2027 CSF Costume Shop Manager

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival seeks a Costume Shop Manager for the 2027 CSF Season. This temporary, May–July 2027 role includes January 2027 design/production responsibilities and reports to the CSF Production Manager, ensuring high-quality costumes across two theatres.

Responsibilities include supervising costume staff, coordinating with designers, budgeting, and maintaining safety and standards per AEA contracts.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of related experience is required; education may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Valid driver’s license is required for this position.
• Additional online training to gain authorization to operate university vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee entire costume operations for CSF including the costume crafts, wigs & makeup, and wardrobe departments.
• Serve as the direct supervisor for costume department heads.
• Work with designers to determine built pieces versus stock and rental.
• Create and track material and labor budgets.
• Provide feedback to CSF Production Manager on costume staff hiring and manage all seasonal staff.
• Oversee day-to-day shop activities including scheduling, equipment maintenance, supplies inventory, and storage areas.
• Train and supervise college-level staff.
• Facilitate communication between costume department and other CSF departments.
• Maintain standards in accordance with AEA contractual requirements.
• Participate in preseason production meetings and worksessions.
• Monitor team safety, morale, and quality control.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Technical skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

G Suite

Job description

Job Summary

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located on the campus of theUniversity of Colorado Boulder, encourages applications for theCostume Shop Manager position for the 2027 CSF Season! Thisposition will support the success of the Colorado ShakespeareFestival. The 2027 CSF season begins in May 2027 and responsibilities forthis position will continue through mid-July 2027. This positionwill have some responsibilities beginning in January 2027 regardingdesign and production meetings. 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 has celebrated 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 of audiencesand 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

• Oversee entire costume operations for CSF including the costumecrafts, wigs & makeup, and wardrobe departments for a four-showrepertory season in two theatres.
• Serve as the direct supervisor for costume department heads including the Costume Crafts, Wig & Makeup, and Wardrobe supervisors.
• Work with designers to determine built pieces versus stock and rental.
• Create and track material and labor budgets.
• Provide feedback to CSF Production Manager on costume staff hiring and manage all seasonal costume shop staff.
• Oversee all day-to-day shop activities including personnel scheduling, equipment maintenance, supplies inventory, organization of workroom and costume storage areas.
• Train and supervise college-level staff.
• Facilitate communication between costume department and all other CSF departments.
• Maintain standards in accordance with AEA contractual requirements.
• Actively participate in preparation and construction on each production.
• Participate in preseason production meetings and worksessions.
• Monitor team safety, morale, and quality control and communicate regularly with the CSF Production Manager to strategize solutions and ensure that costumes operations are properly resourced.
• Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures.
• This position reports directly to the CSF Production Manager.

What You Should Know

This is a temporary position. This position will have some responsibilities beginning in January 2027 regarding design and production meetings, and responsibilities for this position will continue through mid-July 2027

What We Can Offer

The hourly pay range for this full-time temporary position is$23-$26.

Benefits

Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.

Be Statements

Be creative. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

What We Require

• 1+ year of related experience demonstrating the required skills 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.
• Additional online training to gain authorization to operate university vehicles.

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 abilities 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.
• 3 years’s experience in a supervisory role in theatrical costume production, or relevant trades.
• Experience leading a full shop, with multiple shows in production concurrently, and a staff with varying degrees of experience.
• Deep understanding of costume design and costume history, costume crafts, wardrobe, wig, and makeup processes.
• Knowledge of fabrics and materials and their individual qualities, characteristics, and suppliers.
• Significant 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.
• Experience leading costuming budgets and sourcing.

Essential Services

This position is designated “essential 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 his / her regularly assigned shift during emergency campus closures.