Costume Shop Manager

Columbia College Chicago is an acclaimed undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a comprehensive education in the arts,
communications and public relations. We constantly aim to reach our full potential as an educational innovator, incubator of new creative
practice and generator of real-world success for young creatives. We are located in the heart of Chicago, across the street from historic
Grant Park, and housed in some of the most iconic buildings in the South Loop.

Columbia College Chicago a private urban institution
of over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students, four-year College offering a distinctive curriculum that blends liberal arts, creative
and media arts and business is currently searching for a Shop Manager, Costume Shop. 

POSITION
SUMMARY

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Faculty Costume Shop Manager is responsible for managing the budget and
building costumes for mainstage theatre productions, supporting costume designers and supervising student work-aids of the Costume Shop.
They will manage the maintenance of shop equipment, and costume lending. They will also ensure the safe, efficient, and effective operation
of the shop, and directly support student learning, providing consultation to student designers and work aides to ensure the success of
costume operations for over 40 productions per year with more than 200 performances – all designed and stage managed by students and the
majority directed by students. 

This position also supports class and faculty needs for costumes for classroom rehearsals and
performances.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Construct, rent and/or alter all costumes, manage their budgeting
  as needed for mainstage and departmental productions. Mentor and oversee costume students in the construction and alteration of costumes for
  student productions and on projects as assigned.
• Provide input to Faculty Costume Design Coordinator on assigning student designers
  to productions.
• Collaborate with production team including student designers to identify scope of building requirements for the
  production, determine required materials, assign construction tasks, and set fitting schedules, in order to deliver costumes as designed, on
  time.
• Supervise fittings with designers.
• Meet with student directors and student costume designers to set procedures,
  limits and use of the costume shop and storage for student directing projects.
• Attend production meetings and advise student
  costume designers as needed.
• Manage lending/borrowing of costume stock.
• Maintain costume stock; manage laundry and dry
  cleaning, manage load ins and strikes of costumes for all productions, and the organization and storage of costumes.
• Supervise
  student work-aides working in the Costume Shop and Make-up room.
• Maintain shop equipment, including performing basic
  repairs/maintenance to sewing machines and irons, arranging for more substantive repairs when needed, and scheduling yearly maintenance of
  industrial machines.
• Purchase supplies for the shop, working with designers to procure specialty supplies for productions, and
  reconcile P-card monthly.
• Perform other duties and/or responsibilities as assigned or required.

• Bachelor’s
  Degree in Theatre preferred.
• Minimum of five years working in a professional or educational environment.  Previous experience in an
  academic environment preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experienced theater
  professional who is highly knowledgeable in all aspects of costume construction and will effectively navigate the complexities of a
  multifaceted work environment and ambitious production calendars.
• Working knowledge of PC and Macintosh based productivity
  software, as well as functional familiarity with industry standard theatrical software and able to learn other software as needed.
• Prior supervisory experience of a team in a dynamic environment.
• Experience advising, and training students preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various
  groups.
• Problem solving skills.
• Able to maintain irregular and extended working hours.

This job description
is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee and is
subject to change based on the needs of the department and/or college.

At Columbia, we offer a rewarding work environment for
our faculty and staff. We take pride in offering competitive benefits with affordable health, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending
accounts; commuter benefit program, life and accidental, death & dismemberment coverage; paid and unpaid leave options; work/life benefits;
educational assistance programs; and retirement and financial planning benefits. 

We invite you to join our talented faculty and
staff and become part of our collective aspiration to ensure Columbia prepares students for success in their creative fields through
innovation, engagement and real-world experiences.

Additional Information

• Position subject to a background
  screening.
• This is a union position.
• This position is overtime eligible.

Qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Columbia College Chicago is an equal opportunity
employer and complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning civil rights. The college does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran
status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.