Dance Costume Coordinator
Dance Costume Coordinator
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Department: Col of Visual and Performing Arts
Classification: Media Specialist 3
Job Category:Classified Staff
Job Type:Full-Time
Work Schedule:Full-time (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax VA
Workplace Type:On Site Required
Pay Band:04
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
The School of Dance provides rigorous professional-caliber dance training within the context of a comprehensive liberal arts education preparing students for professional careers in dance performance choreography teaching and related fields. Through a rigorous curriculum exceptional faculty and ongoing engagement with nationally and internationally recognized dance artists the School of Dance provides an immersive conservatory-style experience that fosters technical mastery artistic innovation and critical thinking. The School of Dances robust performance season supports this mission by giving students frequent significant opportunities to train and perform at a professional level.
About the Position:
The Dance Costume Coordinator is responsible for designing sourcing altering and maintaining costumes for all School of Dance productions as well as for managing maintaining and updating the School of Dances costume inventory. The Dance Costume Coordinator works closely with School of Dance faculty the School of Dance Production Manager student choreographers and visiting guest artists and in coordination with the College of Visual and Performing Arts Costume Shop to design and realize costumes that support the choreographic and programmatic vision of all School of Dance performances while ensuring functionality durability and comfort for dancers. The Dance Costume Coordinator supervises costume shop staff when appropriate.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with School of Dance faculty the School of Dance Production Manager student choreographers and visiting guest artists to interpret costume needs;
- Designs sources purchases constructs and alters costumes that align with the choreographic visions production contexts and technical requirements of each work presented by the School of Dance;
- Oversees all costume logistics throughout the production cycle including:
- Pre- and post-production storage;
- Load-in and strike;
- Maintenance laundering and repairs during a show run; and
- The management of rentals;
- Fits dancers and makes necessary alterations to ensure costumes support mobility safety and comfort in addition to the artistic visions and technical requirements of the pieces they support;
- Supervises costume shop staff in costume construction and maintenance for School of Dance projects;
- Maintains and updates inventory of costume stock ensuring proper organization care and documentation of School of Dance costume inventory;
- Attends design and production meetings and rehearsals as appropriate to support costume development and execution; and
- Ensures all work meets production deadlines and budget constraints in coordination with the School of Dance Production Manager.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Demonstrated professional costume management experience;
- Significant professional experience in the area of costume design and construction (ideally for dance);
- Demonstrated experience supervising staff in the construction of costumes and costume inventory management;
- Significant knowledge of stage costume construction;
- Strong sewing alteration fabric selection and care fitting and measuring patterning construction painting and dyeing skills;
- Strong organizational skills and time management abilities; and
- Ability to work with a wide range of expertise from students to professional artists to university faculty and staff.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in related field;
- Significant professional experience costuming for dance;
- Experience working in a higher education setting and mentoring students in costume construction (ideally for dance);
- Significant knowledge of costume design and construction for dance;
- Clear respectful communicator able to work with a range of artistic voices and technical personnel while maintaining professionalism backstage and in the shop;
- Commitment to artistic excellence; and
- Demonstrated ability working with a diverse population of artists students faculty staff and community members.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply forDance Costume Coordinator at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.
Posting Open Date:August 7 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by: August 29 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
