Head of Wardrobe

Vancouver Opera is hiring a Head of Wardrobe on contract for its 2026/27 productions of The Barber of Seville and La traviata and the Howl Opera in Schools tour, reporting to the Technical Director and working closely with the Costume Director. The role runs the wardrobe department: costume inventory, buying, fittings, budgets, paperwork, load-in and load-out, and supervising cutters, sewers and assistants, with about 15 guaranteed full-time weeks between January and May 2027 plus shop and rental work. Applicants must be members of IATSE 118 or willing to join, and should be confident with alterations and with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Send a cover letter and résumé to the Director of Artistic & Production by 5 p.m. on November 22, 2026.