Wardrobe Seamstress

Wardrobe Seamstress

PeopleReady of Minneapolis, MN is now hiring a wardrobe seamstress for Cirque du Soleil! Sign up today and come be part of the fun!

Pay Rate

The pay rate for this job is $22 / Hour

What you'll be doing as a Wardrobe Seamstress:

• Daily ironing and steaming of costumes

• Dispatching costumes in artists' dressing rooms

• Working on sewing or crafts projects

• Maintaining integrity and safety of all costumes and costume accessories (this includes emergency repairs, alteration work and mending work)

• Daily washing of costumes (this includes hand wash and machine wash)

• Daily inspecting of all costumes for holes, tears or stains

• Maintaining a clean and secure work environment (this includes weekly clean-up of all wardrobe spaces)

• Helping with the set-up and tear-down of the wardrobe department, dressing rooms, laundry room and stock room

• Carrying out all other wardrobe projects and tasks assigned by HOW

Available shifts

Shift timings - 1st shift (Day), 2nd shift (Evening) and Weekends

Job requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience as a professional seamstress with experience in costume repairs on large-scale stage productions

• Ability to use domestic as well as industrial sewing machines and ability to hand stitch

• Technical skills in the areas of costume building, painting, shoe repair, millinery, makeup and hairstyling or other related theatrical crafts are an asset

• Basic command of English essential and ability to read English essential

• Ability to communicate directly with artists daily in a calm and professional manner

• Being able to organize one's own work-load with little supervision

• Good health and good eye-sight necessary

• Being comfortable working in a standing position for long periods of time

• Ability to lift and carry weights up to 15kg

• Ability to sew on a variety of fabrics, including stretch, neoprene, and woven.

• Being committed to the whole city run.

• Ability to kneel frequently.

• Ability to climb up and down stairs with heavy laundry baskets

Ready to take control of the way you work?

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