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Leeds Playhouse are looking for a Costume Technician Apprentice to join us full time for 24 months from September 2025.
Do you aspire to a career in Costume, with interest in all aspects of a costume department from dressing and maintenance to cutting, sewing, making and planning, working with designers? Are you proactive with an eye for detail, passionate about how costume plays a role in storytelling, and a good team player? If so, you could join us for our new fixed-term apprenticeship opportunity.
This apprenticeship is part of the Regional Theatre Technical Apprenticeship Programme, funded by The Mackintosh Foundation, which will provide a wide-ranging opportunity to be part of the creative life of a large-scale building-based theatre organisation. This is a unique opportunity for a locally rooted Costume Technician to work in a supportive environment surrounded by a wealth of expertise; to grow, develop skills, learn from highly experienced Costume makers and Designers and build invaluable relationships across a range of production departments.
You must be over the age of 18 and locally rooted to Yorkshire for this opportunity, as well as being in the very early stages of your career in costume, as this programme is directly aimed at people who need a steppingstone into the industry.
This role is Fixed-Term for 24 months and will be full time, 40 hours per week, including one day a week attending college or training.
Please read our recruitment pack on our website for more information on the role and full instructions on how to apply.
https://www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/job/costume-technician-apprentice/
The closing date for applications is 10am Wednesday 25 June 2025.
First round of interviews are currently to be scheduled for the week commencing 30 June 2025.
We hope the recruitment pack will give you all the information you need before applying, but if you are unsure this is the right thing for you, you can come to one of our two Open Evenings, on either Wednesday 11 June or Thursday 12 June, both between 5pm and 8pm at Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UP. Come to the Front Room Café entrance of the Playhouse on St Peter’s Street.
To apply, visit our website https://www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/job/costume-technician-apprentice/
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Apprenticeship
Contract length: 24 months
Pay: From £25,397.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Transport links
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 25/06/2025
