We are currently recruiting a Wardrobe Supervisor to join our Layered Reality team at The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience (www.thewaroftheworldsimmersive.com).
Layered Reality™ are the leaders in immersive entertainment experiences - with powerful storytelling, cutting-edge technology and outstanding customer service. We combine live theatre (actors, movie-scale sets, and special effects) together with the latest digital technology (virtual reality, projection mapping and holograms) plus physical sensations (sight, sound, smell, touch and movement) to create a unique immersive experience that is truly memorable.
We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to help bring our Layered Reality world to life! We want fun, dynamic, and friendly personalities to join our team. You will be self-motivated with a can-do attitude whilst ensuring we deliver and maintain high standards of costume throughout this cutting-edge experience. On a daily basis, this role will make sure that the team are in the correct costumes at all times, ensuring that our guests are completely immersed in the world that is created from the moment they step inside our doors.
Scope & Responsibilities
Working within the BOH Department as the Wardrobe Supervisor you will be responsible for overseeing the daily running of the department. You will help make and maintain costume and millinery used in our productions, ensuring the costumes look authentic to the relevant time periods. You will support the Wardrobe Manager in fittings and ensuring all costumes are of a high standard ready for performances.
This role involves supporting actors with dressing and occasional lone working. You must have a good level of health and safety knowledge and be self motivated, able to take initiative based on a strong knowledge and understanding of the show and work within clear delegated levels of authority. This role will also support other BOH teams where required.
Background & Experience
You will be a highly self-motivated individual, with previous experience in theatre productions. You will have significant costume experience within a theatre or similar environment, demonstrating excellent sewing skills (both by hand and with machine), and the ability to work with a range of fabrics and textiles. You will have experience working in team leadership and possess strong organisational skills with good instincts.
Desired Attributes
* Minimum three years’ experience as a Wardrobe Assistant or above.
* Strong problem solving and communication skills.
* Ability to remain calm under pressure.
* Confident both working as part of a team and independently.
* Flexible (evening and weekend work will be required).
* Conversational English.
Expectations of Role
* Dressing
* Rail set up for performances
* Laundry Call
* Clean, steam and iron garments
* Repairs and general maintenance
* Basic alterations
* Enacting design adjustments as requested by Wardrobe Manager
* Continuity checks
* Basic costume breakdown
* Show watches
* Keeping up general cleanliness and standards BOH
* General responsibility for all wardrobe and dressing departmental areas
* Prop weaponry supervision (if applicable)
* Sign off Cast before they enter the show when Wardrobe Manager is not present
* Stock checks
* Supervise Inventory
* Construction of new costume as per requirements
* Training of Wardrobe Assistants where required
* Weekly handovers / check ins with Wardrobe Assistants
* Aid Wardrobe Manager in research tasks where required
* Ordering of pre approved products required to run the Wardrobe department
* Sourcing costume items or replacing damaged stock, based off of Costume design / existing costumes as approved by Wardrobe Manager
* Correctly store out of use costumes
Job Title: Wardrobe Supervisor
Job Type: Permanent
Probation: 3 Months
Pay: £14.75 p/h
Location: Aldgate, London, EC3A 2BJ
Start Date: Mid-Late January 2026
Please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and covering letter explaining what you can bring to the role and why you would like to work for us.