Casual Wardrobe Theater Technician

Singapore American School

  • Singapore
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
Job DescriptionThe Wardrobe Technician (Casual) is responsible for maintaining and organizing SAS’s extensive wardrobe and props inventory.Singapore American School puts on a variety of Performing Arts events every year, including Dance, Music, Drama, and Musical Theater performances.We host them in a variety of venues, including:
  • Auditorium - an 840 seat, our Constellation-equipped proscenium theater
  • Drama Theater - a 305 seat, Greek amphitheater styled theater
  • Theater Studio - a 120 seat black box flexible performance space
  • Our Brand New Elementary Theater - a 350 - 650 seat proscenium theater
  • Our Brand New Elementary Multipurpose Hall
Contract and hours of work
  • Casual Flex hours, min 4 hour call (paid at an hourly rate), average 3 days a week depending on demand
  • Entitled to breaks, OT and rest based on Government regulations.
  • Shifts offered are completely dependent on the needs of the school and applicant will be informed of their shifts in good time to respect a good work-life balance.
  • Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as scheduled.
Responsibilities:
  • Ensure costumes are cleaned and laundered to a high standard and ready for the performances on time.
  • Manage the storage rooms to ensure that all items are stored appropriately and easy to find.
  • Create a catalog of the school’s wardrobe and props inventory digitally.
  • Collaborate with the production team to ensure costumes are prepared in dressing rooms prior to rehearsals and productions.
  • Recognise where maintenance work needs to be carried out on a costume and do basic repairs.
  • Ensure that work materials and all costumes and dressing rooms in which they work are kept in a tidy and secure manner.
  • Report any losses and unsafe practices in dressing rooms to Theater Coordinator
  • Ensure that security, safety and good housekeeping procedures for the department are properly carried out.
  • Perform other duties or appropriate requests as assigned by the Theater Coordinator.
Skills & RequirementsRequirements:
  • A working knowledge of sewing machines, overlockers and laundry equipment.
  • The ability to iron and wash clothes and clean shoes.
  • The ability to work under minimum supervision and adapt work in accordance with performance requirements.
  • The ability to work as part of a large team.
  • The ability to build respectful rapport with students and staff
  • Good communication skills.
  • A high level of self motivation.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Excited to work with student crews and willing to share your skills with them.
  • Support students and provide feedback to help them improve as technicians (through the support of the Theater Coordinator)
  • Computer literate and competent in using basic office productivity software like email and spreadsheets.

Singapore American School

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