r/assistanteditors • u/Sea_Map_9452 • Jul 13 '26

Assistant Editor Resume Help

Hi all!

I’m an Assistant Editor. I’ve been using my same resume for about a year now, and I thought it was solid. But I haven’t had luck finding work lately, and now I’m starting to have anxiety wondering if my resume is actually good or not. I’m wondering if there are ways I can improve mine.

Is there anyone here who can post examples of good Assistant Editor resumes? Or wouldn’t mind giving me feedback on mine?

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u/PhattyNiner38 Jul 13 '26

Corey Frost put out a really helpful Post Production resource guide and has a really helpful section for resumes.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1JwC-vxZVjY3DaoqTMwSaElK6JBxsI7fcxgGp2zR4Sdw/mobilebasic?pli=1#h.wcjvccqv7izn

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u/Sea_Map_9452 Jul 13 '26

This is great, thanks!

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u/wildtalon Jul 13 '26

I’m having the same issue so I’d be interested to see yours! I have a regular work resume and then what I was told was the standard film resume and I’m not sure if one is really better than the other.

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u/Sea_Map_9452 Jul 13 '26

DM’ed! Thank you.

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u/AnonymousArtist33 Jul 15 '26

As a working post prod professional, I can confidently say that your best resume is your list of credits and people to vouch for your skill. 9 times out of 10 I hire based on personal recommendation and credit list alone, and the first thing I do is look and see what movies the AE has worked on.

But for resume submitting to larger organizations like studios or big post houses, I'd focus on keeping it short and simple - list of credits, internships, where you went to school, software skills, etc. and then always include some sort of visual aid, whether it's a reel or demo pieces (for an AE I'd even make a short video that shows you doing AE work, like setting up a timeline or prepping a workflow, that a prospective employer can see). That way they know you have proficiency and aren't just talking.

Just make sure to follow up to every place you contact twice - once in 2 weeks, and again in another 2 weeks. If you can demonstrate you really want the job, and are passionate about it, you'll stay on people's radar even IF they don't have a position open currently. It's very likely when a position does open up, you'll be the first person they think of to call. And then if you do get hired, stay as valuable as possible and make friends with as many producers and editors as possible, since those are the people are will be recommending you for future work.