Stop Losing Auditions Because of Your Resume
Fix common voice actor resume mistakes and showcase your talent to casting directors.
Common Mistakes That Kill Your Chances
Each mistake includes why it hurts, how to fix it, and before/after examples
- Doesn't highlight your vocal niche
- Fails to capture casting directors' attention
- Reduces keyword relevance
- Replace with a concise summary that mentions voice styles, languages, and market focus
- Include 2–3 key achievements or notable clients
- Insert relevant industry keywords
Objective: Seeking a position in the entertainment industry.
Summary: Versatile voice actor with 5+ years delivering commercial, animation, and e‑learning narration in English and Spanish. Recent work includes national TV spots for XYZ Corp and character voices for ABC Animation.
- Clutters resume
- Dilutes impact of key projects
- ATS may flag as noise
- Curate top 8–10 most relevant projects
- Group similar work under categories (e.g., Commercials, Animation)
- Show measurable results when possible
Voice Over – Radio Ad for Local Store (2015) Voice Over – Podcast Intro (2016) Voice Over – Audiobook Chapter (2017) Voice Over – TV Spot for Car (2018) Voice Over – Video Game NPC (2019) Voice Over – E‑learning Module (2020) Voice Over – Charity PSA (2021) Voice Over – Webinar Host (2022) Voice Over – Instagram Reel (2023)
Selected Voice Work Commercials: National TV spot for XYZ Corp (2023), Radio ad for ABC Bank (2022) Animation: Lead character for DEF Animation Series (2021) E‑learning: Narration for GHI Online Course (2020) Video Games: NPC voices for JKL Game (2019)
- Casting directors can't hear your voice
- Reduces credibility
- ATS may ignore missing media fields
- Add a 'Demo Reel' section with clickable URLs
- Use short, descriptive link text
- Host demos on platforms like SoundCloud or Vimeo
(No demo reel section present)
Demo Reel Listen to my portfolio: https://soundcloud.com/janedoevoice/voice-demo-reel
- Confuses hiring managers
- ATS may fail to parse dates
- Looks unprofessional
- Use month year format (MMM YYYY)
- Keep dates aligned to the right
- If ongoing, use 'Present'
2019 – 2021
Jan 2019 – Present
- Non‑technical HR may not understand
- ATS may not recognize abbreviations
- Reduces readability
- Spell out acronyms on first use
- Prefer plain language
- Include keywords in full form
Provided VO for ADR, Dubbing, and Lo‑ops.
Provided voice‑over for Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), dubbing, and looping (re‑recorded background dialogue).
- Include a clickable demo reel link
- Use a concise summary with voice-specific keywords
- List only the most relevant projects
- Standardize dates to MMM YYYY
- Proofread for spelling and grammar
- Save as PDF with searchable text
- Replace generic objective with a targeted summary
- Trim project list to top 8 relevant gigs
- Add a Demo Reel section with hyperlinks
- Standardize date format
- Expand any abbreviations
