Location: Thorpe Park Resort, KT16 8PN Hours: Full Time, Part Time Pay: £13.40 per hour Contract Type: Seasonal, until November 2025 With a keen interest in costume, you will be responsible for delivering designs against a concept brief for all of our Entertainment offerings. Working alongside the relevant stakeholders you will need to produce designs from scratch, deliver them to the project team for sign off and then create bespoke items for individual characters, seeing the process through to creation and then onto repair and maintenance. With a variety of costumed characters throughout the events, we will need originality, creativity and an eye for detail. A passion for bringing concepts to life in an operational environment will help deliver high quality garments for use in the theme park industry. Key Accountabilities To design costumes in line with a clear concept briefs To utilize existing costume to create new and bespoke character costumes across the attractions Respond creatively to event briefs in line with brand guidelines. To bring to life the vision of the creative against a clear set criteria. Collaborate closely with the Entertainments Performance Manager to ensure costumes are fit for purpose and that they engage with the characters. To work with the Costume supervisor to create templates, designs and order requests within the event & production budget. Ensure cleanliness standards and working areas are always maintained, tidy and safe. Assist with auditing all costume assets within the department. An Ideal candidate will have the following skills/qualifications: Pattern Cutting Strong Sewing skills Confidently use an over locker and Industrial sewing machines Laundry and basic cleaning skills Dressing Maintenance and repair making Stock taking Ability to work with a wide range of fabrics Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world! 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants 40% discount online off LEGO, and much more! Free bus from Staines station for all employees Fortnightly pay Free staff parking Ongoing training & development to have a longer-term career in Merlin Access to Perks at Work which 30,000 national & local employee discounts If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@thorpe-park.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible. GBP £13.40/Hr.