Contactwhole résumé
No phone number. Add one next to your email so a recruiter can call straight from the page.
Missing sectionwhole résumé
No "Skills" heading. ATS parsers file your résumé by standard headings — add one on its own line.
Missing sectionwhole résumé
No "Education" heading. ATS parsers file your résumé by standard headings — add one on its own line.
Lengthwhole résumé
125 words — thin for a full résumé (aim for 150–900). Each role needs 3–5 bullets with results.
ATS layoutline 1
ALEX MORENO | SOUND DESIGN | MIXING | FOLEY
This line is laid out in columns (tabs, runs of spaces or | dividers). ATS parsers read left to right and scramble columns — keep one column and put dates after a comma.
Headingline 4
About Me
“About Me” isn't a heading ATS parsers expect. Call it Summary, and make it two lines of fact.
First personline 5
I am a passionate audio guru who lives and breathes sound. I bring a unique sonic vision to every project.
“I” — résumés drop the first person. Start the line with the action instead.
Vague claimline 5
I am a passionate audio guru who lives and breathes sound. I bring a unique sonic vision to every project.
“passionate” is a claim nobody can check. Replace it with a fact: your discipline, years, the kind of work (film, TV, games, music) and one thing you're known for.
ATS layoutline 8
Freelance Sound Designer 2019 - Present
This line is laid out in columns (tabs, runs of spaces or | dividers). ATS parsers read left to right and scramble columns — keep one column and put dates after a comma.
Duty, not workline 9
★ Worked on sound for various indie films and games
“worked on” describes a duty, not the work. Open with what you did — cut, recorded, designed, mixed, implemented — and end on the scale: episodes, minutes, assets, the delivery spec.
ATS layoutline 9
★ Worked on sound for various indie films and games
Symbol bullets (★ ➤ ♪) often come through an applicant-tracking system as garbage or drop the line. Use a plain hyphen or a standard bullet.
Duty, not workline 10
★ Responsible for dialogue editing, foley, sound effects, ambiences and the final mix on many short films for directors in the local scene and online
“responsible for” describes a duty, not the work. Open with what you did — cut, recorded, designed, mixed, implemented — and end on the scale: episodes, minutes, assets, the delivery spec.
Gear listline 11
★ Pro Tools, Reaper, iZotope RX, Wwise, FMOD, Sound Devices MixPre-6, Sennheiser MKH 416
12 tools named, no work described. A supervisor hires what you did with them — say what you cut, recorded or built, and move the list to one Tools line.
Datesline 13
Studio Assistant, Harbor Lane Post 06/2018 – 12/2019
Dates here are written "MM/YYYY", but most of the résumé uses "YYYY only". Pick one format and use it everywhere.
Duty, not workline 14
★ Helped with sessions
“helped with” describes a duty, not the work. Open with what you did — cut, recorded, designed, mixed, implemented — and end on the scale: episodes, minutes, assets, the delivery spec.
Duty, not workline 15
★ Did recording and editing
“did recording” describes a duty, not the work. Open with what you did — cut, recorded, designed, mixed, implemented — and end on the scale: episodes, minutes, assets, the delivery spec.
Credit missing contextline 18
The Long Field
Credit with no role and no year. A credit only counts when it says what you did: Project — Role — Studio or label — Year.
Credit missing contextline 19
Night Shift (2021)
Credit with no role. A credit only counts when it says what you did: Project — Role — Studio or label — Year.
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Glasshouse — 2022
Credit with no role. A credit only counts when it says what you did: Project — Role — Studio or label — Year.
Credit missing contextline 21
Ember Run (video game)
Credit with no role and no year. A credit only counts when it says what you did: Project — Role — Studio or label — Year.
Gear listline 23
Gear
A standalone gear section reads as a kit list, not a career. Fold the tools you really use into one Tools line under Skills; own kit only matters for production-sound roles — then one line, not a section.
