AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
asmith@sample~resume.com
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Objective: Seek the Position of Cartoonist
SUMMARY: Profoundly gifted Cartoonist with over seven years experience in drawing and writing captivating political, comic books, and strip cartoons for newspapers.
Summary of Qualifications
Excellent drawing skills.
Sound knowledge of what is happening in the world.
Excellent ability to create a variety of cartoon types using different tools and media.
Great ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships and work in a team or alone.
Excellent sense of humour.
Profound artistic, imaginative, and practical skills.
Exceptional ability to generate new ideas and to put those ideas into sketches.
Exceptional ability to work well under pressure.
Uncommon ability to use relevant computer software programs.
Great time management skill.
Professional Experience
Apple Magazine, Minneapolis, MN 2002 - Present
Cartoonist
Draw cartoons for publications to amuse readers and interpret or illustrate news highlights, advertising, stories, or articles.
Develop personal ideas or reads written material to develop ideas from context.
Discuss ideas with editor or publisher's representative or sketch cartoon drawing and submit drawing for approval.
Make changes and corrections as necessary and finish drawing.
Develop and draw comic strips.
Apple Books Inc., Minneapolis, MN 1998 - 2002
Cartoonist
Created characters, stories and jokes.
Designed sketches in pencil.
Reviewed sketches with ink to make a final copy.
Recreated cartoons on a computer for manipulation.
Provided entertainment by drawing cartoons at special occasions.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts University of New York (1998)
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