This article provides a targeted resume example and shows how to custom a resume for a specific position.
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Lloyd Weber
Address
Phone with area code
Email
[Contact info is easy. But do make sure you include it and that it is accurate, up-to-date, and contains no typos.]
Objective
As a trained professional with five years experience as a professional photographer and five years as Assistant Art Director, I am seeking a Creative Director position that will allow me to utilize my enthusiasm toward people and projects and offer greater career challenges and a higher level of responsibility.
[An objective statement indicates the position you want and shows real intention and interest, with a brief mention of relevant skills and experience.]
Summary of Qualifications
- Five years experience as Assistant Art Director, after a career as photographer
- Excel at self-presentation and presentation of professional information
- Strong advertising and marketing skills
[Give a brief outline of your chief relevant skills and experience. ]
Professional Experience
Freelance Photographer 2000-Present
- Created a series of 2-1/4 format landscapes for the “Urban Faces” project of Taschen Publishing.
- Sold 14 2-1/4 self-portraits to Magazine (appeared in 2006-8 editions)
Assistant Art Director
[Newsweek Gazette], [Kansas City, KS] 1995 – 2000
- Initiated marketing strategies which lead to successful advertising campaigns, increasing sales of the magazine by 15% among professional photographers from 1995 to this day.
Professional Photographer
[CBS], [Kansas City, KS] 1990 – 1995
- Covered the Oscar Nomination of for the editions of that year
- Covered fashion shows and festival
[List only relevant work experience - As the room is limited, provide a clear combination of experience with both art and management.
Start with the most recent position. Layout each entry, like this:
- Period of employment, Place of Employment
- Position held (if more than one, indicate separate time periods)
- In bullet format, list of responsibilities and accomplishments]
[This work experience list covers both independent creative work and professional hired work, including successful managerial initiative and advertising experience. This combination should suggest to the employer that you could make a good candidate for the Creative Director position. ]
- After this, list your education, from earliest to most recent, listing degrees first.
- Add any professional development training below.
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