Resumes for Art, Theatre, Dance & Music (Formatting Tips & Examples)

Whether you’re applying for your first internship or auditioning for a professional role in the arts or entertainment industry, the way you format your resume matters. Industry expectations are highly specific—and often quite different from traditional resumes.

To guide you through the process, we’ve gathered expert-backed tips on resume formatting, along with sample resumes tailored for visual and performing arts majors. See what that looks like in practice with How to Format Your Acting Resume for the U.S. Market and explore this curated collection of Arts Industry Resume Samples from UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Once on the UC Irvine page, scroll to “Resumes by School” and click on “Arts” to find the relevant samples.