Job (Calgary) Wardrobe Assistant – Heritage Park Costume Deptartment

Theatre Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Park is seeking a Wardrobe/Fitting Assistant for the 2014 summer season. The role runs April through August with a 35-hour work week, reporting to the Costume Designer.

Duties include streamlining fittings, generating computer records, and preparing costume bundles for pickup. Additional responsibilities include alterations, repairs and maintaining costumes, plus laundering and assigning costumes for Children's Camp Programs in July and August.

Qualifications

• In addition to good sewing and solid computer skills, candidates must have strong organizational and communication skills.
• Post-secondary training in sewing and/or wardrobe maintenance experience would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist in streamlining the costume fitting and sign-out process.
• Generate related computer records and prepare costume bundles for pickup.
• Assist with alterations, repairs and maintenance of costumes.
• Launder, iron and assign costumes for Children's Camp Programs (July–August).

Skills

Sewing

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary training in sewing

Tools

Computer records system

Job description

Job (Calgary) Wardrobe Assistant - Heritage Park Costume Deptartment

Heritage Park has an immediate opening for a Wardrobe/Fitting Assistant for the 2014 summer operating season. The term of the position is from the beginning of April, 2014 to the end of August, 2014, with a 35-hour work week.

Reporting to the Costume Designer, the Wardrobe/Fitting Assistant is primarily responsible for providing assistance to streamline the costume fitting and sign-out process. Your duties will also include generating related computer records and preparing costume bundles for pick up. Assisting with alterations, repairs and maintenance of costumes will also be required.

In July and August, you will be responsible for the laundering, ironing and assigning of costumes for our Children's Camp Programs. The incumbent must be available to work Fridays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Saturdays & Sundays 8:30 am - 4:30 pm between July 7th to August 22nd to perform these duties.

In addition to good sewing and solid computer skills, successful candidates must possess good organizational and communication skills. Post-secondary training in sewing and/or wardrobe maintenance experience would be an asset.

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