Costume Technician Apprentice

Leeds Playhouse; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Playhouse offers a full-time Costume Technician Apprenticeship for 24 months starting September 2025. This unique opportunity is designed for those at the beginning of their costume career, providing hands-on experience and skills development in a supportive theater environment. Apprentices will gain insights into all aspects of costume production, learning from experts while contributing to the creative life of the theater.

Qualifications

• Locally rooted to Yorkshire and over the age of 18 required.
• Early stages in costume career, preparing for entry into the industry.

Responsibilities

• Involved in dressing, maintenance, cutting, and sewing of costumes.
• Work in a team and learn from experienced costume makers and designers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Proactivity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Leeds Playhouse are looking for a Costume Technician Apprentice to join us full time for 24 months from September 2025.

Do you aspire to a career in Costume, with interest in all aspects of a costume department from dressing and maintenance to cutting, sewing, making and planning, working with designers? Are you proactive with an eye for detail, passionate about how costume plays a role in storytelling, and a good team player? If so, you could join us for our new fixed-term apprenticeship opportunity.

This apprenticeship is part of the Regional Theatre Technical Apprenticeship Programme, funded by The Mackintosh Foundation, which will provide a wide-ranging opportunity to be part of the creative life of a large-scale building-based theatre organisation. This is a unique opportunity for a locally rooted Costume Technician to work in a supportive environment surrounded by a wealth of expertise; to grow, develop skills, learn from highly experienced Costume makers and Designers and build invaluable relationships across a range of production departments.

You must be over the age of 18 and locally rooted to Yorkshire for this opportunity, as well as being in the very early stages of your career in costume, as this programme is directly aimed at people who need a steppingstone into the industry.

This role is Fixed-Term for 24 months and will be full time, 40 hours per week, including one day a week attending college or training.

Please read our recruitment pack below for more information on the role and full instructions on how to apply.

The closing date for applications is10am Wednesday 25 June 2025.

First round of interviews are currently to be scheduled for the week commencing 30 June 2025.

We hope the recruitment pack will give you all the information you need before applying, but if you are unsure this is the right thing for you, you can come to one of our two Open Evenings, on either Wednesday 11 June or Thursday 12 June, both between 5pm and 8pm at Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP. Come to the Front Room Café entrance of the Playhouse on St Peter’s Street.

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For more information about this role, please contact Head of Costume & Wigs

For more information about this job or how to apply, please download our recruitment pack