Make-up artist (f/m/d) for the "Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin"

We are looking for a make-up artist (f/m/d) for the start of the 2026/2027 season
 
Location:
The Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin is one of Berlin's state-run ensemble theaters. It is characterized by a history of political and artistic upheavals. Built as a concert hall for the Berlin Singakademie, it was reopened as a spoken theater in 1952 and has continued to provide decisive artistic impetus ever since. Located between Humboldt University and Museum Island, the theater is a place of transdisciplinary exchange and political debate with artistic means across genre boundaries. From the 2026/27 season, the Maxim Gorki Theater will be realigned under the direction of Çağla Ilk as a house of arts, contradictions and new departures.

Your tasks:
All make-up work required in a theater (including making, cutting and styling, putting on wigs / women and men, sculptural work, working with latex, silicone, etc.), regular make-up supervision of performances)

Contract details:

• The contractual relationship is based on the provisions of the standard stage contract (NV Bühne), special regulation for stage technicians

• Salary on a negotiated basis

• Part-time, 75%

• Fixed-term - parental leave replacement until 31. July 2027

Notes:
The Maxim Gorki Theater actively promotes equality for all people in accordance with the State Equality Act. We therefore welcome applications from all, regardless of their nationality, social background, age, religion, disability or sexual identity. Applications from women, people of color and people with a migration background are expressly encouraged. Severely disabled people with equal aptitude will be given priority in accordance with § 2 SGB IX.

Contact:
Please send your complete application, stating the earliest possible start date, together with relevant documents (such as a letter of motivation, CV, portfolio, final certificate of vocational training/studies and copies of work references).

Your profile:

• State-recognized qualification as a make-up artist

• Completed hairdressing training or comparable skills and experience

• Professional experience in theatre

• Sound knowledge of ladies' and men's hairdressing

• Flexibility, Improvisational skills, goal-oriented way of working, team spirit

• good knowledge of English

• the ability to work under pressure and the willingness to work changing hours, weekends and public holidays