Title: Costume Crafts Head
Term of Employment: Seasonal, Hourly
Schedule: Full Time, 2/20/2025—4/11/2024
Department: Costume
Salary: : $20.70—$22.00 per hour
Reports To: Costume Shop Supervisor
Mission Statement
Broadway Sacramento is committed to the presentation of quality theatrical productions to enrich the cultural life of the greater Sacramento region, the state of California, the United States and the international community. The goals of the organization are to preserve and expand the American musical theatre as an art form by educating new audiences and nurturing aspiring artists.
Overall Responsibility
Facilitate the preparation, construction, and implementation of the costume craft designs for all productions.
Key Relationships
- Costume Director
- Costume Shop Manager
- Costume Design Team
- Costume Crafts Artisans
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure costumes notes are completed accurately in accordance with deadlines such as fittings, dress rehearsals, and performances.
- Modify and/or build items needed for productions, including but not limited to hats, jewelry, armor, shoes, belts, assorted leather goods, masks, crowns, and specialty wigs.
- Dye, paint, and distress fabrics and costumes.
- Measure and record dye pigments and ingredients when dying costumes.
- Oversee Crafts Artisans workflow, progress, and quality.
- Instruct and supervise Crafts Artisans on the proper execution of tasks.
- Ability to teach new or different crafting techniques to Crafts Artisans and Interns when needed.
- Prepare and distribute costume crafts notes to the Crafts Artisans based on priority and ability.
- Perform other responsibilities as appointed by the Costume Director.
Qualifications
- Experience in all areas of costume crafts, including-but not limited to-millinery, leatherwork, jewelry, and shoe repair.
- Competence in hand sewing and use of sewing machine.
- Strong working knowledge of paints, solvents, adhesives, dyes, fabric treatments, and fabric composition.
- Ability to take notes from the artistic team and implement necessary changes.
- Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive.
- Demonstrated experience in personnel workflow and time management.
- Working knowledge of safety standards and implementation.
- Ability to set a standard of excellence and inspire a sense of group responsibility among team members.
- Ability to plan and anticipate potential setbacks.
- Ability to manage time effectively.
- Possess a strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated organizational skills, efficiency, multi-tasking, and ability to prioritize and self-motivate.
- Remain calm under stress; de-escalate when appropriate. Have the interpersonal awareness to read a situation and the needs of those involved. Resolve conflict calmly and succinctly.
- Ability to give clear directions, encourage questions, and answer them with patience and clarity when working with staff, interns and/or volunteers.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities and timelines.
- Ability to work long shifts and overtime hours while maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude.
- Demonstrates behavior showing a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Perform work in a manner that is consistent with that commitment.
- Interrupt behaviors that hinder diversity and inclusion efforts.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to remain in a stationery position for long periods of time.
- Frequently required to use repetitive hand motions and to reach and bend.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. to the height of 3-5 feet.
- Ability to fit with and wear a respirator when necessary.
- Regularly required to sit, talk, see, and hear.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
About Broadway Sacramento
Broadway Sacramento is Northern California’s premiere producer and presenter of musical theatre, and the largest nonprofit musical theatre in California. Since the inception of Broadway At Music Circus in 1951 under an open-air, circus-style big top, Broadway Sacramento has grown to become the most successful nonprofit performing arts organization in Northern California. Between Broadway At Music Circus and Broadway On Tour, Broadway Sacramento entertains over 250,000 patrons every year.
Broadway Sacramento is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
