3d Artist Resume Templates & Examples

You’re here because you want to know how to write a 3d artist resume. Right?

Well, good news! We built this guide based on real data from over 1,000,000 resumes and job postings so you know exactly what to put in your 3d artist resume. Let’s get started.

Methodology

The goal of this guide is to give you real data what the “must haves” of 3d artist resumes are.

To do that, we compiled and analyzed data from 3d artist resumes and 42 3d artist job listings to get the data used for this our 3d artist resume guide. 

In addition to 3d artist-specific resume data, we built a database of nearly 1 million resumes and job listings, and we use a propriety machine learning model to understand the anatomy of the best resumes in general.

Quick note: using the data below can help you build a competitive resume, but it’s always important to be creative, unique, and personal to stand out.

If you want more info on our methodology, you can check it out here.

3d artist resume objective data + 3d artist objective examples

Pop quiz: do 3d artist’s really need to use an objective? 

In general, whether or not you need an objective or professional summary can depend a lot on your personal career level (check out our article on resume objectives), but this is what our analysis found for 3d artist’s specifically:

• 38% of 3d artist’s included an objective section
• 23% of 3d artist’s included a professional summary
• 45% of 3d artist’s included neither an objective nor a summary

3d artist objective examples

Skills for 3d artist resumes

These are the skills that occurred most frequently in in 3d artist resumes, which means they tend to be core competencies or highly desired skills. 

Of course, you should only list skills that you actually have, and you should prioritize skills most relevant to the job you're applying for. But these are good core skills to include on your resume.

To get more detail on building a powerful skills section, take a peek at our article on resume skills.

*Note: to find skills our machine learning model basically looks for common words, so take these with a grain of salt and use your best judgment. 

Most common 3d artist resume skills

Other good 3d artist resume skills

• Animation
• Character modeling
• Graphic design
• Hand illustration
• Physically-based rendering (PBR) and shading
• Adobe: photoshop, interior design, after effects, premiere
• Rigging
• Compositing
• Brainstorming
• Texturing
• Sculpting tools
• Communication
• Creative
• LibreCAD
• Collaboration
• Substance designer

3d artist skills section examples

Note: these examples are formatted the same here just because it’s simple, but we have more detailed formatting advice (and examples) in our guide to resume formatting.

3d artist skills example 1

3d artist skills example 2

3d artist skills example 3

Work experience for 3d artist resumes

Your work experience section is almost always the most important part of your resume. Because it’s difficult to pull trends from this kind of section, this section is mostly just examples. 

For some advanced strategies for writing about work experience on a resume, refer to our article on building a strong work experience resume section. We also have a guide on writing a resume with no experience if you’re just starting your career.

For now, it’s good to remember that the most important experience for any 3d artist resume is the most relevant experience.

A couple examples for you:

3d artist work experience examples

Education for 3d artist resumes

For most positions, work experience is more important than education, although it can be important for new grads or for fields in which specific classes are industry-standard. 

So it’s not a big section, but it’s still important, and often, 3d artist job postings list a minimum education requirement. 

Check out our blueprint for education on resumes for our full playbook on education sections.

Data from our sample of 411 3d artist resumes

• 7% 3d artist resumes listed an associate’s degree
• 59% 3d artist resumes listed a bachelor’s degree
• 31% 3d artist resumes included a masters degree
• 0% 3d artist resumes mentioned a doctoral degree

3d artist resume education examples

Certifications for 3d artist resumes

Certifications aren’t a strict requirement for every job, but there are almost always certifications you can get to boost your chances of success. 

If you want to see how to build these sections, we have a guide about certifications on resumes.

We did a little research and found certifications can help 3d artist’s specifically, according to CareerOneStop.

3d artist certification examples

3d artist resume action verbs

Using our database of nearly 1,000,000 publicly available resumes, we compiled an index of action verbs and cross-referenced it with our sample of 411 3d artist resumes and job postings to uncover which action verbs are most commonly used by 3d artist’s and 3d artist employers.

The most common action verbs on 3d artist resumes are: program, assist, process, prepare, and manage.

The most common action verbs on 3d artist job postings are: lead, plan, review, perform, and handle.

Other action verbs for 3d artist resumes: 

• Develop
• Create
• Direct
• Field
• Track
• Resolve
• Monitor
• Report
• Organize
• Design

Full 3d artist resume example

Lastly, we wanted to give you a couple full 3d artist resume examples.. 

Please note: you can write a better resume than this. This is just a quick illustration to show you how these pieces might fit together. 

If you’d like to see “perfect” resumes, we have a showcase of resume examples.

3d artist resume example

What experts say about 3d artist resumes

Before we wrap it up, we want to leave you with some advice from other experts we admire.

Want help with your 3d artist resume?

And that’s a wrap! Hopefully this data helps you understand what exactly makes a great 3d artist resume. Of course, have questions? Just drop them in the comments.