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 Costume Development Producer is a leader responsible for a team of highly collaborative professionals that handle the development of ready-to-wear garments for our cast working in attractions, food and beverage and hotels. Successful candidates will lead the development lifecycle from fiscal feasibility through implementation.
This position reports to the Manager, Costume Design & Development
This is a temporary role with no guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do
Provide daily leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a team of direct & indirect reports, including ensuring the team receives accurate training and understands their role and how to perform it.
Review and prepare workflow, resource needs, and action plans while ensuring efficiency, quality, and customer service standards are met
Create financial estimates, spend plans, and regular ongoing financial report-outs for all active projects
Ensure costume standards are being met for operational costumes including but not limited to area functionality, area staffing strategies and cost comparisons.
Look for areas of opportunity to improve efficiency for the organization and strive for consistent processes within the department.
Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and implementing standards and procedures and aligning with Company guidelines
Establish an open and encouraging working relationship with co-workers and support staff across the organization, and across partnering teams including but not limited to Art Directors, Inventory Planning and Buying teams.
Proactively identify operational issues, recommend and implement strategies to resolve
Required Qualifications
5+ years experience in the garment industry with a focus on ready-to-wear/uniform/apparel product development
5+ years experience leading salaried and hourly non-union employees
Experience delivering uniform/apparel development projects timely and on-budget while communicating with executive leadership, sponsors, and clients
Problem-solving and conflict resolution experience
Experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing tasks
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
Experience delivering direct written and oral feedback
Experience communicating (written & verbal) with all levels of partners with focus on Executive communication
Experience collaborating and working through compromise that result in win/win agreements and outcomes
Experience facilitating team meetings and large workshops to drive commitments and accountability
Experience working in a business environment where cost benefit and return on investment analysis are key decision factors
Ability to drive between work locations in a given day
Ability to be flexible with work schedule, including extended hours and holidays
Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, and synthetic furs
Preferred Qualifications
Education
High School diploma or equivalent is required
Advanced degree in Costuming, Fashion, Apparel, or related fields is preferred
Additional Information
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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