How to make a resume for an artist and illustrator (download a sample)

How to write a resume for an artist and illustrator to get a dream job? Read about it in our expert material, and at the end look for a CV sample and a convenient checklist to check yourself. Expert — Tatyana Nazhimova, a 2D artist with eight years of experience in developing mobile games. Now Tatyana, as a Senior Artist, collaborates with CM Games and, through her experience, tells how the life of game development companies works, and helps начинающие artists to feel more confident in the industry. The material was released as part of the special project Map of Professions from Skills Up School.

• If a portfolio is the visual part of your presentation as a specialist, then a resume is an explanatory note, but it is no less important for recruiters. Therefore, I recommend editing your resume for each specific vacancy so that it fits the position as much as possible. A recruiter allocates up to 10 seconds to one resume, and your task is to have time to catch his attention with the necessary information.
• Write no more than one page, dry and clear. Specify your name, city, education and contact information. For a photo, choose a portrait to the shoulders on a monochromatic background.
• If you have experience in game development, describe it. If not, then list relevant experience in participating in projects. These can be personal projects, projects with a group of enthusiasts, freelancing, assets for sale on different platforms. Specify the name of the project and what you were responsible for.
• List your hard skills, that is, what you can do and what programs you are familiar with. Do not write soft skills like responsible, competent, friendly — give the recruiter the opportunity to make these conclusions later, at the interview.
• Attach a cover letter to your resume — a short message addressed personally to the recipient. In post-Soviet countries it is not very common, but it is another opportunity to attract attention to your candidacy.
• In the cover letter, tell us where you found the vacancy, why you want to work именно in this company (interesting projects, similar values, a comfortable and familiar environment, etc.), how you will be useful, what skills you want to improve, you can mention your career plans.

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