The Royal Opera is looking for a Tailor, Men's Costume Atelier

Do you want to contribute to an exciting time of change at the Royal Opera and help create world-class performing arts? The Royal Opera is now looking for a tailor for the costume atelier and men's tailoring.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a tailor in the costume atelier, you will be an important part of ensuring costume production for the Royal Opera and the men's tailoring. You will have an active role in the costume department regarding productions, in collaboration with costume designers and production teams. Daily tasks include supervising tailors, where communication and continuous follow-up are key. You will coordinate costume fittings and ensure that the complex work planning is carried out in the best way for both new and existing productions. The costume unit is part of the Technical section at the Royal Opera. As a tailor, you report to the Head of the Costume Atelier.

Together, we dress our artists on stage for both opera and ballet performances, and we produce approximately 1000 costumes per year!

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCE PROFILE

As a Tailor who operationally supervises Tailors and collaborates with production teams from different countries, there are high demands on your communication skills. The work is varied with periods of high work pace, which requires the ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy, structure, and a sense of quality. To succeed in this role, you need to be confident in your craft, well-organized, and good at planning and prioritizing. You should enjoy working independently and on your own initiative, but you also have a good ability to collaborate with and engage colleagues within the department. As a person, we hope you are creative, recognize the importance of collaboration, and have strong problem-solving skills. You are expected to be a role model in a value-creating organization and contribute to a safe and pleasant working environment, in line with the Royal Opera's leadership and employee philosophy.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Training as a tailor with several years of experience working in tailoring. You also have additional training in pattern making.
• Experience in costume design, theater production, or similar areas is an advantage. Experience in pattern making and sewing is a requirement.
• Previous experience in supervising and effectively planning and organizing work is important.
• Very good knowledge of textile materials, pattern making of historical garments.
• Your English language skills are very good, and you have basic computer skills, especially in Office. Swedish is our working language, which requires understanding and expression.
• We are facing significant changes given the relocation from the Opera House during a planned multi-year renovation, so adaptability and change management are required to succeed in this role.

WE OFFER

We offer you a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and creative environment where we together create world-class opera and ballet performances. With us, you will have the chance to collaborate closely with prominent and innovative designers, where you play an important role in realizing our costume designers' visions. Through your interpretation of sketches, you have the opportunity to convey their essence through the costumes, contributing to creating a unique experience for the audience.

You will work with a wide variety of garments, from historical to modern styles, where materials and details with high precision are combined with more robust elements. We value creativity and craftsmanship, and offer a workplace where your talent and commitment can reach its full potential.

EMPLOYMENT

The position is a permanent employment with a 6-month probationary period. Working hours are daytime, 40 hours/week. Start date according to agreement.

CONTACT PERSONS

Welcome with your application by March 14th, selection is ongoing. You apply with a CV. For more information about the position, please contact Jeanette Stener - Head of the Costume Atelier. The union contact person is Jenny Antoni-Lindqvist, Ledarna. You can reach both via email at firstname.lastname@operan.se

As Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet, the Royal Opera should be accessible to everyone and touch with strong emotions. Our values are: High quality, Welcoming, Fearless, and Timeless. The Royal Opera is a state-owned limited company with an annual turnover of approximately 600 million SEK and around 700 employees from more than 20 different countries, representing over 120 professional categories. With over 200 opera and ballet performances, concerts, and several hundred activities for children and young people, each season offers a wide range of experiences – both in and outside the Opera House and via the digital channel Operan Play. The repertoire spans several centuries and includes both classical and newly written works.

The Opera strives for gender balance within all departments and values the qualities that ethnic and cultural diversity brings to the organization.

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