Costume Coordinator - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 56246

Ministry:
Arts, Culture and Status of Women

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full-time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open

Closing Date:
May 6, 2024

Classification:
Information & Creative Technical Services 3

Salary:
$2,041.12 to $2,636.42 bi-weekly ($53,273 - $68,810 / year)

The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Branch consists of 10 provincial historic sites across Alberta that present our shared history to visitors.

Costumed role players at several of these locations help to bring the sites to life by portraying historical individuals from the 1860s through the 1930s, allowing visitors to travel back in time to learn about the province's history, people and culture.

Role Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Seasonal Sites Curator, the Costume Coordinator is responsible for the acquisition, production, research and management of historically accurate interpretive costumes, essential for the accurate portrayal and interpretation of Branch sites.

This position produces and acquires historically representative garments from various eras, issues costumes and educates interpreters on correct appearance and costume care, and maintains garments through proper storage, cleaning and repair.

In addition, the position is responsible for maintaining a costuming database tracking an extensive inventory of costumes (several thousand pieces of clothing, headwear, footwear and other accessories), sewing materials and supplies.

Key Responsibilities:

Construct historically accurate costumes and coordinate the production of these costumes for the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (UCHV) Branch sites.
Issue and retrieve costumes for seasonal staff and volunteers.
Implement and maintain procedures for overseeing the interpretive costume, fabric and pattern inventories using a FileMaker Pro database system.
Identify, implement and research garment cleaning and maintenance procedures to ensure the care and longevity of costuming garments.
Prepare and administer the interpretive costume budget to ensure the efficient use of allocated funds to meet interpretive costume needs at the various UCHV Branch sites.
Operate and perform maintenance on a range of equipment used for costume construction and care.
Conduct research on historically appropriate clothing, accessories and personal deportment to ensure that interpreter appearance accurately represents the time periods interpreted at the historic sites in the UCHV Branch.
Train interpretation staff on issues relating to interpretive costumes and provide interpretive costume information to other interest groups, as requested,
From time to time, supervise and train temporary positions, contractors, volunteers and practicum students to ensure that costume construction and maintenance meets the standards of historical accuracy and quality of work.

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
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Drive for Results:

Facilitates the creation of plans and strategies based in previous experience and works in collaboration with other stakeholder groups to meet and exceed expectations.

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Creative Problem Solving

Facilitates the creation of a work environment for generating and finding newer ideas to solve existing and potential problems.

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Systems Thinking

Considers the impact of strategies and changes on the work of clients, stakeholders, and team members and support organization vision and goals through strategic planning of tasks and considering relationships between different work approaches and their impact on different programs, divisions and ministries.

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Develop Networks

Develops and sustains a network of relationships across the division and with other GOA ministries on issues and work with other branches to develop effective communication channels to enhance and maximize the effectiveness of interactions.

Qualifications:

Minimum two years post-secondary level education and training in one or more of the following: garment design, tailoring, pattern drafting and costume construction including related studies in têxtile fabrication, clothing embellishment techniques and historic costume, or equivalent.

Minimum two years' experience in historic costume production, pattern drafting and wardrobe management is required
Ability to operate a range of sewing machines and related equipment at a professional level.
Strong skills in pattern drafting, grading and garment construction.
Previous experience and demonstrated ability for independent decisionmaking and selfmanagement along with strong organizational skil