Model resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what models 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 models should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Model with a strong background in commercial, editorial, and runway work, comfortable taking direction and adapting to different briefs. Skilled at presenting garments and products for photography, video, and live audiences, with a professional approach to castings and fittings. Known for reliability, physical stamina, and clear communication with photographers, stylists, and clients.
Key skills
- Runway walking
- Editorial posing
- Commercial and e-commerce modelling
- Fit modelling
- Personal care and grooming
- Presenting and data storytelling
- Physical stamina and dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Client relationships and advisory
- Customer service
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- TikTok
- Canva
Experience: example bullet points
- Walked in six runway shows for Australian designers during a single fashion week season, including two opening looks.
- Posed for a national retail campaign, with images used across in-store displays, online, and social media for a full season.
- Attended over 40 castings and callbacks in a year, securing repeat bookings with three commercial clients.
- Maintained a professional portfolio and comp card updated with current digitals, leading to agency placement and ongoing representation.
- Collaborated with stylists and photographers on e-commerce shoots, averaging 60 garments per day with consistent pose variation and attention to fit.
Education
Year 12 or equivalent, plus agency representation and a professional portfolio; some models complete a Certificate III in Fashion or a diploma in modelling.
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.
- runway
- editorial
- commercial
- e-commerce
- fit model
- showroom
- lookbook
- comp card
- digitals
- portfolio
- casting
- call sheet
- mood board
- wardrobe
- styling
- agency representation
- Australian Fashion Week
- Melbourne Fashion Festival
- Vogue Australia
- InStyle Australia
- Grazia Australia
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- TikTok
- Canva
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.