Wigs and Make-Up Senior Technician

Fixed term for 2 years

The role will include an element of skill specific training.

Full time; 42.5 hours per week

Salary: £41,265.12 per annum

Based in: Covent Garden, London

Who we are:

The Royal Opera House continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. The Royal Opera House wants to share these life-changing artforms with as many people as we can, working to enrich the cultural life of the nation by growing the public enjoyment and appreciation of exceptional ballet and opera.

The role:

Our Technical, Production and Costume Department plays a leading part in ensuring our performances are of the highest quality by delivering technical excellence for every performance, rehearsal, and event.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Wigs & Make Up professional to join our busy team in a newly created specialist position, working across both Opera and Ballet. The postholder will develop their current WHAM skills by undertaking training on global majority hair and make-up, subsequently sharing this knowledge and developing skills with the wider team.

What you will bring:

The ideal candidate will be a team player, with excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach, who can demonstrate:

• A proven track record in performance-related Wig and Make-up work for major companies.
  
   


• An excellent background in a wide variety of wig and make-up preparation techniques including wig making.
  
   


• Proven ability to realise make-up looks from an existing design.
  
   


• An awareness of hair types and the latest hair and wig styling techniques and products, creating historical period styles, wig fittings, and carrying out routine alterations and re-fronting.
  
   


• Demonstrable experience in running performances and providing excellent levels of customer care.
  
   


• Demonstrable understanding of Health and Safety implications of the role.
  
   


• Willingness to learn new skills and help train others.

This role is a fixed term contract funded post with a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in Wigs and Make-up skills, specifically global majority hair care. The role will include training and external placements and sharing that learning across the department. Experience with our arts forms is not a pre-requisite for this position.

Closing date for applications: 8am, Friday 8th March 2024.

Interviews will be held w/c 11th March 2024.