- Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.
- Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.
- Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major
Wardrobe assistant | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Wardrobe assistants help to make, find and look after clothes and costumes used in theatre, film and TV productions.
Wardrobe assistants typically work around 41 to 43 hours per week.
As a Wardrobe assistant you will typically work freelance / self-employed.
This occupation tends to be:
Average salary |
48,627 GBP * |
per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Wardrobe assistant
Average salary for full-time Wardrobe assistant
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48,627 GBP
Salary over time for Wardrobe assistant
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48,627 GBP
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27,391 GBP
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Future outlook for Wardrobe assistants
Balanced outlook
Fair outlook
-4% yearly wage growth (on average)
Balanced outlook
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Things to highlight for your Wardrobe assistant interview
Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Innovation Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
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