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Interior Decorator resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what interior decorators 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 interior decorators should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Interior Decorator with a strong eye for colour, proportion and livable detail. Skilled at translating client briefs into practical, welcoming spaces across residential and small commercial projects. Comfortable managing budgets, sourcing products and coordinating trades through to final styling.
Key skills
- Visual design
- Spatial and interior design
- Project management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Mood board preparation
- Colour consultancy
- Soft furnishings selection
- Supplier liaison
- Trade coordination
- SketchUp
- AutoCAD
- Adobe Photoshop
- Canva
- Microsoft Excel
- Client relationships and advisory
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Consulted with clients to define style, budget and functional needs, then prepared mood boards and spatial layouts that set a clear direction from the first meeting.
- Selected colour schemes, fabrics, furniture and decorative finishes for residential and small commercial spaces, balancing comfort, durability and budget.
- Sourced products from suppliers and coordinated tradespeople, tracking orders and deliveries so installation stayed on schedule across multiple projects.
- Oversaw final styling and handover, resolving on-site issues quickly so clients could move in or reopen on the agreed date.
- Managed project budgets in Microsoft Excel, monitoring orders and variations to keep spending within agreed limits without compromising the design.
Education
A Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration or a Bachelor of Interior Design is common, though some enter through a Certificate IV in Interior Decoration or relevant retail and styling experience.
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.
- Interior decoration
- Interior styling
- Colour consultancy
- Mood boards
- Spatial planning
- Soft furnishings
- Window treatments
- Floor coverings
- Lighting design
- Supplier liaison
- Trade coordination
- Client brief
- Budget management
- SketchUp
- AutoCAD
- Adobe Photoshop
- Canva
- Microsoft Excel
- Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
- Certificate IV in Interior Decoration
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.