Costume Lead

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is looking for a Costume Lead to join our Studio Operations team in Doraville, GA.

In this role you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the costume and wardrobe department to support both our internal and external productions within the broader Atlanta metro region. You’ll provide oversight of an extensive inventory of production assets to ensure ideal curation and utilization while managing a team to support production logistics, inventory management, and billing. You will also work closely with Los Angeles based team members to help build and manage key SOPs, system technologies, and standards across the departments.  

You will need to be a seasoned production professional able to operate at multiple levels and bring in a forward-thinking operations expertise.

What You’ll Do

• Manage P&L for the department through daily, weekly, and monthly monitoring of material costs, labor expenses, and revenue streams. Partner with finance and executives to inform and create annual operation budgets, monthly forecasts, and long-range planning
• Determine optimal scheduling and labor shifts including workdays/hours, and overtime based on business volume
• Oversee office administration functions including customer onboarding, order processing, invoicing/billing, client dispute resolution, vendor relations, out-of-state shipping, monthly accounting close, etc.
• Meet with customers to discuss new/continuing show budgets; identify current/future needs and find creative ways to solve production problems. Respond to customer feedback, suggestions, and issues
• Measure and report rental inventory utilization; provide recommendations around asset acquisition, liquidation, and merchandising based on category, period, location, and opportunity for growth and expansion
• Provide design/consulting services for various productions, on-lot events/seminars, high-profile community/industry engagements

Qualifications

Let’s Talk About You…

• Customer Service Champion- No request is too big or too small, you put customers and our people first   
• Passion for Production- You understand and care about high-end content production and how our businesses fit into the overarching process
• Growth leader- You are a proven leader known to challenge the status quo, introduce new and better ways of delivering results, and make difficult decisions and lead through change
• Analytical expert- You create tools and processes quickly and accurately to provide job estimates for clients leveraging deep industry experience, historical trends, team expertise, and vendor relationships
• Flawless executer- You get things done! Using strong business acumen, organizational and superior process/project management skills, you prioritize and execute numerous complex projects in parallel
• Trendsetter- You understand market shifts as demand changes and how to respond quickly with the right assets at the right time
• Tech-savvy – You are an MS Office whiz and can take on new software with ease

What You Must Have…

• BS degree in related field or equivalent of combination education/experience
• 6+ years of experience in a business environment, solving complex operational problems with proven record of leadership
• 3+ years of experience in a role that requires application of extensive knowledge of clothing - styles, fabrics, patterns, shoes, jewelry, and accessories by decade
• Work experience in film production
• Work experience in Costume Rental House
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