Wig Technician

Sight-; Ronks (PA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Sight & Sound Theatre is seeking a Wig Assistant to help build and style wigs and facial hair for productions. You will ventilate wigs, alter purchased wigs, attach lace fronts, and assist with fittings and show builds under the Wig Design Lead.

Candidates should have theater wig experience or cosmetology training, strong styling skills, basic hand sewing, and a team‑oriented, service‑minded attitude. This on‑site role supports the production schedule and quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• Experience building wigs and facial hair for stage characters is desirable.
• Proficiency ventilating wigs, altering purchased wigs, attaching lace fronts, and working with film lace fronts; styling updos; salon experience with client interactions is helpful; basic hand sewing skills needed.
• Experience in styling, cutting, and coloring hair.
• Strong styling skills and ability to copy styles and follow creative design instructions.
• Strong people skills and providing excellent customer service (cast) with teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and styling wigs, recreating styles and designs at the direction of the Wig Design Lead, adding ornamentation and headpieces.
• Ventilating wigs, alter purchased wigs, add lace fronts, work with purchased facial hair, create and style mustaches and beards.
• Be responsible for maintaining paperwork and documentation to support team processes.
• Help the team achieve timeline goals for show build tasks.
• Able to maintain excellent quality and workmanship, follow standard operating procedures, and be teachable and open to learning new interpersonal and task related skills.
• Assist with fittings and alterations for cast, and complete major wig repairs during show run.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job description

Sight & Sound is an organization comprised of people with diverse talents coming together as one in Christto tell His story through who we are and what we do. We foster a culture of love for God and love for others, trust and teamwork, and a collaborative environment in which we get to do our best work every day.

Assist in building wigs and facial hair for all Sight & Sound Theatre productions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cutting and styling wigs, recreating styles and designs at the direction of the Wig Design Lead, adding ornamentation and headpieces.
• Ventilating wigs, alter purchased wigs, add lace fronts, work with purchased facial hair, create and style mustaches and beards.
• Be responsible for maintaining paperwork and documentation to support team processes.
• Help the team achieve timeline goals for show build tasks.
• Able to maintain excellent quality and workmanship, follow standard operating procedures, and be teachable and open to learning new interpersonal and task related skills.
• Assist with fittings and alterations for cast, and complete major wig repairs during show run.
• All other duties as assigned.

Prerequisites

• Experience in building wigs and facial hair for stage characters is desirable.
• Demonstrate basic proficiency in ventilating wigs, altering purchased wigs, attaching lace fronts, and working with film lace fronts. Styling, updo’s, and salon experience with a focus on client interactions helpful. Basic hand sewing skills needed
• Experience in styling, cutting, and coloring hair
• Possess strong styling skills and the ability to copy styles and follow creative design instruction
• Demonstrate strong people skills and providing excellent customer service (cast), practice excellent teamwork habits with a strong desire to promote unity with a servant heart

The physical demands of this position are active in nature. You will be expected to be on your feet frequently, walk and stand regularly, sit regularly, work indoors, use step stools, operate small machinery and power tools, and frequently lift/exert up to 50 lbs. of force. Desk work is included with this position. The full physical requirements of this job are available upon request.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Experience

Preferred

Formal Cosmetology training

1-2 years:

Theater experience with wigs and makeup

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