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Production Assistant resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what production 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 production assistants should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Production Assistant with hands-on experience supporting film, television and live event shoots from pre-production through to wrap. Skilled at preparing call sheets, coordinating cast and crew logistics, and keeping production paperwork and petty cash on track. Known for staying calm under pressure and keeping the set running smoothly so creative teams can focus on the work.
Key skills
- Project management
- Operations management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Movie Magic Scheduling
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- Airtable
- Stakeholder management
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Time and deadline management
- Call sheet preparation
- Cast and crew coordination
- Petty cash reconciliation
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared daily call sheets and production schedules for a 30-person crew, ensuring everyone knew call times and locations.
- Distributed scripts, contracts and production paperwork to cast and crew, reducing last-minute confusion on set.
- Coordinated travel and equipment logistics for a short film shoot across multiple locations, keeping the production on schedule.
- Reconciled petty cash and tracked production expenses, catching discrepancies before they became budget issues.
- Ran errands and supported the studio floor during live event recordings, helping the crew stay focused on cue.
- Managed a shared Airtable base to track cast availability and crew bookings, improving communication across departments.
Education
Typical pathway is a bachelor degree in film, television, media or communications, or a diploma or certificate combined with on-set 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.
- Call sheet
- Production schedule
- Cast and crew coordination
- Petty cash reconciliation
- Production paperwork
- Script distribution
- Movie Magic Scheduling
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Workspace
- Slack
- Airtable
- MEAA
- Screen Australia
- State screen agency
- Safe Work Australia
- Working with Children Check
- Freelance production
- Short-term contract
- On-set support
- Studio floor
- Production runner
- Call times
- Wrap
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.