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Camera operator and videographer CV: example and template

This example is for camera operators, videographers and filmmakers shooting ads, corporate films, music videos, live streams and events, and for TV camera operators and people who combine shooting with editing.

The employer and the client want to know which equipment you work with, which jobs you have done, whether you edit and where they can watch your showreel. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: camera operator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Dawid Pietrzak

Camera operator and editor

Krakow +48 123 456 789 dawid.pietrzak@example.com showreel: link to the recording

Professional profile

Camera operator and editor with 7 years of experience at a production house and a regional TV station. I shoot ads, corporate films and music videos, work with a gimbal and a drone, and operate multi-camera live streams. I edit and grade in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

Work experience

Camera operator and editor

05.2021 - present

Production house, Krakow

  • Shooting more than 50 ads and corporate films a year.
  • Working with cinema cameras, a gimbal and a drone.
  • Editing, colour grading and preparing social media versions.
  • Multi-camera live streams of conferences and concerts.
  • Contact with clients and planning shoot days with the producer.

Camera operator

09.2018 - 04.2021

Regional TV station, Krakow

  • Shooting news items and reports.
  • Studio work on live programmes.
  • Handling lighting and sound equipment on location.

Education

Bachelor's degree, film and photography

2014 - 2018

Academy of Fine Arts

Skills

  • Film and commercial shooting
  • Cinema cameras and gimbal
  • Drone operation
  • Multi-camera live streams
  • Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
  • Colour grading

Licences and courses

  • Unmanned aircraft pilot certificate of competency
  • Colour grading course, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Own equipment kit, driving licence, category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a camera operator CV

Professional summary

Write what you shoot, for how long and with which equipment. Add whether you edit, grade and fly a drone, because clients often look for one person for the whole job. Put the showreel link in the header.

Videographer with 2 years of experience in wedding films and social media content. I shoot with a gimbal, edit in DaVinci Resolve and have my own equipment. I am looking for work at a production house or an agency.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the types of jobs, their number, the equipment and your tasks on set and in the edit. Show clients or brands if you can name them. Add live streams, because they are a separate skill.

Weaker: Shooting films.

Better: Shooting more than 50 ads and corporate films a year.

Weaker: Editing.

Better: Editing, colour grading and preparing social media versions.

Weaker: Streams.

Better: Multi-camera live streams of conferences and concerts.

Skills worth listing

List cameras, equipment, software and types of jobs. In your soft skills show an eye for framing, quick decisions on set and contact with clients.

Professional skills

  • Shooting
  • Camera equipment
  • Drone
  • Live streams
  • Editing
  • Colour grading

Personal skills

  • An eye for framing
  • Quick decisions
  • Contact with clients
  • Teamwork
  • Meeting deadlines

Licences and courses

List your drone licence in the category you fly in and courses in editing and colour grading. For drone work also give your insurance if you have it, because clients ask about it.

Camera operator CV with no experience

Describe your own films, videos for local businesses, student films and music videos. Record a showreel of your best shots.

Start as a camera assistant or an operator at events. Write which equipment and software you have.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A production house looks for commercial shooting and on-set work, TV for reports and studio work, and an agency for social media content and editing. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a camera operator CV

Questions and answers

What should a camera operator put on a CV?

Types of jobs, equipment, software, editing, live streams, drone licences, clients and a showreel link.

Does a camera operator need a showreel?

Yes, it is the most important part of the application. Clients judge an operator by the picture.

Does a drone operator need a licence?

Yes, many flights need an unmanned aircraft pilot licence in the right category.

Can you become a camera operator without film school?

Yes. On your CV show a showreel, your equipment and the jobs you have done.

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