $18-23

Location: Durango, CO

Job Summary

The Costuming Lead is responsible for the maintenance, cleaning, and organization of all The Polar Express Train RideTM costumes. The Costuming Lead will organize the dressing room, keeping it clean and presentable; Assist in checking in actors and volunteers daily; Attend and participate in all design meetings, production meetings, fittings, designer run through as requested, crew run through, crew training, dress rehearsals to check for the proper fit and wearing of all costumes in the production, strike and debriefing; Be acquainted with the design, actors, specific garments, and the show bible as it develops to help collaborate on finalizing the design concept and the resulting design direction, including choices of period, style, texture, color, etc.; Go on shopping trips to help record receipts, swatches, measurements, and any other information necessary for shopping; Overseeing costume construction and restoration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Check each costume daily for tears, missing buttons, and stains.
Inventory all costumes, assuring enough of each size is available
Keep costume zircons clean
Repair costumes as needed
Launder the costumes daily
Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended seasonal hours

Qualifications

Must be able to sew
Must have knowledge of measurements, tailoring, and mending clothes
Experience in theatrical costuming is preferred
Must be able to move up to 50lbs

Qualifications