Costume Maintenance Assistant

Merlin Entertainments; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 13,913 - 16,958; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Discretionary company bonus

25 days' holiday

Merlin Magic Pass

Discounts in retail and restaurants

Job summary

An entertainment provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Costume Maintenance Assistant. The role involves maintaining and caring for costumes, ensuring a clean and recognizable appearance for performers. Candidates will manage costume availability, assist during performances, and communicate with cast members. Benefits include a generous holiday allowance and discounts at attractions worldwide.

Qualifications

• Manage availability of costumes for cast members.
• Assist in dressing cast members during performances.
• Ensure quality control of costumes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain costumes and care for costume characters.
• Wash, iron, repair, and alter costumes.
• Communicate proactively with cast members.

Skills

Costume management

Quality control

Communication with performers

Job description

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Merlin Entertainments provided pay range

This range is provided by Merlin Entertainments. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

In this role you will report to the Costume Manager and the Costume Maintenance Supervisor. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Alton Towers Resort performers present a clean, tidy, correct and easily recognisable image to our guests. Predominantly you’ll be maintaining costumes and caring for the upkeep of costume characters. This includes washing, ironing, repairs, alterations, fittings, and cooperating with performers daily.

This role is full time, with flexibility for weekends and bank holidays required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Manage availability of costumes for cast members to include: Collection, laundering of costumes and repair if necessary.
• Return costumes to show venues as required.
• Assist in dressing cast members during performances.
• Ensure quality control of costumes.
• Assist in running the hire department, taking of stock, storage and some cash handling.
• Proactively communicate with cast members to ensure quality of costumes.
• Provide support to the daily operation of the costume Wardrobe department.

Benefits

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects. Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 25 days’ holiday and, of course, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, as well as 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO.

Pay Range

Compensation between GBP £10.10/h – GBP £12.31/h.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industry

Entertainment Providers