Wardrobe Supervisor, Women's Ballet and Actors, and Children

Department:    Production

Available:       November 2021

Position Summary

We are looking for a Wardrobe Supervisor to join the Metropolitan Opera’s wardrobe team, which helps to bring our opera productions to life.

This is a full-time position with guaranteed employment 49 weeks a year, including a five-week paid summer vacation period. During the 33-week opera season, the schedule is often 50+ hours per week, with frequent weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays required. During the off-season, the schedule is significantly lighter. The Wardrobe Supervisor will oversee the dressing area for supernumeraries and dancers.

The terms and conditions of employment are governed by the Met’s collective bargaining agreement with Local 764.

The right person for this role …

  • has substantial dressing experience
  • has prior experience supervising personnel, preferably in a union environment
  • is an excellent written and verbal communicator and is technologically proficient
  • consistently demonstrates poise and professionalism, even in fast-paced, high-pressure situations
  • is able to work successfully with a variety of performers, crew members and personality types
  • will champion the Met’s goal to foster a safe, respectful, and supportive working environment

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Supervising dressing staff, including scheduling and training dressers
  • Coordinating with other wardrobe areas and production departments
  • Attending staff meetings
  • Overseeing daily maintenance of costumes, including laundry, dry cleaning prep, costume fittings and repairs
  • Working performances, executing show cues and post-show and changeover duties, and developing dressing tracks
  • Executing, organizing and disseminating wardrobe documentation, including notes, dressing tracks, size charts, etc.
  • Packing for rentals and regular warehouse moves.

Physical Demands:

  • The Metropolitan Opera is a performance venue that requires employees working in the building to be fully vaccinated. Due to the nature of this role, you must be fully vaccinated at the time your employment is scheduled to start.

To Apply:

Please follow this link to submit your application materials: https://form.jotform.com/200134406236139

Internal candidates should please contact the Human Resources department directly to apply.

The Metropolitan Opera believes that diversity is critical to our success and growth as a leading performing arts institution and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities we serve.

The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.