HIRING: WOMENSWEAR PATTERN MAKER & SEWIST

Join our entertainment design studio, where we create custom performance costumes and specialty garments for recording artists, touring performers, and music-industry productions. We are seeking an experienced, detail-driven Pattern Maker (who specializes in women’s wear) who can translate creative concepts into precise, production-ready patterns and well-fitting samples or garments. This role involves bringing designs from concept to finished garment, sewing your own patterns, and preparing patterns for other sewistes to construct as needed.

POSITION DETAILS:

• Starting pay: $32–$35 per hour, based on experience with higher compensation considered for exceptional technical skills
• Schedule: 4–5 days per week, on-site (this is not a freelance position)
• Experience: 2–3 years of professional experience in women’s wear pattern making and sample development
• Work setting: Fast-paced studio environment with hands-on collaboration across design, tailoring, sewing, and embellishment teams

•studio hours are 10am-6pm (the job is deadline driven, overtime is expected as a project might demand occasionally)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and develop patterns for custom womenswear, stage costumes, and performance garments.
• Draft, drape, and refine patterns to achieve precise fit, shape, and structure.
• Sew and assemble garments from your own patterns, from initial samples through finished pieces.
• Prepare patterns for others to sew and assemble.
• Collaborate with designers and the production team to bring creative concepts to life.
• Attend fittings and make pattern adjustments, alterations, and construction refinements.
• Work with a variety of fabrics, including stretch materials, delicate textiles, and specialty performance fabrics.
• Maintain high standards for fit, finish, construction, and attention to detail.
• Manage time effectively while working on multiple projects with tight deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong womenswear pattern-making and garment construction skills.
(We are looking for someone with strong pattern-making skills, including draping, drafting, and garment development).

• Professional sewing experience and the ability to produce finished garments independently.
• Experience with both flat pattern drafting and draping.
• Ability to interpret design sketches, references, and fitting notes.
• Strong understanding of garment fit, proportions, fabric behavior, and construction techniques.
• Comfortable collaborating with other tailors and preparing patterns for team production.
• Organized, dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced studio.
• Experience in custom fashion, entertainment costumes, stage wear, or couture is a plus.

The Studio Environment

You will work on-site in a collaborative creative studio alongside designers, tailors, seamstresses, and specialty artisans. Projects are highly customized and may involve tight timelines, multiple fittings, last-minute revisions, and shifting production priorities.

The ideal candidate stays calm under pressure, responds thoughtfully to feedback, takes initiative, and enjoys finding practical solutions to complex creative challenges. This is an opportunity to create garments that deliver both visual impact and reliable performance on stage for high profile clientele..

How to Apply

Please email the following

• Resume
• Portfolio or website or link to social media
• 3–5 examples of women’s wear patterns, muslins, samples, or completed garments
• A brief description of your role in each submitted project
• Your availability and preferred start date
• Will not consider AI generated responses or cover letters. (Looking for someone with critical thinking skills)