Costuming Manager

Role overview

Leadership and team management

• Lead, coach, and develop the team; set performance expectations, conduct evaluations, identify training needs and KPIs, and support succession planning.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, creativity, knowledge sharing, open communication, and a safe, inclusive workplace.

Costume operations and creative collaboration

• Oversee costume issuance, maintenance, laundry, storage, inventory, and performer support; ensure costumes are ready, fitted, repaired, and presented to quality standards.
• Coordinate costume logistics for daily operations, rehearsals, events, media appearances, seasonal activations, and new productions.
• Support costume builds, fittings, alterations, sourcing, and production for shows, attractions, parades, character experiences, and events.
• Provide expertise through planning, installation, rehearsal, and operational launch while balancing creative intent and operational needs.
• Monitor costume use and lifecycle to improve asset longevity and operational efficiency.

Quality, financial, and safety responsibilities

• Apply and audit costume standards, appearance guidelines, cleanliness, functionality, safety, and visual presentation; improve procedures and quality controls.
• Manage budgets, expenditure, inventory, procurement, and resource allocation; coordinate with vendors and identify cost savings without compromising quality.
• Ensure policy, health, safety, and costume risk-management compliance; maintain records and support emergency response procedures.

Essential qualifications

• Higher secondary education or equivalent; at least four years in the theme park or entertainment industry and large-scale productions, including events.
• Leadership and organizational skills; understanding of costume builds and operations management.
• Communication skills including English proficiency, and computer skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to hand sew and operate home sewing machines; previous experience working with performers.
• Understanding of costume technology, wig care, and theatrical makeup.

Desirable qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in theatre arts with an emphasis on costuming.
• Seven years of entertainment and theme park costuming experience, including three years leading a team in a theme park, theatre, or cruise ship environment.
• Stage management knowledge; costume design and sketching; procurement and contracting leadership; theme park experience; IP-related costume development and operations experience.