2027 CSF Associate Costume Shop Manager

University of Colorado System; Allenspark (CO); Hybride; USD 27 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid sick leave

Résumé du poste

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival on the University of Colorado Boulder campus invites applications for the Associate Costume Shop Manager for the 2027 CSF Season. This role supports CSF's costume operations and reports to the Costume Shop Manager.

The position may include remote work in March/April 2027 depending on need and availability. It is a temporary, hourly position; pay range $19.29–$22.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• At least one year of related experience is required for all positions.
• Appropriate education will substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• A valid driver’s license is required for this position.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with the CSF Costume Shop Manager and Costume Designers to produce and realize costume designs.
• Assist the CSF Costume Designers in rehearsals and fittings as needed.
• Participate in all costume shop operations as directed.
• Collaborate with the CSF Costume Shop Manager in laborscheduling, materials purchasing and returns, rental arrangements, laundry and dry cleaning, and other duties as assigned.
• Assist the CSF Costume Shop Manager in delegating shop projects as needed.
• Manage and direct costume department supervisors, staff and volunteers.
• Monitor team safety, morale, and quality control and communicate regularly with the CSF Production Manager to strategize solutions and ensure that build operations are properly resourced.
• Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures.

Connaissances

Collaboration

Communication

Technical skills

Leadership

Outils

Microsoft Office

G Suite

Description du poste

Job Summary

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located on the campus of theUniversity of Colorado Boulder, encourages applications for theAssociate Costume Shop Manager position for the 2027 CSF Season!This position will support the success of the Colorado ShakespeareFestival.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with allapplicable federal, state, and local laws governingnondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect anddignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

Who We Are

For over 60 seasons, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival hasdelighted audiences with classic theatre under the stars.

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre companyin association with the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 1958,the festival hascelebrated and explored Shakespeare and hiscontinuing influence and vitality through productions of superiorartistic quality, education, and community engagement.

CSF strives to preserve the classics of the past and pursue theclassics of the future. Fueled by artistry and scholarship, thefestival seeks to expand the cultural richness of the region byinspiring, challenging, and cultivating the imagination ofaudiences and artists.

Plays are performed beneath summer night skies in the newlyrenovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and Roe Green Theatreindoors. The festival’s education programs reach tens of thousandsof school children each year through camps, classes, and outreachperformances that connect them with the continuing tradition andimportance of live theatre and Shakespeare.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Collaborate with the CSF Costume Shop Manager and CostumeDesigners to produce and realize costume designs.
• Assist the CSF Costume Designers in rehearsals and fittings asneeded.
• Participate in all costume shop operations as directed.
• Collaborate with the CSF Costume Shop Manager in laborscheduling, materials purchasing and returns, rental arrangements,laundry and dry cleaning, and other duties as assigned.
• Assist the CSF Costume Shop Manager in delegating shop projectsas needed.
• Manage and direct costume department supervisors, staff andvolunteers.
• This position requires additional online training to gainauthorization to operate university vehicles.
• Monitor team safety, morale, and quality control andcommunicate regularly with the CSF Production Manager to strategizesolutions and ensure that build operations are properlyresourced.
• Assume leadership of costumes operations when Costume ShopManager is off site or off contract.
• Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access andLocking Procedures.
• This position reports directly to the Costume ShopManager.

What You Should Know

• The 2027 CSF season begins in May 2027 and responsibilitiesforthis position will continue through August 2027. The AssociateCostume Shop Manager (ACSM) will have potential remote work inMarch / April 2027 depending on need and availability.

What We Can Offer

• The hourly pay for this position is $19.29 - $22.00/hr.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are notbenefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.

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What We Require

• At least one year of related experience demonstrating therequired abilities is required for all positions. Appropriateeducation will substitute for experience on a year-for-yearbasis.
• A valid driver’s license is required for this position.

What You Will Need

• A commitment to a collaborative workplace environment in whichall employees are empowered to do their best work.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and technical skillsrelated to the required skill set of the position.
• The ability to maintain high quality / standards and a safe andsupportive work environment while working on tight timelines.
• Artistic sensibility and sensitivity.

What We Would Like You to Have

• Teaching / mentoring experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and G Suite applications.
• Experience in construction, alteration, and finishing workusing both industrial machines and hand stitching.
• Ability to function and contribute in a full shop, withmultiple shows in production concurrently.
• Experience in costume construction and alteration includingcontemporary and period patterning and draping.
• Working knowledge of domestic and industrial sewing machinesand other applicable equipment.
• Experience in outdoor theater production.

Essential Services

This position is designated "essential/critical services." Theincumbent is required to respond to requests for work during campusemergencies (snow, wind, rain, flood and any other natural orman-made event) and report to work for regularly assigned shiftsduring emergency campus closures.