Master Tailor/Workshop Leader

ROLE SCOPE 

• Oversee and lead all Tailoring Departments across Miral Experiences Costuming Departments, ensuring consistent standards of craftsmanship, efficiency, and artistic quality.
• Act as the single point of contact for senior management regarding tailoring operations, workload planning, quality assurance, and production readiness.
• Manage, mentor, and support Senior Tailors and seamstresses, providing technical leadership, performance guidance, and professional development.
• Oversee both operational tailoring workflows (daily alterations, repairs, maintenance) and creative costume build-ups, ensuring operational needs are met without disruption during peak creative periods.
• Plan, prioritize, and balance departmental workload to maintain continuity of operational costume support while delivering creative projects on schedule.
• Lead and supervise master-level pattern making, draping, fittings, and construction for complex male and female costumes across productions and special events.
• Ensure creative build-ups are aligned with the Costume Technology department and other Creative Costuming sub-departments, coordinating fittings, timelines, and technical requirements.
• Oversee quality control across all tailoring outputs, actively safeguarding production, brand, and artistic values across all properties.
• Manage tailoring team scheduling, including days off, annual leave planning, and resource allocation to maintain adequate coverage at all times.
• Support and guide Senior Tailors in the execution of challenging costume developments, offering solutions to technical and construction challenges.
• Ensure costumes are completed and maintained in time for season openings, rehearsals, fittings, and live operations.
• Oversee fabric, trims, and materials usage across workshops, supporting inventory planning and timely ordering in collaboration with management.
• Supervise and guide external vendors involved in tailoring or costume construction, ensuring adherence to quality and technical standards.
• Contribute to departmental and cross-departmental planning meetings, providing expert insights into tailoring capabilities, timelines, and workflow optimization.
• Champion a positive, collaborative, safe, and high-performance work environment that fosters creativity, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Perform additional duties as required by leadership, demonstrating flexibility, strategic thinking, and commitment to organizational goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

• Higher secondary or equivalent education
• Formal or extensive professional experience in costume tailoring for both male and female garments
• Minimum of 5 years of master-level tailoring experience with costumes and managing a team of tailors
• 12+ years of professional sewing and tailoring experience
• Master-level costume tailoring skills for both female and male costumes, including advanced hand and machine sewing
• Expert fabric draping, cutting, fitting, and pattern making skills
• Ability to lead and review complex costume builds from concept through execution
• Proficient in operating industrial and domestic sewing machines and industrial serger machines
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality control
• Exceptional time management skills
• Ability to balance operational and creative priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills
• Extensive experience working with performers and understanding performance-driven costume requirements
   

Desirable:

• Associate degree or higher in Theatre, Costume Design, or a related field
• 5+ years working in theme parks, large-scale theatrical productions, live entertainment, or cruise ship costume operations
• Knowledge of theatrical show supplies, materials, and specialty vendors
• Specialization in costume technology, complex finishes, or embroidery
• Theme park or large-scale entertainment production experience