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Picture Framer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what picture framers 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 picture framers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Picture Framer with hands-on experience in custom framing, conservation mounting and customer design consultation. Skilled at measuring, cutting and assembling frames from moulding, mat board and glass, with a focus on protecting artworks and meeting client briefs. Comfortable working in a small workshop or retail studio, managing quotes and inventory while maintaining high attention to detail.
Key skills
- Craft and handmade production
- Quoting and estimating
- Visual design
- Inventory management
- FrameReady
- EstLite
- Computerised mat cutter
- Mitre saw
- Dry mount press
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Measured and cut moulding, mat board and backing for custom frames, reducing material waste on a 30-frame run by adjusting cutting lists before each batch.
- Joined frame corners and assembled over 200 frames per month, maintaining a square finish that passed quality checks without rework.
- Cut and fitted glass, mounts and backing boards for delicate artworks, using conservation-grade materials to prevent acid burn and surface damage.
- Mounted and secured artworks, photographs and objects using archival techniques, including dry mounting and hinging with Japanese paper.
- Advised customers on frame design, materials and conservation, translating their preferences into practical specifications and written quotes.
- Managed inventory of moulding, mat board and glass, tracking stock levels in FrameReady and reordering to avoid project delays.
Education
Year 12 or equivalent is typical, with most picture framers trained on the job; a Certificate III in Picture Framing or a certificate in design or visual arts is also common.
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.
- Conservation framing
- Acid-free mount board
- UV-filtering glass
- Archival mounting
- Mitre joint
- Custom framing
- FrameReady
- EstLite
- Computerised mat cutter
- Dry mount press
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Backing board
- Moulding
- Mat board
- Hinging
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.