Milliner

**Who We Are**:
Based in Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival is one of the world’s foremost repertory theatre companies. It operates year-round, presenting a season of about a dozen plays each year between the months of April and November, a rich stream of digital content and hundreds of events designed to deepen understanding of the plays. For every person a theatregoer sees on our stages, we have seven people working behind the scenes, some of the world’s most dedicated and experienced arts workers.
The Stratford Festival is committed to ongoing work to support equity, inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression in all areas of our work. These areas include play selection, casting, marketing and public relations efforts, education programs, production, recruitment of staff and volunteers, and the composition of the Board of Directors.

**Why You Should Apply**:

- Creative work environment
- Employee Assistance Program to encourage work-life balance and strong mental health
- Complimentary & discounted ticket offers and events
- Employee discounts on merchandise and event space
- Being a part of the magic of live theatre

This union position reports to the Costume Director or designate and is part of the Millinery team in the crafts area of the Production Wardrobe Department. Preference will be given to those with experience working with hats and headdresses in a theatre or film environment.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assume show responsibilities of a Head Milliner on the multiple productions assigned to you.
- Manage simultaneous build workloads on your assigned shows and meet Festival scheduled deadlines.
- Work directly with the Costume Designer, Assistant Costume Designer and Head of Wardrobe to fulfill the hat/headdress designs within the allotted build hours.
- Custom build and select and adapt stock hats/headdresses to the designers specifications for use in current productions.
- Ability to respond to changes, alterations, adaptations resulting from fittings, rehearsal or show notes.
- Work alongside the millinery team to help on specific projects for all shows depending on workloads and deadlines.
- Work with multiple departments during fittings and follow fitting protocols
- Responsible for providing rehearsal hats from stock as requested.

**Qualifications**:

- Proven knowledge and experience in Millinery techniques
- Working knowledge of costume history, period shapes and how to adapt for theatrical costumes.
- Minimum three (3) year experience as a Milliner in a professional theatre company, film industry or equivalent.
- Milliners must work well under pressure.
- Must adhere to all Health & Safety protocols.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- Self-motivated with strong ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

This unionized seasonal position is located in Stratford, Ontario and will begin April 1, 2024.

Applications close 5:00pm on March 17, 2024.

**Shared Values**:

- Inclusion: contribute to an environment where everyone is welcome, valued and respected; consistently demonstrate an open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity that promote and celebrate the diversity of perspectives.
- Innovation: put experience and knowledge into creative problem-solving and the continuous improvement of the organization.
- Rigor: show integrity in behaviour, attention to detail in work and commitment to excellence and professional evolution
- Caring: be empathetic, understanding and attentive to others
- Connection: establish and maintain trusting relationships that are respectful and constructive

**Who Should Apply**:
If you would like to contribute your own remarkable talents to North America’s largest not-for-profit theatre, we’d like to hear from you.