Wardrobe Job Description
Wardrobe Duties & Responsibilities
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Wardrobe Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Wardrobe
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Education for Wardrobe
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the wardrobe job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and University Degree in Management, Theater, Theatre, Design, Dance, Opera, Theatre Arts, Graduate, Computer, Education
Skills for Wardrobe
Desired skills for wardrobe include:
Desired experience for wardrobe includes:
Wardrobe Examples
Wardrobe Job Description
- Prepare and keep track of costume budget
- Draft, send and receive orders
- Coordinate and follow up with international headquarters costume shop as regards items priorities and deliveries for new artists coming on tour and regular wear and tear orders
- Keep the different follow-up databases up to date
- Keep ATA carnets up to date
- Prepare custom documentation for costumes and equipment shipping
- Find local suppliers
- Prepare city reports
- Organize artists' dressing rooms and wardrobe area
- Participate, plan and oversee the efficiency of load-in and load-out
- Assist in packing and unpacking costumes for safe transport
- Supervise and take part in daily maintenance of wigs, costumes, shoes
- Make costume renewal suggestions to Artistic Director as needed to maintain the production's quality standards
- Assist designers when they visit tour
- Oversee the emergency fabrication of costumes and costume items on tour
- Ensure that costumes and costume items built on tour respect the original concept
Wardrobe Job Description
- Take part in media interviews
- Supervise and assist artists with make-up
- Update and maintain all uniformed team member files through the use of the uniform technology systems
- Maintaining the costume and wardrobe areas
- Assisting performers with costume changes during show performances
- Repairing costumes between shows and at end of day
- Handling laundry at the end of the day
- Work with the wardrobe supervisor and entertainment manager to style shows
- Must have the ability to learn the programs(uniforms) for each department to include new uniform program procedures that are introduced
- Process shipments to outside vendor and arrange for pick up at receiving dock
- Minimum of four to six years’ relevant experience on large-scale productions
- Certified diploma in costume design and sewing
- Three years relevant experience in the arena tour entertainment industry
- High school diploma or equivalent (college/university degree helpful not required)
- Ability to be tolerant to varying conditions of noise level, temperature, illumination and air quality, including sudden loud noises and smoke from pyrotechnic effects
- Ability to tolerate the presence of live horses and supplies for their maintenance
Wardrobe Job Description
- Build new costumes for Entertainment Productions from Sketch to Completion
- Complete alterations and costume repair notes from all costume fittings, dress rehearsals and show run
- Ensure that all work is completed accurately and on schedule
- Complete costume fittings to ensure final product has proper fit
- Assist with the ongoing wardrobe department operations
- Preserve the ongoing, long term integrity of the costumes, and accessories during performances and for rehearsals as directed
- Assist the artists with fitting of new costume elements as needed
- Participate in rotation of duties as directed
- Makes schedules for daily duties of wardrobe technicians
- Supervises the other attendants
- Proficiency with a sewing machine with aptitude to follow design patterns to build costumes
- General knowledge of acceptable care guidelines for varying fabrics
- Possess and demonstrate a positive and professional image
- Must possess interpersonal communication skills
- Must have the ability to stand, walk, crouch, bend, stoop, kneel and lift, push, and pull up to fifty pounds occasionally
- Must be able to work beyond 8 hours per day if scheduled
Wardrobe Job Description
- Provide unmatched service to all guests at all times
- Responsible for the purchasing of uniforms and initiating purchase orders
- Annually evaluate uniform costs by department and provide projected costs for the next year’s budgets
- Evaluate the performances of the wardrobe supervisors, clerk and seamstresses and their direct functions
- Continuously seek ways to improve quality of garments
- Develop and maintain 5 Diamond - 4 Star standards for all uniformed departments
- Develop and maintain ongoing department training initiatives
- Implement system to seek feedback from guests regarding quality of service and product
- Resolve internal guest issues ensuring guest satisfaction
- Partake in performer costume fittings
- Costume and Wig experience required
- Must be able to work well in a team environment as needed
- Must be able to operate a sewing machine
- Must be able to make alterations on clothing
- Must be able to lay a zipper and place buttons
- Must be able to work quickly in high stress situations
Wardrobe Job Description
- Quickly and effectively conduct quality costume and prop repairs
- Create venue documents, such as daily, weekly and monthly reports
- Update inventory and maintenance documents for assigned venues as needed
- Complete forms properly
- Must be proficient in job duties listed in the Entertainment Standard Operating Procedure Manual
- Will clean and dry worn costume pieces and put them in their proper place at the end of the night
- Fix minor repairs on costumes if needed
- Assist with smooth operation of Show Wardrobe, handing out costumes and helping with minor sewing
- Maintain clean and safe atmosphere in all areas of a specific venue
- Navigate in, on, or around scenic elements associated with specific production in potentially dark and restrictive spaces
- Must be able to perform all Wardrobe Attendant duties
- Must be able to learn both the Stratton Warren system and Foundation Logic Software
- Computer proficiency a plus!
- Dayshift available- Must be able to work Saturday and Sunday as needed
- Must be fully available to work early morning, mid-day, afternoon, evening, late night, and overnight shifts, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds repeatedly and occasionally pull/push/move up to 50 pounds