Tourism and recreation

Leisure activities coordinator and holiday entertainer CV

This example is for entertainers and activity leaders at hotels and holiday clubs in Poland and abroad, at summer camps, entertainment centres, children's parties and family events, and for students looking for seasonal work.

A tour operator or a hotel wants to know who you have worked with, which activities you run, whether you perform in evening shows and which languages you speak. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: holiday entertainer

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Oliwia Kubacka

Holiday entertainer

Wroclaw +48 123 456 789 oliwia.kubacka@example.com

Professional profile

Holiday entertainer with 4 seasons of experience at hotels in Greece and Turkey and work at summer camps. I run a kids club, sports activities for adults and perform in evening shows. I speak English and German and hold a holiday camp leader course and a first aid course.

Work experience

Entertainer

05.2022 - 10.2025, seasonal

All-inclusive hotels, through a tour operator, Greece and Turkey

  • Kids club for children aged 4 to 12, groups of up to 25 children.
  • Aqua aerobics, beach volleyball and games for adults.
  • Taking part in evening shows, mini disco and dance performances.
  • Encouraging guests to join activities in English, German and Polish.
  • Preparing costumes, decorations and the weekly plan with the team.

Camp leader and entertainer

07.2020 - present

Summer camps and children's parties, Poland

  • Looking after a group of 15 children at summer camps.
  • Running children's birthday parties with games, face painting and bubbles.
  • Outdoor games and art activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, tourism and recreation, in progress

2022 - present

University of Physical Education in Wroclaw

Skills

  • Kids club and children's games
  • Sports activities and aqua aerobics
  • Evening shows and performances
  • Face painting and balloons
  • Working with international guests
  • First aid

Courses

  • Holiday camp leader course
  • First aid course, 2025
  • Leisure activities entertainer course, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Available for the whole season from May to October

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 holiday entertainer CV

Professional summary

Write where you have worked as an entertainer, how many seasons and with which groups: children, adults, families. Add languages and whether you perform on stage, because hotels look for entertainers who run activities by day and shows in the evening. At the end give your availability for the season.

Education student with experience as a camp leader and a children's party entertainer. I run games, movement activities and art activities. I speak English at B2 level and can go away for the whole season.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe places, the number of seasons, groups and types of activities. Show numbers, for example group sizes. Add performances and preparing decorations and costumes, because in entertainment everyone does a bit of everything.

Weaker: Playing with children.

Better: Kids club for children aged 4 to 12, groups of up to 25 children.

Weaker: Sports activities.

Better: Aqua aerobics, beach volleyball and games for adults.

Weaker: Performances.

Better: Taking part in evening shows, mini disco and dance performances.

Skills worth listing

List types of activities, stage, sports and art skills, and languages. In your soft skills show energy, openness and resilience to fatigue, because a season means long days with no weekends off.

Professional skills

  • Children's activities
  • Sports activities
  • Performances
  • Art activities
  • Foreign languages
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Energy
  • Openness
  • Resilience to fatigue
  • Teamwork
  • Contact with guests

Courses

List a holiday camp leader course, an entertainer course, a first aid course and sports qualifications, for example as a fitness instructor. For work with children the employer may ask for a criminal record certificate.

Holiday entertainer CV with no experience

Describe work with children, scouting, volunteering, dance or theatre performances and sport. Anything that shows energy and contact with people helps.

Take an entertainer or holiday camp leader course. Tour operators train new entertainers before the season.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A hotel abroad looks for languages, performances and work in an international team, a summer camp for looking after children and a camp leader course, and a party company for children's games and face painting. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a holiday entertainer CV

Questions and answers

What should a holiday entertainer put on a CV?

Workplaces, seasons, groups, types of activities, performances, languages, courses and availability for the season.

Does an entertainer need a course?

Not always, but entertainer, holiday camp leader and first aid courses are an asset.

Can you become an entertainer with no experience?

Yes, tour operators train new people. On your CV show work with people, sport, dance and languages.

Which languages are useful for an entertainer?

Most often English and German. At hotels with Polish guests Polish is useful too.

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