Theatre Costume Designer
Theatre Costume Designer
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Job Description
- This posting will remain open until filled
- Location:Forest Grove High School
- Approximate start date: As soon as possible
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
Forest Grove High School is seeking aTheatre Costume Designer for its Theatre Department.
POSITION SUMMARY
The job of Theatre Costume designer is to collaborate with the FGHS Theatre Director to establish character identities.. The Theatre Costume Designer will develop and create costumes to reflect the time and place of play performances. The Theatre Costume designer will be responsible for recruiting and managing the costume crew as well as recruit and manage hair and makeup crew. The Theatre Costume Designer will be responsible for ensuring costumes are ready for each performance as well as coordinating costume fittings and alterations. This position reports to the Theatre Director and FGHS administrator in charge of the theatre program and does not supervise any employees.
Creates costumes that reflect the time and place of the play.
Collaborates with the director to establish character identities.
Recruits and manages costume crew
Recruits and manages hair and makeup crew
Maintains and repairs costumes.
Ensures costumes are ready for each performance.
Coordinates costume fittings and alterations.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for recruiting and managing the costume crew as well as recruit and manage hair and makeup crew. The Theatre Costume Designer will be responsible for ensuring costumes are ready for each performance as well as coordinating costume fittings and alterations
- Creates costumes to reflect the time and place of play performances
- Collaborates with theatre and performance director and staff.
- Develops and create costume hair and make up teams and costumes.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Confers regularly with the theatre director(s).
- Maintains consistent and predictable attendance to meet the requirements of the position.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
Experience: Prior experience in theatre and/or costume design preferred.
Skills: Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent organization skills. Skills to create alter and mend costumes as well as hair and make up. Skills in managing a student crew to assist in costume design and production.
Knowledge: Knowledge and experience in theatre and costume design..
Abilities: Work harmoniously with others. Work and communicate effectively with students parents members of the public and school personnel from diverse cultures or backgrounds in English Spanish or other languages related to the job. Work independently without supervision and with minimum oral/written instructions. Ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods understand and carry out oral and written instructions meet schedules and deadlines read/interpret/apply rules regulations and policies. Significant physical abilities include lifting/reaching/handling talking/hearing conversations near/far visual acuity moving to various locations.
Continuing Education/Training Clearances: Pre-employment criminal justice fingerprint clearance and criminal background check.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- In an eight-hour day employee may:
- Stand/Walk None 1-3 hrs X 3-5 hrs 5-8 hrs
- Sit None 1-3 hrs X 3-5 hrs 5-8 hrs
- Drive None 1-3 hrs 3-5 hrs 5-8 hrs
- Employee may use hands for repetitive:
- X Single Grasping X Pushing and Pulling X Fine Manipulation
- Employee may use feet for repetitive movement as in operating foot controls:
- Yes X No
- Employee may need to:
- Bend X Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- Squat X Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- Climb Stairs Frequently X Occasionally Not at all
- Lift X Frequently Occasionally Not at all
- Lifting:
- Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds occasionally with frequent sitting and occasional standing/walking.
- Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds occasionally with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- X Medium Work: Lifting 50 occasionally 25 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- Medium Heavy Work: Lifting 75 pounds occasionally 35 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
- Heavy Work: Lifting 100 pounds occasionally 50 pounds frequently with occasional sitting and frequent standing/walking.
The Forest Grove School District is an equal opportunity employer and provides services to the public on an equal opportunity basis and does not discriminate in employment or the provision of public services on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender expression gender identity national origin age disability political affiliation or belief citizenship or marital status.Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Director of Human Resources at the Forest Grove School District .
Employment Type
Full Time
