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Television Presenter resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what television presenters 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 television presenters should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a television presenter with experience hosting live and recorded programs across news, lifestyle and panel formats. I work closely with producers and studio crew to keep broadcasts running to time, reading autocue scripts and ad-libbing through unscripted moments while informing and entertaining audiences.
Key skills
- Content creation and writing
- Autocue teleprompter operation
- ENPS newsroom software
- iNews newsroom software
- Adobe Premiere Pro for basic editing
- Social media publishing tools
- Presenting and data storytelling
- Time and deadline management
- Stakeholder management
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Presented a weekly live panel program, linking between segments and ad-libbing through breaking news, which kept the broadcast on schedule and maintained audience engagement.
- Conducted in-studio interviews with guests from politics, sport and entertainment, researching topics and preparing questions to draw out clear, compelling responses.
- Delivered live crosses from outside broadcasts, adapting scripts when technical issues arose and coordinating with producers to re-sequence the running order.
- Collaborated with the production team to time each segment, cutting a recurring overrun from four minutes to under one by tightening links and pre-recording intros.
- Managed social media publishing during broadcasts, posting clips and updates that grew the program's online following and drove viewer interaction.
Education
A bachelor degree in journalism, media, communications or performing arts is common, though many presenters enter with Year 12 and vocational training plus on-air 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.
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
- broadcasting codes of practice
- media law
- defamation
- privacy
- autocue
- ENPS
- iNews
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- social media publishing
- live cross
- running order
- time cues
- studio production
- panel operation
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.