CSF 2025 Costume Crafts Shop Supervisor
Requisition Number:
60399
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Temporary Staff
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
05-Jan-2025
Date Posted:
08-Nov-2024
Job Summary
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, located on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder, encourages applications for the Costume Crafts Supervisor position for the 2025 CSF Season!
The 2025 CSF season begins May 2025 and responsibilities for this position will continue until mid-July 2025 with some remote responsibilities beginning in January 2025 regarding design and production meetings.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including 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 in the newly renovated 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
- Interpret and implement costume crafts projects as designed by the Costume Designers and as approved by the Costume Shop Manager.
- Supervise the construction, fitting, and alteration of costume craft items including but not limited to hats, jewelry, armor, masks, footwear, belts, bags, puppets, foam structures, and mechanical costumes.
- Fabricate the patterns, development, and fitting of craft pieces.
- Supervise the cutting, construction, finish work, and alterations of craft items. Use fabric manipulation techniques, painting / dying, and costume distressing.
- Train and supervise staff with varying abilities.
- 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 costume crafts 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:
- Perform a variety of physical tasks including but not limited to climbing, stooping, pushing, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and pulling.
- Use of manual dexterity in the operation of tools.
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Working in a variety of environments including but not limited to construction shops, stages, warehouses, and outdoors.
- Work environment may be dirty, noisy, in low light, in high humidity, or in a tight and cramped space.
- Will be exposed, at times, to potentially hazardous materials and equipment.
- Will regularly be required to wear PPE during work activities.
What We Can Offer
The hourly rate for this position is $20.00 - $23.00 per hour.
Benefits
Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.
Be Statements
Be creative. Be impactful. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- At least one year of related experience demonstrating the appropriate skills 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 an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace environment.
- 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.
- Knowledge of respirator use, basic safety procedures, and the ability to operate power tools.
- Confirmed experience with a variety of costume crafts materials including but not limited to clay, leather, buckram, felt, thermoplastics, foams, adhesives, and metal work.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- A current resume - Please include at least 3 references with their contact information on your resume.
- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position. Your cover letter should clearly identify for which position (or positions) you are applying.
Please apply by January 5, 2025 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
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