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Apprentice Costume Technician

Job details
Posting date: 04 June 2025
Salary: £20,800 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 23 June 2025
Location: NG1 5AF
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Nottingham Playhouse Trust Ltd
Job type: Apprenticeship
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Summary

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual to assist in delivering high quality support within the Costume department, whilst gaining knowledge and experience working in our Studio on in-house and touring productions.

Our Apprentice Technician will play a key part in bringing designs to life from page to stage for our Nottingham Playhouse productions, including main-stage productions, studio productions, co-productions, touring and Participation productions. They will help ensure the Costume department delivers the highest standards of support to enable the creative process, working closely with creative teams to achieve their vision to the highest artistic and technical standards.

This post will provide quality training leading to a nationally recognised Level 3 Costume Technician - Stage & Screen Apprenticeship qualification. Nottingham Playhouse can provide unrivalled experience across all disciplines needed to work in a Costume studio and running wardrobe department in a fully producing theatre.

The role will suit someone interested in working in a fast paced running wardrobe environment and gaining skills and knowledge as part of the Costume team. You will be given the opportunity to develop these skills in a producing theatre, with 80% of your time working with our team of skilled professionals and 20% of your time spent on college learning and course work. We want to provide committed, enthusiastic and practically minded individuals with a vibrant start in technical theatre and live events.

This is a full-time, fixed-term role for 2 years.
Hours: Annualised Hours as calculated over a year (April - March) Averaging 40 hours per week. The normal working week is Monday – Sunday, 8am – midnight.
Salary: £20800 per annum

Want to find out more?
Follow the link to our job website and download the Job Pack for full details about the role and working at Nottingham Playhouse. You can also come along to our drop-in session on Saturday 14 June 2025 between 10am-2pm to chat to our friendly team about this role.

Nottingham Playhouse is committed to a policy of diversity and inclusion, creating a workforce representative of the diverse communities we work with. Our workforce is currently under representative of certain communities and we are taking positive action for equal opportunities through the recruitment process.

We would like to help you to fully participate in the application process. If you would like this pack in an alternative format, support in completing your application, or you would like an alternative way to apply, please contact us at recruitment@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk to discuss a suitable format, or ring our Stage Door on 0115 947 4361. Please leave a message with your full name, contact information, your address (if you need paperwork posting to you) and details of your request.

Please submit your application by the end of Monday 23 June 2025.

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