Design Coordinator

The Design Coordinator serves as a central figure in the planning, supervision, and logistics of all activities related to the execution and support of the scenographic aspects of student productions. Reporting to the Director of the Set and Costume Design Program, this person ensures clear and effective communication between design students and the heads of workshops and production.

Their main role is to plan, coordinate, and support the scenographic components of student productions (set, costumes, props), while ensuring compliance with safety and sustainability standards across all scenic practices.

This position requires a comprehensive understanding of operations, a strong sense of planning, excellent communication and organizational skills, and a deep awareness of the creative and technical dynamics specific to the professional theatre environment.

The official start date is set for September 2026. However, a transition period of a few weeks will be arranged during the Winter 2026 term (between January and May 2026) to ensure an effective handover, depending on the selected candidate’s availability.

This is a permanent seasonal full-time position (from mid-September to mid-May each year).

• Actively participate in production and technical direction meetings, ensuring effective communication between program leadership, workshops, and creative teams;
• Draft and distribute meeting minutes, highlighting issues that require special attention;
• Be present at key moments (preliminary and final presentations, fittings, load-ins, dressing room setups, prop transfers, CCM day);
• Ensure the efficient flow of information and oversee the tracking of material and technical resources by informing management of needs and materials used;
• Supervise the productions of second-year students in Acting and Interprétation, including coordinating fittings, shopping, alterations, and budget tracking, in collaboration with the heads of the Monument-National campus workshops;
• Maintain regular communication with program leadership regarding challenges, needs, and issues encountered by students during productions.

• Foster clear and structured communication between students and workshops (set, paint, costumes, props), participating in joint meetings as needed;
• Supervise and support students in carrying out their workshop tasks—particularly in their first year—and assist in the division of tasks between assistants and designers;
• Keep schedules up to date and communicate any changes to coaches and the program director.

Costume and Scenic Resource Management

• Centralize and organize costume requests for non-production classes and exercises, in collaboration with the costume workshop and the costume department;
• Coordinate dressing needs and quick changes with the wardrobe supervisor;
• Manage makeup and hairstyling supplies required for scenography courses;
• Ensure the application of eco-responsibility principles in the management and maintenance of scenic materials and textiles.

• Carry out technical follow-up for costumes in central projects (Production Design and Technical Arts and Création et production programs);
• Participate in fittings for the exercice d’ensemble;
• Provide logistical and technical support during quick changes or dressing needs on stage;
• Reinforce and ensure compliance with safety regulations for the use of the Fab Lab, the dye room, and the costume workshop;
• Guide students in their technical projects (Fab Lab, sewing, assembly, etc.) and encourage their autonomy and sense of responsibility;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of production processes and pedagogical practices within the scenography department.

Workspace Management and Maintenance (S52)

• Ensure the operational management of the S52 space, including scheduling, maintenance, and safety;
• Coordinate the use of dressing rooms when S52 is used for this purpose;
• Ensure the proper use and condition of the workshop’s basic equipment, communicating with the technical direction regarding any repair, maintenance, or…