We are recruiting for an Costume Hire Assistant to join the National Theatre.
This is for a 12 month fixed term contract.
The Costume Hire Department is based in two large warehouses in Kennington SW9 and comprises Costume Hire and Props Hire. The Costume Hire team are responsible for looking after the extensive collection of costumes from past productions, supporting the National’s artistic and sustainability aims through recycling the stock back into the productions.
The purpose of the role is to provide a professional service for internal and external customers, following set procedures for booking out costumes, producing quotes, raising invoices and processing payments. The role requires multi-tasking and working quickly and diligently across many different tasks. A strong customer focus and excellent costume knowledge is essential.
The successful candidate will have the following:
A proven thorough knowledge of costume history, and costume terminology with demonstrable evidence of having used this in a professional capacity for a minimum of 2 years
Proven excellent customer service skills through professional experience in a range of settings
Proven excellent communication skills through a professional range of settings
Proven experience of a full range of administrative skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and database experience
Demonstrable organisational skills and the ability to prioritise many competing tasks
Enthusiastic team player but also can work on their own initiative to assess priorities and meet deadlines as required
Proven experience of costume organisation and the physical demands this entails
Proven laundry and maintenance skills
If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
Download the Job Description here.
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Wednesday 5th July 2023, at 12 noon.
For further queries please email recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk
We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone
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People Department 2023