Production Editor resume examples for 2025

Production Editor resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your production editor resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Production Editor Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Jane Moore

   Montgomery, AL 36043| 333-111-2222 | jane.moore@email.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your production editor resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   English

   30.5%

   Journalism

   12.4%

   Communication

   11.0%

   Photography

   7.3%

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   Production Editor Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Bachelor's Degree In English 2006 - 2009

   University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

   Production Editor Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Bachelor's Degree In Audiovisual Communications Technologies 2011 - 2014

   University of Wisconsin Colleges Madison, WI

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   3. Next, create a production editor skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an production editor resume

   • Production Process Skills.
      

     The production process is a series of events and industrial activities that come into play when raw material are delivered onto the production facility for manufacturing. The process involves different steps of production from start to finish such as; research, design formation, design testing, product manufacturing, and assembly according to the design, product experimentations, and supply.

   • Production Schedules Skills.
      

     The project plan of a film or a documentary that highlights how a production budget will be spent over a given period until its completion is called a production schedule. The scheduling process starts with writing and analyzing the script, which is then broken down to determine and allocate the budget for each scene. The production schedule also includes several elements of the film including; cast actors, special effects, wardrobe, special equipment, stunts, extras, silent bits, production equipment, and many others.

   • XML Skills.
      

     XML is a medium for storing and transporting data that is independent of software and hardware. XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. XML, like HTML, is a markup language that was created to store and transport data. It was created with the intention of being self-descriptive. There are no predefined tags in the XML language. Another feature is that XML is extensible.

   • Color Correction Skills.
      

     Color correction is a technical process that solves color problems and makes the footage look as natural as possible. Color correction helps adjust black and white levels, exposure, contrast, and white balance. The idea is essential to correct the underlying problems in the image by balancing the colors, making the white appear as white and the black as black, and making sure that everything is real as the human eye would see it in the real world.

   • Mac Skills.
      

     A media access control or simply MAC is a network policy that identifies or determines how the data is being transferred in two particular servers through a network cable. The purpose of a MAC protocol is to prevent network or technical issues and simplify transferring the information or data.

   Top Skills for a Production Editor

   Proofreading, 14.9%
   Editorial Production, 8.8%
   Production Process, 8.5%
   Production Schedules, 5.1%
   Other Skills, 62.7%
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   4. List your production editor experience

   The most important part of any resume for a production editor is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of production editors" and "Managed a team of 6 production editors over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   News Writer

   HER Co

   • Researched topics of interest and analyzed information in order to produce articles for student body of more than 16,000.
   • Collaborated with staff to identify priority topics for coverage.
   • Researched and interviewed renowned medical experts on diverse medical topics and wrote articles for physician newsletters

   Work History Example # 2

   News Writer

   ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

   • Filled in on copy desk and in page design using QuarkXPress and InDesign when needed.
   • Anchored the noon newscast; wrote, produced and edited own material.
   • Collaborated with executive producer, assignment desk and hundreds of CNN affiliates to get breaking news and live events to air
   • Increased traffic by publishing two articles for church public newsletter and on the church Facebook page.
   • Promoted content on Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.

   Work History Example # 3

   Assistant Editor

   John Wiley & Sons

   • Reviewed HTML, SGML, and PDF files prior to online posting.
   • Developed interactive media objects used in online learning platform.
   • Developed online lab offering for Microsoft IT Professional curriculum, enabling schools to deliver lab work outside of the classroom lab.
   • Created and oversaw a Twitter campaign, used online analytics to improve web presence, reviewed unsolicited proposals.
   • Edited and updated online journal homepages, including images, HTML updates, URLs and special requests from scientific editors.

   Work History Example # 4

   Production Editor

   NFL

   • Trained American and foreign vendors to process documents and utilize Microsoft Word macro-enabled templates.
   • Developed proficiency of Adobe InDeign, Photoshop, and Microsoft Suite.
   • Used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to lay out conference program, newsletter, and promotional materials.
   • Corresponded with graphic designers, photographers, and makeup artists for designing page layout and creating original image content.
   • Curated and edited entries for Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose, an annual national literary journal alongside Editor-in-Chief.

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   5. Highlight production editor certifications on your resume

   Specific production editor certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your production editor resume:

   1. Adobe Digital Publishing
   2. Certified Journalism Educator (CJE)
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   6. Finally, add an production editor resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your production editor resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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   Read our guide on how to write a resume summary statement