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52119.06 – Costumiers

Costumiers oversee the acquisition, fitting and maintenance of costumes for television, motion picture productions, and theatre and stage productions.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Costumier
  • Wardrobe coordinator

Core competencies

  • Coordinating to ensure costumes align with the overall vision of a production, harmonizing with sets, lighting and character development for a cohesive aesthetic
  • Oral Communication: Oral Expression to communicate their creative ideas, collaborate with directors and performers, and articulate the concepts behind their costume designs
  • Fluency of Ideas to brainstorm and develop innovative costume concepts that enhance the narrative and characters
  • Near Vision to see small details clearly to ensure costumes are crafted with accuracy
  • Colour Perception to ensure costumes match the intended design and the production’s overall aesthetic
  • Collaboration to work closely with directors, producers and other design team members to ensure costumes align with the overall vision of the production
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand artistic principles of colour theory, composition and style to create visually appealing and cohesive costumes that add to the aesthetic of the production

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Study scripts to determine the necessary costumes and oversee the acquisition, fitting and maintenance of costumes.

Additional information

  • There may be an overlap in duties among occupations in this unit group, depending on the size of the production or broadcasting studio.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators (53111)
  • Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (53123)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

52 – Technical occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

521 – Technical occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5211 – Technical occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts

Unit group

52119 – Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts

Occupational profile

52119.06 – Costumiers

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