Title: Designer, Costume
Employee Classification: Part Time Classified/A/P
Department: Theatre Operations
Salary Range: 22.04
Who we are:
We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to
empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive
and transformative education.
We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community,
expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the
households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.
We make an impact in the community:
Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than
80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of
graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.
What you
get:
Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the
St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans
options – including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision,
AD&D, Short-term & Long-term disability insurance.
Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the
college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.
Education &
training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time
employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional
development allotment.
Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package,
including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter
holiday at the end of the calendar year.
Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness
specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors,
employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access
to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.
The basics of this position:
Research and designs costumes and accessories; borrows, builds, and alters necessary items for costuming of theatrical
productions, provides training for wardrobe assistants, maintains system for organizing costumes, accessories and costume shop; monitors
budget. May also work with make-up and wigs. Trains student workers and volunteers as needed to assist in productions.
What you’ll do:
- – Attends and participates in production and staff meetings.
* Research and
designs costumes for theatre productions and schedules actor fittings.
* Constructs and/or acquires costumes.
* Trains wardrobe
personnel, prepares inventory sheets, organizes dress parade, and attends first full dress rehearsal.
* Organizes and maintains costume
shop inventory.
* Facilitates costume cleaning, maintenance, repair, re-stocking, and proper care of costumes.
* Facilitates
returning rented or borrowed costumes.
* Maintains essential tools and supplies in stock.
* Performs other job-related duties as
assigned.
Education, experience, and other requirements:
* Three (3) years of relevant
experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred.
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