Permanent contract

42.5 hours per week

£49,592.40 per annum

Based in: Covent Garden, London

Who we are:

The Royal Opera House continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. The Royal Opera House wants to share these life-changing artforms with as many people as we can, working to enrich the cultural life of the nation by growing the public enjoyment and appreciation of exceptional ballet and opera.

The role:

Our Technical, Production and Costume Department plays a leading part in ensuring our performances are of the highest quality by delivering technical excellence for every performance, rehearsal, and event.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced costume maker/cutter to manage the Ladies Costume Workroom. The Workroom Manager, with the Assistant Manager, undertake all the cutting requirements for the Ladies Workroom and oversee the construction of all items produced in the workroom for The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

The manager will work with designers and costume production managers to create costumes for principal and chorus artists of both companies, delivering costumes within agreed timescale, resources, and budgets.

They will also effectively lead a team of experienced permanent and casual costume technicians, ensuring all activities are carried out to the highest standard of safety, efficiency, and quality.

What you`ll bring:

This role will suit a candidate with a positive leadership style, who has strong relationship management skills and a collaborative approach to working.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• A substantial record of successful costume cutting in a theatre, dance, film/TV environment, with management experience.
• Extensive practical making experience and a sympathetic approach to creative concepts, able to interpret and realise them in practical terms.
• A specialist knowledge of costume fitting and alteration techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of modern and traditional methods of construction, periods
• styles, and history of costumes.
• Proven experience of managing teams and projects with tight deadlines.
• Experience in budgeting, estimating staffing requirements and scheduling.

If you have any questions about the specifics of the role, please contact Head of Costume Production Elizabeth King on elizabeth.king@roh.org.uk or 020 7212 9732.

We value the diversity new hires can bring to our workforce. A working knowledge of our repertoire is not essential, but the ability to learn quickly is.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we`d love to hear from you. A full job description is attached below, along with the ROH information pack which includes details on what benefits we offer. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the ROH Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk

The Royal Opera House is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who arefrom a global majority background and/or those who aredisabled,as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Closing date for applications: 8am, Wednesday 1^st May 2024.

First stage interviews will be held between 15^th-17^th May 2024.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.

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GradeB-LadiesWorkroomManager.pdf (PDF)
ROHInformationPack.pdf (PDF)

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