Wig Technician

Sight & Sound; Ronks (PA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sight & Sound Theatre in Ronks, PA is seeking a skilled Wig Designer/Stylist to build and style wigs and facial hair for productions. You will create wigs and mustaches, ventilate and lace-front purchases, and tailor looks to design specs with strong attention to detail.

The role requires experience in stage wig work, color and cut skills, and a collaborative attitude to support the wardrobe team. Fittings, repairs, and ongoing quality control are part of the job.

Qualifications

• Experience in building wigs and facial hair for stage characters.
• Ventilating wigs, altering purchased wigs, attaching lace fronts, and working with film lace fronts. Styling, updos, 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

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.

Skills

Wig styling

Ventilating wigs

Lace fronts

Hand sewing

Hair coloring

Customer service

Teamwork

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.