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YOUR FIRST PRODUCTION RESUMEYour production resume has one job: Make it incredibly easy for someone to understand who you are, what you've done, and where you fit on their crew. That's it. The person reading it may be a Production Coordinator, UPM, Department Head, Key 2nd AD or someone else trying to fill a position quickly. They don't need your life story. They need to look at the page and understand you in about 20 seconds. A PRODUCTION RESUME IS DIFFERENTFilm & TV resumes tend to be built around credits. Once you've been working for a while, the bulk of your resume will become a list of productions: project title, type of production, position, production company and, depending on your department, the person you worked under. But what if you don't have credits yet? That's completely fine. Everybody starts with a blank page. Use the experience you do have. Student films, short films, independent projects, internships, film festivals and volunteer production work can all help establish that you've spent time in a production environment. And if you're brand new, relevant experience outside of Film & TV still matters. Worked in a restaurant? You understand long hours, teamwork and staying calm under pressure. Worked retail? You've dealt with customers, organization and problem solving. Worked in an office? Scheduling, phones, spreadsheets and communication are all useful production skills. Don't pretend it's production experience. Translate it into skills that production can use. KEEP IT SIMPLEThis is not the place to show off your graphic design skills. Keep the layout clean, professional and easy to scan. Put your name and contact information at the top, followed by the information most relevant to the job you're pursuing. And preferably, keep it to one page when you're starting out. You don't need an objective explaining that you've always dreamed of working in movies. If you're applying for a PA position, we already know you want to work in the industry. Use that space to tell us why you might be useful. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE AIMING FORHere's where a lot of first resumes go sideways. "Seeking opportunities in Film & Television." Okay... doing what? Production? Camera? Art? Locations? Costumes? AD Department? You don't have to know what you want to do for the next 30 years, but your resume should give the person reading it some idea of where you're trying to go. If you're applying to be a Set PA, build your resume toward Set PA work. If you're interested in the Art Department, highlight experience and skills that support that direction. Make it easy for someone to picture you in the job. START BUILDING YOUR CREDIT LIST NOWFrom your very first production, keep track of everything. Project. Position. Production company. Department Head or supervisor. Year. Contact information. Save your call sheets. Save your deal memos. Save your pay stubs. Keep a running master list of your credits. Because that tiny section labeled Production Experience on your first resume? If you keep working, one day it'll be the entire page. And that's the goal. Need another set of eyes on your resume? Send it our way. We're happy to take a look. Or book a session with Christina under the Resume Advice page through our mentor program! All the Best, Liv Today's New Jobs195 jobs are open on the US board this morning and 93 of them landed since yesterday, which means a big batch nobody's queued up for yet. Recommended Job of the DayOffice Administrative Assistant is today's pick. A long-running feature film production company in LA needs someone part-time and on-site to hold the office together: admin, filing, scheduling, social media listings, plus whatever the day drops on you. Suits anyone organised and hard to rattle who wants to see how a small feature company really works. The one thing worth doing before you send it: show, with a concrete example, that you're the person who keeps other people's chaos in order. It closes this week, and whoever's reading will be shortlisting as applications land, so get yours in today.
Development & Production Assistant is with a boutique company working across TV, podcasts, digital and live comedy, hybrid and mostly remote out of New York. You'd be close to the producer across databases, scheduling, travel, script coverage and shoot support. Contract to the end of December. Applications get read as they arrive here, so don't sit on it. Streaming Production Assistant is a two-week stint with a major media company, cutting highlights, writing shot sheets and running playback during live output. Quick turnarounds, hands-on from the start. It closes this week, and short live gigs like this fill fast. Also on the board — 195 live roles, 93 new today
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