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Interior Designer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what interior designers 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 designers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Interior Designer with a background in translating client briefs into functional, budget-conscious spaces across residential and commercial projects. Skilled in concept development, 3D visualisation and vendor coordination from initial mood board through to on-site handover. Comfortable managing multiple projects and stakeholders at once without losing sight of the design intent.
Key skills
- Spatial and interior design
- Visual design and mood boarding
- Floor plan development and 3D visualisation
- Creative software production
- Project and budget management
- Client relationships and advisory
- Stakeholder management
- AutoCAD
- SketchUp
- Revit
- 3ds Max
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
Experience: example bullet points
- Developed design concepts and mood boards from client briefs, presenting options that balanced aesthetic goals against agreed budgets
- Produced detailed floor plans and 3D visualisations in SketchUp and Revit, reducing the need for on-site design changes during fit-out
- Sourced and selected materials, colour schemes and furnishings, maintaining supplier relationships that kept lead times on schedule
- Managed project timelines and budgets across concurrent residential and commercial jobs, flagging cost variations to clients early
- Liaised directly with architects, contractors and clients on-site to confirm design intent was carried through to the finished space
- Coordinated vendor quotes and procurement schedules, keeping material costs within the budget set at concept stage
Education
Typical pathway is a Bachelor degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture, though a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Interior Design is a common alternative entry route; registration with a body such as the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) supports professional standing.
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 Designer
- interior design
- spatial design
- AutoCAD
- SketchUp
- Revit
- 3ds Max
- Adobe Creative Suite
- mood boards
- floor plans
- 3D visualisation
- fit-out
- joinery
- National Construction Code
- Design Institute of Australia
- client brief
- furnishings and finishes
- vendor management
- project budget
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.