Hair and Makeup

**Hair and Makeup - Theatre Practitioner Level 3**:
This is a term position from January 20 - 25, 2025.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus - artists, leaders, and thinkers - to unleash their creative potential.

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) - comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations - as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

**The Opportunity**:
Banff Centre is looking for a Theatre Practitioner Level 3 - Hair and Makeup who can work collaboratively to provide support for Why Not Theatre's performance of Mahabharata: The Journey Begins.

**Specific Accountabilities**:

- Assist with hair and makeup for both live performance and video capture on site.
- Assisting with fitting hair pieces and wigs for cast members.

**Qualification and Educational Requirements**:

- Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a working practitioner in their discipline within a Theatre or Performing Arts production environment
- Has completed a formal theatre education
- Must have a working knowledge of the theories and practices that support this discipline
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to stay calm under pressure
- Able to work with tight, changing timelines in a fast paced environment

**Special Requirements**:
**Employment Terms & Benefits**:

- This position pays between $27.17 and $31.51 per hour, depending on experience, working up to 40 hours per week on a rotating schedule.
- This is a term position, from January 20 - 25, 2025
- Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:

- Transitional staff housing (based on availability)
- Professional development
- Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts (Vistas, Maclab Bistro)
- Onsite fitness facility (Fitness centre, climbing wall and pool.)

**Application Process**:
Commitment to Diversity

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Guided by our values, Banff Centre is rooted in Alberta with provincial, national and global impact. Our strength arises from inclusion; the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds in our work and team. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression to apply.

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