Do you love bringing stories to life through costume design?
RISE Music & Dance is looking for a creative, organized, and collaborative Costume Designer to lead the costume department for our 2026–2027 theatre season.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a passion for theatrical costume design who enjoys collaborating with directors, working with young performers, and seeing productions come together from concept to curtain call.
About RISE
RISE Music & Dance is a growing performing arts school in Houston offering children's musical theatre productions, dance classes, music lessons, and camps. Each year, hundreds of students participate in our theatre program, performing fully staged productions for family and friends.
Our productions emphasize creativity, teamwork, and age-appropriate family entertainment.
Productions for the 2026–2027 Season
- Jingle Jury
- October–December 2026
- 1 Cast
- Annie
- January–March 2027
- Up to 3 Casts
- Newsies
- March–May 2027
- Up to 2 Casts
Final cast counts are determined by enrollment.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Designing costume concepts in collaboration with directors
- Sourcing, constructing, altering, and organizing costumes
- Managing costume fittings
- Maintaining costume plots and costume assignments
- Tracking costume inventory
- Managing production costume budgets
- Attending required production meetings, fittings, dress rehearsals, tech rehearsals, performances, and costume strike
- Organizing and maintaining RISE's costume inventory between productions
Much of the costume preparation and sewing work may be completed offsite.
Compensation
Compensation is based on the number of casts produced.
- 1 Cast: $2,400
- 2 Casts: $3,000
- 3 Casts: $3,600
Estimated total compensation for the 2026–2027 season is up to $9,000.
Costume budgets are provided separately and are not included in contractor compensation.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who is:
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Reliable and dependable
- Comfortable working with children and families
- Collaborative with directors and production staff
- Creative while working within production budgets
- Able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
Experience with theatrical costume design is preferred.
Sewing and alteration experience is strongly preferred.
Experience maintaining costume inventories or costume plots is a plus.
Why This Role Is Unique
This position offers the opportunity to:
- Design costumes for multiple fully staged productions each season
- Build a strong costume design portfolio
- Work with an extensive existing costume inventory
- Collaborate with an experienced theatre leadership team
- Make a meaningful impact on hundreds of young performers
To Apply
Please submit:
- Resume
- Portfolio (if available)
- Brief introduction describing your theatre and costume experience
Pay: $9,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
