Visual Development Artist - Costume Design

2 Months ago • All levels • Concept Art • $117,000 PA - $140,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Visual Development Artist - Costume Design creates concept art and design guidance for character outfits. Responsibilities include researching clothing from various time periods and styles, designing narratively driven costumes based on directorial vision, collaborating with production and art directors, and executing detailed construction call-outs and technical packets for downstream departments (modeling, surfacing, simulation). The role requires expertise in fashion history, technical drawing, and collaborative skills. Experience with Photoshop and familiarity with tailoring/Marvelous Designer is a plus. The successful candidate will possess a rich imagination, a sense of whimsy, and the ability to bring original and unexpected thinking to the team.
Must have:
  • Costume design experience
  • Fashion history knowledge
  • Technical drawing skills
  • Collaboration skills
  • Photoshop proficiency
Good to have:
  • Tailoring experience
  • Marvelous Designer experience
  • Hair styling design
Perks:
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Other benefits (see link for details)

Job Details

Job Summary:

Visual Development Artists focused in Costume Design create the concept art and design guidance for the outfits and wardrobes of our iconic characters. They inform, inspire, and touch many aspects of our creative pipeline. They bring a director’s vision to life, creating wardrobe designs that will reflect and accentuate the personalities of the characters wearing them as well as facilitate a wide range of character performance and movement. They also provide technical drawings and research to inform the construction and detail of material texture, weight, and movement for such collaborative departments as modeling, surfacing, and simulation.

We’re looking for Visual Development Artists experienced in Costume Design who have a rich imagination, a sense of whimsy and appeal, and a vast knowledge of fashion history and innovation. We want collaborative designers who will bring original and unexpected thinking and passion to our team and enhance our artistic legacy of animated appeal.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Research clothing from a wide range of time periods and styles
  • Design narratively driven costumes to enrich the worlds of our films based on a director’s vision
  • Collaborate with the Production Designer and Art Director of Characters on all assignments
  • Be comfortable working in a variety of genres, time periods, and design styles
  • Execute detailed construction call-outs and technical packeting work to expedite collaboration with downstream departments in the production pipeline, communicating directly with departments as necessary. Call-outs and packets include information on material types, color, texture, construction explanation, and photographic examples or technical drawings that support the final designs
  • Research and design hairstyles (grooms) and provide construction reference for downstream departments
  • Proactively engage and collaborate with the Art Department
  • Possess a working familiarity with Photoshop
  • Experience with tailoring and working with fabrics and/or Marvelous Designer a bonus
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Portfolios Should Include:

  • Narratively driven costume designs (for animation, film, theatre, toy/product design, personal story, etc)
  • Designs in a range of styles and time periods
  • Designs suited for various demographics and body types
  • A range of costume sketches, technical drawings (detailing material, movement, articulation, functionality, etc), and finished drawings and paintings of costumes. Examples of actual fabricated costumes are a bonus
  • If any of your work is password protected, please include the password with your application such as including it on your resume if needed


The pay rate for this role in Burbank, California is $56.38 to $67.28 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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