2027 CSF Associate Costume Shop Manager

University of Colorado; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, based at the University of Colorado Boulder, seeks an Associate Costume Shop Manager for the 2027 CSF Season to support costume operations during May–August 2027. This temporary, full-time role reports to the Costume Shop Manager and works with designers, staff, and volunteers to realize costume designs.

Responsibilities include scheduling, fittings, purchasing, safety, and leadership of the costume team; occasional remote work early season; requires at least

Qualifications

• At least one year of related experience; education substitutes for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• A valid driver's license is required for this position.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and technical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• 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 labor scheduling, 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.
• This position requires additional online training to gain authorization to operate university vehicles.
• 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.
• Assume leadership of costumes operations when Costume Shop Manager is off site or off contract.
• Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Technical skills

Driver's license

Job description

Requisition Number: 76003

Location: Boulder, Colorado

City: Boulder

State: Colorado

Employment Type: Temporary Staff

Schedule: Full-Time

Posting Close Date: 05-Jan-2027

Date Posted: 05-Nov-2026

Job Summary

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

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

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

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company in association with the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 1958, the festival has celebrated and explored Shakespeare and his continuing influence and vitality through productions of superior artistic quality, education, and community engagement.

CSF strives to preserve the classics of the past and pursue the classics of the future. Fueled by artistry and scholarship, the festival seeks to expand the cultural richness of the region by inspiring, challenging, and cultivating the imagination of audiences and artists.

Plays are performed beneath summer night skies in the newly renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and Roe Green Theatre indoors. The festival's education programs reach tens of thousands of school children each year through camps, classes, and outreach performances that connect them with the continuing tradition and importance of live theatre and Shakespeare.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• 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 labor scheduling, 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.
• This position requires additional online training to gain authorization to operate university vehicles.
• 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.
• Assume leadership of costumes operations when Costume Shop Manager is off site or off contract.
• Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures.
• This position reports directly to the Costume Shop Manager.

What You Should Know

• The 2027 CSF season begins in May 2027 and responsibilities for this position will continue through August 2027. The Associate Costume Shop Manager (ACSM) will have potential remote work in March / 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 not benefits-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 the required abilities 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.

What You Will Need

• A commitment to a collaborative workplace environment in which all employees are empowered to do their best work.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and technical skills related to the required skill set of the position.
• The ability to maintain high quality / standards and a safe and supportive 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 work using both industrial machines and hand stitching.
• Ability to function and contribute in a full shop, with multiple shows in production concurrently.
• Experience in costume construction and alteration including contemporary and period patterning and draping.
• Working knowledge of domestic and industrial sewing machines and other applicable equipment.
• Experience in outdoor theater production.

Essential Services

This position is designated "essential/critical services." The incumbent is required to respond to requests for work during campus emergencies (snow, wind, rain, flood and any other natural or man-made event) and report to work for regularly assigned shifts during emergency campus closures.