24-25 Winter Musical Asst Costume Designer

Position: Winter MusicalAssistant Costumer

Location: Ellensburg High School

Reports to: Producer and ASB Coordinator

Contract Amount: $549.52

Job Summary: Assists the Costumer in all aspects of the following as needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• Design and research costume design for period accuracy
• Plan all costume elements to align with director's vision.
• Coordinate with hair and makeup directors
• Maintain accurate accounts of spending according to budget
• Oversee and organize costume construction and volunteer seamstress assistance
• Arrange rentals when necessary
• Work with cast schedules to accomplish all fittings
• Assist with the coordination of technical aspects of the show that are affected by costumes, example: quick changes.
• Inform cast of all necessary information including proper undergarments, footwear (in collaboration with choreographer), tights, etc.
• Provide training or education to cast on how to wear costumes, accessories and any other articles of clothing or undergarments
• Organize elements of costumes in garment bags
• Attend rehearsals requiring costume fittings
• Supervise secure storage of all costumes or most valuable elements of costumes
• Attend evening rehearsals that include costuming
• Prepare and maintain adequate costume mending supplies kit for backstage
• Check all actors for quality control before stage appearance
• Attend set strike and oversee costume breakdown
• Make arrangements for cleaning of all costumes that require cleaning: wash cotton and polyester
• Make arrangements for dry cleaning
• Return costumes and organize costume storage

Minimum Requirements:

• Must qualify to work in the proximity of children under the conditions of a WSP/FBI background check.
• Applicant is Responsible for the cost of fingerprints.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

This Job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such, it is not necessarily all-inclusive, and the job may require other essential and/or nonessential functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the right to add, modify, or exclude any essential or nonessential requirement at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description, nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee, is intended to create a contract of employment of any type.

Applicants of diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply

Ellensburg School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator and and Section 504 Coordinator,Rhonda Schmidt, 509-925-8011, Rhonda.Schmidt@esd401.org ; Civil Rights Coordinator, 509-925-8007, Alexis.Haberman@esd401.org 1300 East Third Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926.