Associate Costume Development Manager - Internal Assignment (IA)/Project Hire (PH)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10127644 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 28/08/2025Résumé du poste:
Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust.
The Associate Costume Development Manager will lead operational costume design and development projects from initial planning to final delivery and installation. This individual will act as the face of the projects to all levels of stakeholders from executives to hourly union Cast.
You will report to the Costume Development Producer.
This is a temporary role with no guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do
Lead project planning including scope, creative content, project timeline, and financials
Lead and coordinate project execution including issuance of work authorizations, task prioritization, coordination of functionality, and design reviews
Maintain the balance between cost, quality, and timeliness, to ensure the successful completion of each project on target, on time, and on budget
Assure the creative design intent is balanced with practical manufacturing and operational considerations throughout the development phase by maintaining communications and facilitating interactions between the Designer and other members of the development team
Collaborate with Pre-Production staff to ensure transition from development into mass production for offshore and domestic manufacturing
Participate in creative development work sessions to facilitate scope definition and initial R.O.M. financial estimate
Collaborate with Costume Designer, Project/Fabric Buyer, to refine project scope as materials are selected and construction methods are refined
Facilitate creative advancement by encouraging innovation with materials, methods, and construction techniques
Assure functional reviews are conducted of prototype costumes and the feedback is accurately considered for incorporation into the design
Assure adequate documentation of photo, garment, and design illustrations are prepared for inclusion in YuniquePLM, GUS (Garment Utilization System), and all costume collateral or promotional materials
Facilitate resolution of quality and functionality issues that result from the initial release and usage of costume components
Present designs/projects to various levels of partners including senior executives
Required Qualifications & Skills
1+ years experience in leading apparel development
Experience using financial systems to track project and/or budget health
Experience in delivering compelling, insightful, & accurate presentations to all levels of clients, including senior executives
Experience with garment construction
Experience picking the right textile for specific uses based on the textile properties and the end-use
Experience communicating with a variety of collaborators (written and verbal)
Experience working in a team environment where collaboration is key
Experience in planning, problem-solving, conflict resolution, influencing, and negotiating
Ability to be flexible with work schedule, including weekends and holidays
Ability to obtain a valid Passport
Ability to work around all types of fabrics, fibers, and synthetic furs
Ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using purchasing software, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite (Smartsheet), GUS+ (Garment Utilization System), and/or YuniquePLM
Experience in Product Buying
Experience in project management
Experience in the Theatre, Costuming, Merchandise, or the Fashion Industry
Education
High School diploma or equivalent is required
Advanced degree in Fashion, Costuming, Merchandising, Project Management, or related is preferred
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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Sur Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fondée en 1952 sous le nom de WED Entreprises pour concevoir et construire le premier parc à thème au monde — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) est le lieu où l’imagination et la créativité s’associent à une technologie de pointe pour créer des expériences inoubliables. WDI est la force créative qui imagine, conçoit et construit tous les parcs à thème, complexes hôteliers, attractions et navires de croisière Disney dans le monde entier. La force unique d’Imagineering provient de son équipe mondiale diverse de professionnels créatifs et techniques, qui s’appuient sur l’héritage de la narration de Disney pour créer de nouvelles formes de divertissement. Les Imagineers qui pratiquent ce mélange unique d’œuvres d’art et de science travaillent dans plus de 100 disciplines pour guider une idée du début à la fin, de la phase de conception créative sans contraintes jusqu’au jour de l’ouverture.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Imagineering Live, LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Walt Disney Imagineering.
Disney Imagineering Live, LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.