Costumer - Disney Cruise Line

About The Role & Team Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, 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 disciplines 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. The Special Events/Character Costumer role takes a costume from page to stage. You will research and facilitate manufacturing new and replacement Entertainment costumes while collaborating with some of the industry's top talent. The Costumer must be able to communicate direction and concepts to multiple levels of Cast Members. This role will require travel onboard, including international to support our global fleet of ships/islands. The Costumer will report to the Area Manager - Costume Production. This is a Full-Time role. What You Will Do - Pull, prepare, and ship costumes for special events - Partner with Entertainment and Costuming Operations to maintain costume quality and design - Partner with Disney Live Entertainment Production Teams on special events - Produce estimates, lead timelines & budgets - Work with the Designer to identify fabrics, trims, and all garment accessories factoring in climate, safety, and functionality - Coordinate fittings with Entertainment and Workroom personnel - Document Costumes and Production processes in various formats for history and analysis - Source new vendors for materials and finished goods and attend trade shows to keep up on the cutting edge of costume production - Monitor show quality through Cast feedback and periodic assessments