Wardrobe Director

Reports to: Costume Director

Compensation: $75,000 - $76,400, depending on qualifications

Benefits: Benefits Eligible

Position Summary

The Wardrobe Director leads the Wardrobe team in the care, maintenance, and storage of all costume elements for Guthrie Theater productions and events. In close collaboration with the Wardrobe Coordinator and in collaboration with designers and other departments, this role ensures high standards of craft, continuity, and safety across the production process. The Wardrobe Director is responsible for budgeting and staffing each season as well as planning and budgeting each production.

All employees are expected to center, model and champion the Guthrie’s core values of Artistic Excellence;
Community;
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; and Fiscal Responsibility

The schedule hours are variable depending on the dynamic needs of the theater. Hours will include evenings and weekends during tech.

The Guthrie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an equitable environment that finds strength in diversity of identity, experience and perspective. We are dedicated to hiring and developing talented teams which are inclusive and welcoming to individuals with different backgrounds, thoughts, and abilities. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Lead, manage and supervise the Wardrobe Coordinator, Wardrobe Assistants, Wig and Wardrobe Technicians, and Wardrobe Overhires.
• Check-in regularly with all direct reports.
• Hire full time and overhire Wardrobe staff, including swings, to ensure quality.
• Lead department meetings to communicate pertinent information to employees.
• Coach and develop staff members by monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback; facilitating conflict resolution among employees; ensuring adherence to legal and organizational policies and procedures and undertaking disciplinary actions if the need arises; and completing annual performance evaluations.
• Approve direct report timesheets and Personal Time Off requests and maintain personnel records.
• Actively participate in team building. Foster a work environment of Artistic Excellence;
  Community;
  Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; and Fiscal Responsibility.

• Proactively plan and foster communication within the Wardrobe department and with production leadership on upcoming shows.
• Attend production meetings, load-in/strike meetings and production leader meetings. Share pertinent information with Wardrobe employees.
• Communicate all relevant technical information to wardrobe crew and other departments so the productions can run in a safe, timely, and resource-effective manner.
• Coordinate with Production Management, Costume Shop, Wigs, and Stage Management to develop plans for handling costumes and wigs during performances, load-ins, and strikes.
• Consult with production leaders on any wardrobe-related issues that arise during the production process.
• Work with Costume Design Assistants to gain information on costumes, costume plots, quick changes, and other technical information relevant to developing timely and accurate Wardrobe run paperwork.
• Work with Costume Design Assistants to create an understudy plan that is achievable within given resources. Supervise the execution of the understudy plan.
• In collaboration with the Wardrobe Coordinator, create a plan for the wardrobe team for each show, including dressing room assignments, work assignments, inventory, and show run plans / documents.
• Coordinate with relevant departments regarding costume special effects as needed.
• Lead and support the Wigs, Hair and Makeup team, Wardrobe teams and Costume Design Assistants throughout the tech process with regular meetings, information sharing, communication support and trouble shooting.
• Attend all technical notes sessions or appoint a Wardrobe representative.

• Ensure that all appropriate department supplies are stocked and replenished and that these resources are managed efficiently.
• Ensure that wardrobe department facilities…