Ladies Workroom Assistant Cutter Manager

Fixed-Term (12months): 42.5 hours per week Salary: £50,492.64 per annum Based in: Covent Garden, London Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here. The Royal Ballet and Opera 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. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera. The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world. 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 now seeking to appoint Ladies Workroom Assistant Manager. Working collaboratively with the Manager/Lead Cutter in this role you will lead staff and manage all activities in the Ladies Workroom required for the repair and making of items for productions, achieving the highest standards to realise the Designers' creative vision. What You'll Bring Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A Theatrical Costume and Design course qualification to degree level, or comparable qualification/degree in a relevant craft skills area.
• A proven track record in craft skills workrooms with a major production theatre or venue, or comparable film/TV experience
• Extensive practical cutting and making experience with a sympathetic approach to creative concepts, interpreting practical terms, as well as excellent knowledge of modern and traditional methods of construction, periods styles, and history of costumes.
• Positive leadership style, leading by example and strong relationship management skills and clear communicator with a proactive approach to communication
• An excellent knowledge of costume fitting and alteration techniques.
• Able to accurately interpret design concepts from scale drawings and sketches and to assist in passing work onto the team. The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK's leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

A full job description can be found here. For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here. For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful. Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 23rd September 2026 To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances. Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.