Job Description
The Role:
The King’s Foundation is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Costume Craft Programme Lead to support the delivery of the Costume Craft Programme — a fully funded, postgraduate-level opportunity developed in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios. Based at the Dumfries House Estate in East Ayrshire, this immersive programme equips students with technical and creative skills, alongside sustainability-led approaches, for careers in the screen and stage costume industry.
The post holder will take a strategic and operational role in the development and delivery of an industry-led, studio-based curriculum. They will lead on teaching costume construction techniques in response to professional briefs, including work on both individual costumes and crowd scenes. Working alongside a small team of staff and visiting tutors, the Costume Craft Programme Lead will ensure that the programme delivers exceptional technical training, fosters creativity, and embeds sustainability throughout.
They will support learners from diverse backgrounds to develop professional-level technical ability, creative confidence, and industry awareness, ensuring the programme reflects best practice in the screen and stage costume sector. They will also contribute to strategic planning, curriculum development, and industry engagement to ensure the programme remains ...