2026 CSF Wardrobe Supervisor
Requisition Number:
68272
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Temporary Staff
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
17-Nov-2025
Date Posted:
28-Oct-2025
Job Summary
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder, encourages applications for the Wardrobe Supervisor position for the 2026 CSF Season!
The 2025 CSF season begins May 2026 and responsibilities for this position will continue until early-August 2026 with some remote responsibilities beginning in April 2026 regarding design and production meetings.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
For over 60 seasons, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival has delighted audiences with classic theatre under the stars.
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company in association with the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 1958, the festival has celebrated and explored Shakespeare and his continuing influence and vitality through productions of superior artistic quality, education, and community engagement.
CSF strives to preserve the classics of the past and pursue the classics of the future. Fueled by artistry and scholarship, the festival seeks to expand the cultural richness of the region by inspiring, challenging and cultivating the imagination of audiences and artists.
Plays are performed beneath summer night skies in the newly renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and Roe Green Theatre indoors. The festival’s education programs reach tens of thousands of school children each year through camps, classes and outreach performances that connect them with the continuing tradition and importance of live theatre and Shakespeare.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
- Act as liaison between the wardrobe run crew and the costume shop.
- Prepare, handle, and document actor fittings.
- Collaborate with stage management to ensure proper flow of information, rehearsal, and show needs.
- Attend costume and production meetings and rehearsals as needed.
- Coordinate the care, management, and organization of finished costumes.
- Supervise the preparation of all wardrobe facilities and operations.
- Supervise wardrobe staff in adjacent productions, assigning tasks as needed.
- Train and supervise staff with varying skills.
- Serve on wardrobe run crew for the run of the productions.
- Participate in end of season strike including laundry, dry cleaning, and rental returns.
- Monitor the crafts team's safety, morale, and quality control and communicate regularly with the CSF Costume Shop Manager and CSF Production Manager to strategize solutions and ensure that wardrobe operations are properly resourced.
- Adhere to the policies set forth in the CSF Standard Access and Locking Procedures.
- This position reports directly to the Costume Shop Manager.
What You Should Know
- This is a temporary position.
- Please include at least 3 references with their contact information on your resume.
- Your cover letter should clearly identify for which position (or positions) you are applying.
Physical Demands:
- This position performs a variety of physical tasks including but not limited to climbing, stooping, pushing, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and pulling.
- This position performs a variety of physical tasks while wearing safety equipment including ear protection, safety glasses, and respirators.
- This position uses manual dexterity in the operation of tools.
Working Conditions and Environment:
- This position works in a variety of environments including but not limited to construction shops, stages, trap rooms, catwalks and grids, warehouses, exposed loading docks, and outdoors (rain or shine).
- The working environment may be dirty, noisy, in low light, in high humidity, or in a tight and cramped space.
- This position will be exposed, at times, to potentially hazardous materials and equipment.
- This position will regularly be required to wear PPE during work activities.
What We Can Offer
The hourly rate for these positions is $20.00 to $22.00 per hour.
Benefits
Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.
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What We Require
- At least one year of related experience demonstrating the appropriate abilities is required for all positions. Appropriate education will substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
- A valid driver’s license is required for these positions.
What You Will Need
- A commitment to a collaborative workplace environment in which all employees are empowered to do their best work.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and technical skills related to the required abilities of the position.
- The ability to maintain high quality / standards and a safe and supportive work environment while working on tight timelines.
- Artistic sensibility and sensitivity.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Teaching / mentoring experience.
- At least three years of professional or advanced academic experience and at least one year experience as a supervisor.
- Familiarity with industry-standard wardrobe maintenance and sanitation practices.
- Experience leading a small crew during an active performance.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume.
- A cover letter that specifically identifies for which position (or positions) you are applying for.
Please apply by November 17, 2025 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
For questions about positions specifics, please email Jonathan Dunkle (j.dunkle@colorado.edu).
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Posting Contact Information
Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources
Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu