Temporary Props Technician
Core
Creates and maintains costumes and props for dramatic and musical productions, including crafting objects performers interact with.
Role type
Props Technician
Builds
Props and costume accessories for theatre productions
Domain
Performing Arts / Theatre
Required skills
costume and prop construction, repair and alteration, inventory management, script analysis, material purchasing, special effects operation
Preferred skills
learning agility, teamwork, technical proficiency with office software
Technologies
office software
Responsibilities
Coordinates purchasing of materials and supplies; repairs and alters costumes and accessories; cleans, maintains, and safeguards equipment; maintains inventories of costume shop stock; reads scripts to understand prop and costume needs; researches and brainstorms ideas; constructs lighter, cheaper analogues of typically heavier items; works backstage setting props, performing scene changes, and operating special effects
Seniority
Entry-level, part-time