Sample Acting Resume Template (Page 3 of 4) in pdf

Design/Tech Resume Guidelines

General

• Your resume should be contained on one page;

• Use only a simple, basic, and standard font so that your resume is easy to read;

• Arrange the information on your resume in a clear, concise, and organized manner;

• If you list professional experience but do not provide a reference from the theatre, this will be perceived as a red

flag to a potential employer. If you cannot provide a reference from this theatre, consider not listing the experience;

• Save and send only a pdf copy of your resume.

Heading

• Along with your name, the heading should include your phone number and email;

• Do not include your home address on your resume;

• Your voicemail message must be clear and professional;

• Make sure your voicemail is not full;

• Your email address should be simple and professional; otherwise, it may be caught in a spam filter.

Position Title

• The position title is used to identify yourself and the job you seek.

Experience

• List all professional experience first and then educational experience;

• Arrange all information in chronological order, beginning with your most recent work first;

• Make sure all information is spelled correctly;

• Include the direct supervisor you worked with for each position you list;

• You may list the director and/or designer of the production you worked on if you worked directly with them;

• If you did not have the best experience working with your direct supervisor, you may list another supervisor you

worked with instead;

• Remove all high school experience by the end of your sophomore year.

Additional Skills

• Include only experience that is related to the job you are applying for;

• List all computer skills:

Software: Microsoft Office Suite; AutoCAD 12 2D and/or 3D; VectorWorks; LightWright 5 (Basic);

current Adobe Creative Suite PS and/or AL; Google SketchUp; Q-Lab; and Audacity.

Console: ETC Ion; Jands Vista V1 and V2; Analog Audio; Digital Audio (Yamaha PM5D);

and Strand Innovator.

• You may also include the level of expertise you have with each experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

• Be prepared for the interviewer to quiz you to see if you are at the level of expertise you claim on your resume.

References

• Make sure you have acquired permission from individuals before you list them as references;

• Notify your references prior to applying for a job so

they will be prepared to talk about you and your work

when called upon to do so;

• Make sure all information is accurate and spelled

correctly.

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