Costume Coordinator

{"Commitment to Valuing Diversity and Equity We are committed to creating a culture of community, anti-racism, equity, diversity, inclusion, and respect among staff and guest artists. * Contribute to an environment of continued learning and growth. * Participate in company-wide anti-racism and anti-oppression initiatives. * Attend company, department, and shop meetings as necessary. * Participate in safety training as required. Shopping and Returns * Coordinate in-person purchasing of costume items, supplies, and materials in NYC using ART purchasing resources, staying within the designated budget set by the Costume Manager. * Act in accordance with Harvard and A.R.T. financial resources when using Costume Department purchasing resources. * Assist with sourcing build shops and supporting costume labor in NYC for build, fittings, alterations, and other requests. * Receive and process packages at the temporary design room/fittings space and use A.R.T. Costume Department paperwork to track and coordinate purchases with the Assistant Costume Shop Manager and Boston Costume Coordinator. * Track and process in-person and online shopping returns as needed in collaboration with the Boston Costume Coordinator. * Track and organize all receipts and invoices for delivery to the Assistant Costume Manager. * Work with the Costume Design team to ship fabric, notions, and other relevant materials to commercial costume businesses and private contractors. Fittings * Confirm with Stage Management, Costume Designer(s), Costume Department Staff, and contracted Costume businesses/private contractors' fittings times and dates. * Support the Costume management team in NYC through notetaking, fittings assisting, pinning garments, resetting the fitting room space, cleaning, organizing materials, and pulling garments. * Keep the Costume Management team informed of items that are missing or need to be sourced after NYC fittings. * Serve as the point person for NYC to Boston transfer from Wardrobe Department, Costume Designer(s), and department colleagues about the status of purchased pieces throughout the process. Administrative Duties: * Maintain a high level of organization of the temporary design room/fittings space. * Respond to and deliver on rehearsal costume requests of items that are provided by A.R.T. Costume stock or need to be purchased in NYC. * Coordinate and execute shoe purchasing, fittings, and subsequent cobbler's needs for show shoes in the rehearsal room. * Work with the Boston Costume Coordinator on show paperwork with A.R.T.: piece lists, dressing sheets, visual costume plots, source lists, and laundry/maintenance information. * Travel to A.R.T. during wardrobe load-in to facilitate hand-off to Wardrobe and Costume Management.

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