Costume Shop Manager

SALARY: $Competitive based on experience

BENEFITS:

• PTO
• 401(k) with matching
• Health Insurance

WHO WE ARE: Metropolis Productions is an Award Winning Entertainment Production Company with a focus in Corporate, Theme Parks and Custom Show Design. We believe Music/Entertainment is a destiny that each of us has been blessed with, and we are very lucky to have a team who touts 150+ years of collective experience both on and off stage. We consider ourselves experts in this field, and we are looking for like-minded candidates who share our passion, commitment, and common values to be part of our Dynamic Team. 

SEEKING: Highly creative and organized professional excited to work in the Corporate Entertainment and Events World. Must work well with others, must possess fine-tuned leadership skills. Must have advanced knowledge of sewing, patterning, costume shop maintenance, costume management and labor management. Must have advanced skills in care for multiple types of fabric, including silk, leather, polyester, brocade, etc.

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for all costumes and maintaining the quality and inventory of Metropolis Production’s costumes by managing the full scope of the costume shop; including but not limited to labor, task delegation, projects, schedules, events delegation, comprehensive labor hours and budget forecasting. Must be forward thinking in ways of organization and maximizing efficiency.

Responsible for overseeing and delegating all costume shop details, and labor hours designated and approved by Creative Director. Responsible for all purchasing, returns, budget balancing, forecasting in labor, forecasting in soft goods and comprehensive schedules. Reports directly to the Creative Director.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The Costume Shop Manager is responsible for all aspects of the costume shop. These responsibilities and duties include:

• Working collaboratively with Creative Director, Executive Producer and Creative Sales Team.
• Plan, schedule, evaluate, supervise, and budget all elements related to costuming for all productions and oversees the build process. This includes costumes, wardrobe, crafts, millinery, and hair.
• Manage and track all show budgets and shop purchases and expense reports
• Work in collaboration with the Creative Director to prepare the shop budget, as well as capital and small equipment budgets, reports, and projections for costume department.
• Work closely and responsively with Creative Costume Lead to implement costume designs while adhering to budget and calendar limitations.
• The Costume Shop Manager is the primary liaison between costuming staff and the Creative Director/Company.
• When needed, Attend dress rehearsals, fittings, production department meetings and staff meetings.
• Maintain a proactive, positive, and collaborative dialogue with the costuming staff, show directors, and stage managers.
• Work with Creative Director on all costume related production paperwork, including but not limited to costume plots, dresser tracks, talent database, build and shopping lists, and serve as the primary contact to Costuming staff.
• STAFFING: Source capable costume shop staff, as needed for events and projects.
• Maintain and oversee the costume shop equipment, supplies, and inventory stock to provide a safe, clean, efficient, and organized environment for costume creation.

DAILY OPERATIONAL SHOP RESPONSIBILITIES (but not limited to)

• Managing a team to execute daily tasks
• Managing hours for the Creative Costuming Lead and any and all other labor needed for the costume shop.
• Must be able to work within a set budget with the ability to manage projects with Large Costume budgets.
• Overseeing and/or executing cleaning and maintaining all costume pieces through hand washing, machine washing, spot cleaning and sending out dry cleaning.
• Monitor and Manage all inventory for wear and tear and request replacements as needed.
• Managing the preset of costumes for events by grouping all costume pieces for each performer; insuring all ditty bags are loaded and name tags made for each performer.
• Schedule and manage all costume fittings for performers per event needs.
• Manage the delivery and pick-up of costumes from daily operations and/or various locations (venues and off site event locations). This duty can be delegated weekly and must be clearly communicated.
• Communicate in a friendly, respectful and understandable manner while politely giving consistent, timely and accurate information to your team and updating the Creative Director.
• Manage and Maintain cleanliness and organization of the costuming work area.
• Monitor dry cleaning and repair orders to include: checking orders in upon return from vendor and notifying management of discrepancies.
• Observe daily ops shows and/or attend events periodically to check for quality control; as well as improvements that need to be made.
• Assists in Creative designs, builds, patterns, assists, finishes and embellishes as needed and/or delegates creatively as needed.

 THE FINE PRINT:

• 3+ years of experience working in the entertainment industry or in an agency setting preferred
• Experience working with talent, entertainment, theme parks, or agencies is strongly preferred
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Airtable, Canva, and other like applications
• Professional and friendly communication skills
• Above Average organizational and time management skills
• Above Average attention to detail.
• Responsive and professional written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record in managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Contracted 90 Day Evaluation Period.

EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years experience in the field.

Metropolis Productions