Senior Costume Technicians

We’re Wētā Workshop - an award-winning creative design and manufacturing facility based in Wellington, New Zealand — where artists, makers, and storytellers bring imaginary worlds to life. From creatures to costumes, props to miniatures, tours, and entire immersive experiences, we turn ideas into reality.

Our Costume department offer a full suite of specialty costume realisation and fabrication services for high-end, world-class costume creation – you can see some of our work here: https://www.wetaworkshop.com/what-we-do/manufacture/costumes

With some exciting, creatively complex projects getting underway, we’re looking for Senior Costume Technicians to join the crew through to the end of June.

Our role

Our Senior Technicians are a key part of the team, and contribute to our creations and team efficiency through:

• Providing a range of technical support in the creation and development of products and processes
• Advising on best methods of approaching designs in the early stages (either from a pattern cutting or fabrication perspective)
• Reviewing/quality checking products prior to delivering
• Providing guidance and training to new crew, and supervising them throughout the design and fabrication process

Our ideal candidates

We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced people who are able to take direction and have strong attention to detail.

It’s essential that you bring:

• 3 years minimum of professional industrial sewing experience
• Pattern making skills (ideally including drape patterning)
• Knowledge and experience with a broad range of textiles
• The ability to communicate effectively within a team that works with multiple other departments in the workshop

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Comfort working with unconventional materials, and unusual, cumbersome costume parts
• Experience with creature suits, specialty suits or mascot suits (including working with foam and/or silicon)
• A passion for sharing your knowledge, skills and ideas.

This is a fast-paced environment so we need crew who can think on their feet and manage their time well.

Our team have worked on some great projects, you’ll get the chance to learn from some of the best in the business, as well as help the next generation hone their skills.

If you’re keen to find out more, please check out our job description here – or reach out to [email protected]

 

Next Steps

Apply with your portfolio today (please make it clear in your portfolio what part you played in the products you’re presenting).

Additional information

We’re based in Miramar, Wellington.

Our standard hours are 42.5 hours per week, but we are ideally looking for people who can be flexible as overtime is occasionally required.

 

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate you through the recruitment process, please let us know.

Successful applicants will undergo background checks as part of our recruitment process