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Ceramic Artist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what ceramic artists 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 ceramic artists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Ceramic artist with a practice grounded in wheel throwing and hand-building, producing functional and sculptural work for galleries, retail, and commissions. Combines technical skill in glaze formulation and kiln firing with a clear eye for design and a head for the business side of selling work.
Key skills
- Craft and handmade production
- Visual design
- Creative software production
- Selling and negotiation
- Potter's wheel operation
- Kiln loading and firing
- Clay modelling tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Procreate
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Client relationships and advisory
Experience: example bullet points
- Threw and finished a 30-piece dinnerware set for a local cafe, meeting a six-week deadline and securing a repeat order.
- Developed a signature glaze palette that reduced firing failures by adjusting kiln schedules across a series of 12 firings.
- Hand-built a collection of sculptural vessels for a group exhibition, selling all pieces within the first week.
- Managed marketing and sales through Instagram and local markets, growing a repeat client base from 20 to 45 regular customers over a season.
- Maintained kiln and studio equipment, reducing unexpected downtime through a regular maintenance schedule.
Education
Bachelor degree in Fine Arts or Ceramics is the most common pathway, though diplomas, certificates, and self-taught studio practice are also well represented in the field.
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 Ceramics Association
- WHS compliance
- kiln firing
- glaze formulation
- wheel throwing
- hand-building
- studio management
- exhibition preparation
- arts marketing
- Creative Australia
- Visual Arts
- Ceramics
- ABN
- GST
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.