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Photography Assistant resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what photography assistants 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 photography assistants should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Photography Assistant with a calm, organised approach to studio and location shoots. Prepares cameras, lighting and backdrops to brief, keeps digital files backed up and works closely with photographers, clients and crew to keep sessions running to schedule.
Key skills
- Studio and location lighting setup
- Camera and lens preparation and testing
- Tethered capture workflows
- Digital file management and backup
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Capture One
- Canon EOS R system
- Profoto lighting
- Studio inventory and kit management
- Visual design and composition awareness
- Client and crew liaison
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared and tested camera bodies, lenses and lighting for commercial and editorial shoots, catching equipment faults before call time and preventing on-set delays.
- Set up Profoto strobes, modifiers and backdrops to the photographer's brief, adjusting lighting placement and exposure so test frames matched the required look.
- Managed tethered capture and file backup across multi-day shoots, organising cards, drives and naming conventions so no image was lost or duplicated.
- Kept studio inventory, props and consumables organised and restocked, cutting time lost to searching for missing kit across a busy shoot schedule.
- Liaised with clients, models and crew on set, keeping call times, wardrobe changes and shot lists on track during full-day bookings.
Education
A bachelor degree in photography or visual arts is the most common pathway, though a diploma or advanced diploma in photography, or a certificate III/IV paired with a strong portfolio, also leads into assisting work.
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.
- photography assistant
- studio lighting
- Profoto
- Capture One
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop
- Canon EOS R
- tethered capture
- digital asset management
- backdrop setup
- on-location photography
- White Card
- Working with Children Check
- National Police Check
- public liability insurance
- ABN
- colour management
- shot list
- call sheet
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.