Mail Portfolio Project

This project will deal with creating a sample portfolio that can be mailed to prospective employers, either as a cold mailing or the portfolio was requested. The project will include a physical portfolio that is shows examples of your design/tech work and a CD that will digitally present your portfolio. You will need to include your resume, a new cover letter with this project.

Upon researching this project I found several listings for Costume related jobs on the ARTsearch website. You may use this project to apply for those jobs. At very least your project will be sent to Todd Proffitt, the Production Manager for the The Chautauqua Theatre Company.

Cover letter
• Return address
• Inside address
• Date
• Salutation
• Body
• List materials provided
• Reference to enclosures
• Closure
• Signature

Should include why you are sending your portfolio, your experience, what information you are showing in the portfolio, and that you would like to talk further about your work.

Portfolio contents includes:
• Resume
• Design work, class, produced educational and professional
• CD portfolio

Photo Information
• Title
• Playwright
• Production company
• Date
• Brief comments: concept, technique or design approach

Supportive Materials
• Renderings, Sketches, Draftings (reduced to fit format)
• Research materials
• Samples
• Paperwork
• Review

CD Portfolio:
• You will leave this with the employer, (everything else you will ask to be returned)
• Should be of a format that is self executing, i.e. PowerPoint slide show, PDF, or jpegs slides.
• Should include brief comments: concept, technique or design approach

U/RTA program that offers BA, BFA and MFA degrees seeks Assistant Costume Shop Manager/Cutter-Draper for a nine-month appointment. Responsibilities: Create patterns, fit and alter costumes for 8 productions a year. Also draping, cutting, supervising stitchers and students, attending dress rehearsals; informal teaching of graduate and undergraduate students. Required: Baccalaureate degree and/or equivalent professional experience; good organizational skills; and demonstrated ability with draping, pattern making, cutting, costume construction based on knowledge of costume history. Send letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of recommendation and at least ten images of your work to: Assistant Costume Shop Manager Search, NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, School of Theatre and Dance, DeKalb, IL 60115. Preference will be given to complete applications received by February 15, 2007, however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. AA/EEO Institution.