Sculptor resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what sculptors 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 sculptors should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Sculptor with a strong foundation in three-dimensional design, carving, and casting, working across public art, galleries, and private commissions. Combines traditional hand skills with digital modelling tools to deliver projects from concept to installation. Experienced in managing client relationships and studio logistics.
Key skills
- Craft and handmade production
- Visual design
- Creative software production
- Project management
- Blender
- ZBrush
- AutoCAD
- SketchUp
- Rhino 3D
- Client relationships and advisory
Experience: example bullet points
- Carved and finished a series of limestone sculptures for a regional public art trail, meeting all installation deadlines.
- Produced maquettes and scale models that secured approval for three commissioned works.
- Managed material sourcing and studio budget, keeping costs within agreed limits across multiple projects.
- Installed sculptures in gallery and outdoor settings, coordinating with riggers and venue staff.
- Used hand and power tools to shape and finish works in stone, metal, and clay, maintaining safe workshop practices.
- Reduced material waste by reusing offcuts for smaller studies.
Education
Bachelor degree in fine arts or visual arts majoring in sculpture, or a diploma or certificate in arts and craft with substantial studio practice.
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.
- Public art commissions
- Gallery installation
- NAVA
- Arts Law Centre of Australia
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Casting
- Foundry work
- Stone masonry
- Metal fabrication
- Maquette
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.