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Clothing Patternmaker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what clothing patternmakers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most clothing patternmakers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Experienced Clothing Patternmaker with a strong background in translating design sketches into accurate, production-ready patterns. Proficient in manual and computer-aided patternmaking, with a focus on fit, fabric behaviour and efficient grading. Collaborates closely with designers and production staff to ensure garments meet specifications and production standards.
Key skills
- Craft and handmade production
- Creative software production
- Process improvement
- Operations management
- Gerber AccuMark
- Lectra Modaris
- CLO 3D
- Adobe Illustrator
- Optitex
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Developed and graded patterns for a range of garment styles, ensuring consistent fit across sizes and reducing the need for sample rework.
- Interpreted design sketches and specifications to create accurate production patterns, collaborating with designers to resolve construction issues before sampling.
- Prepared cutting markers and liaised with production staff to optimise fabric usage, lowering material waste on a per-garment basis.
- Conducted fit sessions on mannequins and fit models, making adjustments that improved garment comfort and drape, and cut sample approval time from five days to three.
Education
Diploma of Fashion Design and Technology or equivalent, with training in manual and computer-aided patternmaking.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Clothing Patternmaker
- Pattern Making
- Garment Construction
- Size Grading
- Fit Analysis
- Gerber AccuMark
- Lectra Modaris
- CLO 3D
- Optitex
- Adobe Illustrator
- Cutting Markers
- Sample Room
- Tech Packs
- Spec Sheets
- Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
- TCF
- Australian Fashion Industry
- Production Patterns
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.