Job Description

Wardrobe Seamstress

PeopleReady of Minneapolis, MN is now hiring a wardrobe seamstress for Cirque du Soleil! Sign up today and come be part of the fun!

Apply today and you could start as soon as tomorrow.

As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from :

• The freedom to work where you want, when you want and as often as you want.
• Next-day pay* for many of our open positions.
• The ability to choose long-term positions for steady work or short-term positions if you just want some extra cash.
• The ability to sign up for jobs right from our mobile app, JobStack!

Pay Rate :

The pay rate for this job is $...Hour

What you'll be doing as a Wardrobe Seamstress :

• Daily ironing and steaming of costumes
• Dispatching costumes in artists' dressing rooms
• Working on sewing or crafts projects
• Maintaining integrity and safety of all costumes and costume

accessories (this includes emergency repairs, alteration work and

mending work)

Daily washing of costumes (this includes hand wash and machine

wash)

• Daily inspecting of all costumes for holes, tears or stains
• Maintaining a clean and secure work environment (this includes weekly

clean-up of all wardrobe spaces)

Helping with the set-up and tear-down of the wardrobe department,

dressing rooms, laundry room and stock room

Carrying out all other wardrobe projects and tasks assigned by HOW

Available shifts : Shift timings -

Shift timings -

Job requirements :

A minimum of three years of experience as a professional seamstress

with experience in costume repairs on large-scale stage productions

Ability to use domestic as well as industrial sewing machines and

ability to hand stitch

Technical skills in the areas of costume building, painting, shoe repair,

millinery, makeup and hairstyling or other related theatrical crafts are

an asset

Basic command of English essential and ability to read English

essential

Ability to communicate directly with artists daily in a calm and

professional manner

• Being able to organize one's own work-load with little supervision
• Good health and good eye-sight necessary
• Being comfortable working in a standing position for long periods of

time

• Ability to lift and carry weights up to 15kg
• Ability to sew on a variety of fabrics, including stretch, neoprene, and

woven.

• Being committed to the whole city run.
• Ability to kneel frequently.
• Ability to climb up and down stairs with heavy laundry baskets
11 hours ago