Costumer ( 2024-2025 school year)

Please submit letters of interest to Jennifer Mullen at jmullen@maine207.org. Letters of interest are due by the end of the day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exceptional skill in designing and crafting costumes for plays, variety shows and musicals; laundry, ironing/steaming, mending and alteration experience; must have a portfolio of images of original work that demonstrates skill in designing and crafting costumes

• Costume design experience with large casts (costuming 20 people or more in a cast), ideally experience working with high school students

• An eye for design and detail, with a knowledge of what looks great on the stage

• Ability to guide students and volunteers in sewing and crafting costumes

• Skilled in managing and maintaining an inventory of costumes

• Skilled in handling business transactions related to costume rentals

• Skilled in managing events

• Possesses a focus on equity within our activities programs and a desire to increase opportunities for students who have traditionally been underrepresented

• Dedicated and passionate about working with students 

• Organized with strong attention to detail

• Able to motivate students, staff and community members

• Able to increase participation; experience with volunteers and in teaching sewing

• Physical requirements:

• • Must have reliable personal transportation for shopping and transporting costumes and supplies

  • Must be able to climb multiple flights of stairs on a regular basis

  • Must be able to lift 30 pounds and operate a freight elevator door regularly

  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time      

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In collaboration with the Fine Arts Department Chair, Drama Director, Theater Technical Director, and Musical Producer handle all responsibilities related to costuming for plays, a variety show and the musical production, to minimally include: attending all planning and production meetings; examining scripts in detail in order to understand costume requirements; conducting research to understand historical periods and different regions; designing and presenting sketches of costumes; carrying out the final designs with in accordance with chosen fabrics, styles and colors; designing costume plots for characters; meeting with and measuring performers; shopping for all materials related to costuming; pulling costumes from stock; organizing costumes in dressing rooms; scheduling and attending fittings; attending required rehearsals and all performances; altering repairing, washing, storing and organizing all costumes during and after each production.

• Recruiting and overseeing student and adult volunteers

• Organizing and maintaining the department’s theatrical makeup supplies and wigs, to include purchasing makeup and makeup supplies, cleaning and organizing the makeup room for each dress rehearsal and performance.

• Maintaining the department’s extensive collection of costumes and accessories, including keeping the collection sorted, clean and available for rental.

• Overseeing costume rentals, including communicating in a timely fashion about potential rentals, pulling from stock all necessary costume pieces and supplies, documenting their rental and return, setting and collecting rental fees and damage fees, and restocking after rental.

• Execute expenditures within the allotted budget, keep track of all expenditures, and submit receipts in a timely manner

• Other duties that fit within and support school-wide activities