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Photo specialist resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a photo specialist resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in photo specialist-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the photo specialist position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some photo specialist interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a photo specialist resume:

  • Customer Service
  • Patients
  • Customer Issues
  • Sales Floor
  • Stock Shelves
  • POS
  • Customer Complaints
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Digital Trends
  • Inventory Control
  • Fuji
  • Stock Room
  • Customer Inquiries
  • Digital Images
  • Inventory Management
  • Customer Transactions
  • Customer Specifications
  • Cash Drawers
  • Product Knowledge
  • Ink Cartridges
  • Quality Customer Service
  • Equipment Operation
  • Customer Assistance
  • Photo Books
  • Digital Photos
  • Cash Registers
  • Walgreens
  • Store Merchandise
  • Store Inventory
  • Credit Card Transactions

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write photo specialist experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are great bullet points from photo specialist resumes:

Work history example #1

Photo Specialist

Walgreen Co

  • Selected to be a part of the Walgreens Brand Transformation Dream Team.
  • Established Community Events with Walgreens and local businesses in the neighborhood.
  • Provided direct service to customers as part of the Walgreens Photo Center.
  • Cleaned, cared for and stored Fuji Mini Lab and Photographic equipment in accordance with accepted practices and policies.
  • Maintained, controlled and counted Walgreens inventory and monies

Work history example #2

Photographer Assistant

Picture People

  • Edited photos using LightRoom editing software.
  • Used traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, etc.
  • Photographed high-quality images for both print and Internet distribution.
  • Interacted with customers to assure purchase and experience was positive.
  • Selected accomplishments: Published select family photo in The Picture People's National Newsletter, promoting excellent customer service.

Work history example #3

Photo Laboratory Technician

Equinox

  • Worked and coordinated with Hp and Fujifilm contractors to provide constant printing and networking capability.
  • Developed, processed, & printed film (taught by Kodak trained technicians in an intense week long course).
  • Worked in Adobe Photoshop making cards and doing photo restoration.
  • Worked with Canon digital SLR cameras, Photoshop, Lightroom
  • Operated Walgreens Intercom (Photo).

Work history example #4

Photographer Assistant

J. C. Penney

  • Shared responsibility for daily billings to customers based on availability.PHOTOGRAPHER LIFETOUCH/ JCPENNY PORTRAIT
  • Used Adobe InDesign for image placement and all aspects of page production.
  • Worked with ample amount of cash, and credit card machines.
  • Created CD's and internet availability for studio and clientele.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2014 - 2014

Highlight your photo specialist certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on photo specialist resumes:

  1. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
  2. Certified Criminal Justice Specialist (CCJS)
  3. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA)
  4. Microsoft Office Specialist Master Certification (MOS)

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