The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and imaginative milliner to join our costume department on a per diem basis. The ideal candidate will bring exceptional craftsmanship, a keen eye for detail, and a deep understanding of period and contemporary headwear to support our productions. The milliner reports directly to the Crafts Head of Department, with additional oversight from the Head of the Costume Shop.
Primary Responsibilities
- Crafting hats and headpieces for a wide range of stage costumes
- Translating costume designers’ concepts into finished pieces under guidance for our new productions.
- Repair and maintenance of hats from our extensive repertory stock, ensuring they remain in excellent condition for ongoing and future productions.
- Working with both traditional and innovative materials at a high level of craftsmanship
- Delivering work that meets artistic and stylistic requirements within production deadlines
- Performing other related duties as assigned, such as:
- Create headwear and facilitate alterations on existing headwear for principals’ artists, chorus, ballet, and actors.
- Assess and assign changeover headwear for existing productions
- Create prototypes and mockups as necessary for upcoming productions
- Create hours estimated for upcoming millinery projects and manage workload to ensure projects can be completed within estimated and approved time.
Skills & Qualifications
- Trained as a milliner
- Ideally, experience in a costume workshop within a theatre or stage production setting
- Basic knowledge of costume history
- Creativity and a passion for experimentation
- Ability to work independently as well collaboratively
- Sensitivity to artistic processes and strong team spirit
The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
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