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Job Description / Duties

This position works directly with the Designers, Assistant Designers, Wardrobe and Wigs & Make Up Department staff to ensure required items are purchased for each production. Purchasing will happen in person, as well as online. This position requires daily trips for in person shopping to surrounding cities such as, Kitchener, Waterloo, London and Toronto. Fabric shopping trips to New York may also be required. This position reports to the Costume Director and is part of the Wardrobe Department team.

Responsibilities:
• Purchasing and researching: fabrics, modern/vintage/historical clothing pieces, notions, hair and make- up products
• Responsible for ordering, tracking and maintaining fabric stock
• Assist with ensuring items purchased are within budgeted amounts
• Responsible for tracking and submitting receipts for credit card and petty cash purchases as well as mileage forms
• Create itineraries and execute shopping trips for Designers, Assistant Designers and Costume Buyers by coordinating transportation with the Technical Management Assistant
• Responsible for meeting purchasing deadlines
• Oversee the notions budgets and ensure items are fully stocked
• Maintain and establish excellent relations with wholesalers and retail suppliers

Qualifications / Required Skills

• A car, valid driver’s license and passport are required for this position
• A good knowledge base of costume history is an asset
• Working knowledge of fabric, sewing, millinery, dyeing, boots and shoes, jewelry making supplies and wig supplies are an asset
• Experience working with customs paperwork an asset
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills are required
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timelines in a fast paced work environment
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Suite is required

Preference will be given to candidates with previous costume buying experience in theatre, film, television or other related industries.

Additional Information

This full time seasonal contract position is located in Stratford, Ontario and will begin December 2021.

Job Type: Full Time Seasonal Contract
The Festival is working diligently toward a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. We welcome applicants of every identity, and encourage applications from Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, Deaf, disabled and 2SLGBTQ+ folks. We are committed to accommodating people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and beyond. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know.

Salary: Hourly Salary: $23.80-$26.00

Contact Information

If you have the qualifications to fill this role and feel you could make a meaningful contribution to the Stratford Festival, please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter in a single PDF by 5:00pm on November 19, 2021 to:
Human Resources
E-mail: resumes@stratfordfestival.ca
Subject: Costume Buyer

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Employer Profile

Based in Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival is one of the world’s foremost repertory theatre companies. It operates year round, presenting a season of about a dozen plays each year between the months of April and November, a rich stream of digital content and hundreds of Forum events, designed to deepen understanding of the plays. For every person a theatregoer sees on our stages, we have seven people working behind the scenes, some of the world’s most dedicated and experienced arts workers. At this time we are undergoing a culture shift to support anti-racism and anti-oppression and ensure a respectful, equitable and inclusive environment in which all staff, artists and audience members can feel a true sense of belonging.