Associate Costume Director

The Associate Costume Director provides creative, technical and supervisory support in costume technology for the Theater Program's productions during the academic year and for the summer theater program of Language Schools.

This is a part time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $21.27 - $26.60 per hour. The standard hours for this position is 26.5 hours per week.

Core Responsibilities:

• Executes or supervises the execution of costumes for departmental productions.
• Teaches and provides academic support for costume tech lab sessions (THEA0116B, THEA0210, THEA0220) and student costume technicians.
• Measures, cuts, constructs, and alters costumes for departmental productions and Summer Language Schools.
• Provides costume management of show budgets, purchasing, inventory, and recordkeeping.
• Provides costume support for J-Term musical, Summer Language Schools Plays, Performing Arts Series theatre guest artists, and student independent projects.
• Interviews, teaches, and supervises student workers. Assists in managing loans, rentals, and maintaining stage costume collection.
• Maintains costume facilities and equipment in Seeler Theater and Wright Memorial Theater for use and safe operation.  

• BA or BFA Degree preferred.
• A valid driver's license required.
• Three years professional costume or fashion experience and at least five years experience in patterning, draping, cutting, stitching, altering and fitting garments.
• Experience in managing schedules, personnel, and purchasing. Knowledge of standard costume shop practices and skills.
• Experience in professional pattern making, stitching and crafts.
• Experience in fitting and altering costumes.
• Experience teaching and supervising students.
• Experience in equipment and facility maintenance.
• Experience in google suite and adobe suite programs.
• Must have ability to work flexible schedule. Requires evening and weekend work as needed to support productions.
• Supervisory experience and/or teaching experience helpful.  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Position requires the ability to lift and move heavy objects; climb ladders;work at heights; valid driver's license. Working conditions include dust, sharp objects, cleaning materials, paint spraying, bright lights, loud sounds, mulitiple staircase, small spaces, and storage spaces inhabited by rodents.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont or the Middlebury Institute in California, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.