Area Manager, Costume Production

Through innovative storytelling and collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment crafts, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences! From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust!

Disney Live Entertainment’s Costuming team is seeking applicants for the position of Area Manager-Costume Production. This is a leadership role responsible for salaried, hourly union and hourly non-union cast with specialized skills in garment manufacturing. This role will be instrumental in providing guidance and feedback in a way that promotes development and inclusion. The Area Manager-Costume Production will be responsible for garment estimation, resource planning and workflow for multiple teams to achieve on time and on budget product delivery.

This is a full-time role and reports to the Manager-Costume Production & Sustainment.

You Will:

• Provide daily leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team of direct reports, including ensuring team receives accurate training, and they understand their role and how to perform it properly

• Lead Teams that meets or exceeds the expectations of Partners/Guests, ensuring a consistent product as well as a high level of customer service

• Monitor, analyze and take action on annual operating expenses

• Continually seek innovative ways of doing business

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with partners and support business requests in a fast paced environment

• Ensure division and segment strategies are being achieved

• Look for areas of opportunity to improve efficiency and strive for consistent processes within the Costuming organization

• Accountable for an annual operating labor and charge out

• Lead planning sessions with partners to forecast yearly labor demand

• Partner closely with other Area Managers to maintain hiring consistencies

• Oversee and establish process and Operating Guides

• Establish and maintain partnerships that support the implementation of new product

You Will Have:

• 5+ years' experience in a leadership role

• 3+ years' experience in Costuming, Theater, Garment Manufacturing, Fashion, Entertainment or other related field

• Experience leading salaried and hourly union employees

• Experience delivering feedback to all levels of employee

• Experience communication (both written and verbal) with all levels of partners

• Experience planning workload, problem solving, conflict resolution, influencing and negotiating

• Experience building strong, mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Valid driver's license

• Able to work around all types of fabrics and furs

• Able to be flexible with work schedule, including extended hours, holidays, and weekends

• Able to travel domestically up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with electronic work order and planning software such as Maximo and Primavera

• Familiarity with digital garment patterning and manufacturing

Education:

• High school degree or equivalent is required

• Bachelor’s degree in fashion, apparel, costuming or equivalent is preferred

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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