Wardrobe assistants help to make, find and look after clothes and costumes used in theatre, film and TV productions.
41 to 43 variable
freelance / self-employed as customers demand
You can get into this job through:
You can take a higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in costume design, fashion or textiles. This could give you an advantage later if you want to become a costume designer.
You'll usually need:
You could start by doing a college course to get some of the skills needed for this job, for example:
You may need:
You can get into this job by doing a broadcast production assistant advanced apprenticeship. This can be used to get into a lot of different jobs in film and TV, including costume runner and wardrobe assistant.
You'll usually need:
You could start out as a runner with a production company and get the experience and contacts you need to move into wardrobe and costume work.
Volunteering is a great way to build up your skills and to make contacts with people in the industry. Your contacts can be a good way of finding paid work later on. You could get volunteering experience through:
You can find more details about how to become a wardrobe assistant through Creative Choices and ScreenSkills.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties might include:
You could work at a film studio, on a film set, in a theatre or at a tv studio.
Your working environment may be cramped and hot.