Workroom Manager; Pattern Team); Disney Entertainment

Job Summary

About the Role & Team

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!

The Workroom Manager leads all aspects of a diverse and dedicated cast of highly skilled artisans. This role leads the day-to-day operation of both people and processes with an eye toward teamwork, collaboration, and development.

This position reports to the Area Manager of Costume Production and will support the Patterning Team.

This is a full-time role.

• Oversee the workroom of operational costumes and facilitate alterations for entertainment and character costumes.
• Handle confidential information pertaining to employees and intellectual property.
• Partner with multiple collaborators to maintain product quality and designs.
• Partner with Costumers, Buyers, Designers, & vendors.
• Creating estimates for manufacturing costumes.
• Forecast and order needed supplies, tools, and notions.
• Responsible for ensuring that Cast issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Ensure that manufacturing is on time, on budget, and of the utmost quality.

• 3+ years experience in garment construction, alterations, and patterning techniques
• 3+ years experience leading garment/costume fittings
• 1+ years experience in leadership
• Experience in the theater, film, apparel, or manufacturing industry
• Experience with performers in various stages of dress/undress
• Experience with sewing terms, fabric types, and garment notions
• Experience leading workflow and project budgets
• Experience communicating (both verbal and written) with a variety of partners at all levels
• Experience working in a team environment where collaboration is key
• Experience in planning, problem-solving, conflict resolution, influencing, and negotiating
• Experience with continuous improvement process
• Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, foams, and synthetic furs
• Ability to be flexible with work schedule, including weekends and holidays

• Experience using SAP, Maximo, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience working with a unionized cast
• Experience working with embroidery
• Proficient or fluent in Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, or Spanish
• Experience as a Pattern Maker
• Experience with digital patterning software, such as Gerber Accu Mark and/or CLO 3D

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• Advanced degree in a Costuming, Textiles, or Apparel-related field is preferred

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  .

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Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world s first theme park - Disneyland - Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment.

The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from "blue sky" concept phase to opening day.

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments:
Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Entertainment , which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

Walt Disney Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will…