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Screenwriter CV: example and template

This example is for film and TV screenwriters, dialogue writers, writers of ads and games, and for screenwriting graduates and people who submit projects to competitions and development programmes.

The producer and the script editor want to know what you have written, what has been produced, which writers' rooms you have worked in, which awards you have and which projects you are developing. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: screenwriter

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.

Magdalena Szulc

Screenwriter

Warsaw +48 123 456 789 magdalena.szulc@example.com

Professional profile

Screenwriter with 8 years of experience in TV series and film. I have written 30 episodes of drama and crime series, co-wrote the screenplay of a feature film and I am developing my own series in a project development programme. I work in writers' rooms and write step outlines, treatments, episode scripts and dialogue.

Work experience

TV series screenwriter

01.2019 - present

TV productions and streaming platforms, Warsaw

  • Scripts for 30 episodes of drama and crime series.
  • Writers' room work on the structure of seasons.
  • Step outlines, treatments and dialogue for further episodes.
  • Script revisions after notes from the producer and script editors.
  • Table reads with actors and meetings with the director.

Film co-writer and ad scriptwriter

06.2016 - present

Film productions and advertising agencies, Warsaw

  • Co-writing the screenplay of a feature film shown at a festival.
  • Scripts for ads and corporate films.
  • Script consultations for first-time writers.

Education

Screenwriting studies

2012 - 2016

Lodz Film School

Skills

  • Film and TV scripts
  • Writers' room work
  • Step outlines and treatments
  • Dialogue
  • Script revisions
  • Screenwriting software

Awards and programmes

  • Distinction in a screenwriting competition, 2020
  • TV series development programme, 2023

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Script samples available on request

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 screenwriter CV

Professional summary

Write what you write: film, TV, ads, games, for how long and what has been produced. Add writers' room work and awards, because producers look for people who can write to deadline and take notes. Mention the projects you are developing.

Screenwriting graduate with two short film scripts produced by directing students. I reached the final of a screenwriting competition. I am looking for work in a TV series writers' room.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe produced scripts, the number of episodes, genres and your role in the team. Show that you write to deadline and work with notes. List projects in development separately, with information about the programme or the producer.

Weaker: Writing scripts.

Better: Scripts for 30 episodes of drama and crime series.

Weaker: Teamwork.

Better: Writers' room work on the structure of seasons.

Weaker: Film.

Better: Co-writing the screenplay of a feature film shown at a festival.

Skills worth listing

List forms, genres, stages of script work and screenwriting software. In your soft skills show meeting deadlines, taking notes and cooperation, because a script changes many times before the shoot.

Professional skills

  • Screenplay
  • Structure and step outline
  • Treatment
  • Dialogue
  • Revisions
  • Genres

Personal skills

  • Meeting deadlines
  • Taking notes
  • Cooperation
  • Imagination
  • Self-discipline

Awards and programmes

List screenwriting competitions, project development programmes, scholarships and workshops. Share script samples on request, because they are your intellectual property.

Screenwriter CV with no experience

Describe scripts for student films, competitions, workshops and your own projects. Write which have been produced.

Enter screenwriting competitions and development programmes. A first job in a writers' room often comes through a recommendation.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A TV series production looks for writers' room work and writing to deadline, a film producer for an original project and awards, and an advertising agency for short forms and work with clients. Move to the top what the application is about.

The most common mistakes on a screenwriter CV

Questions and answers

What should a screenwriter put on a CV?

Produced scripts, the number of episodes, genres, your role in the team, projects in development, competitions, awards and education.

Does a screenwriter attach a script to the CV?

Usually not. Samples or the full script are sent at the producer's request.

How do you become a screenwriter with no experience?

Through studies, workshops, screenwriting competitions, student films and project development programmes.

Does work on an unproduced script count?

Yes, list it as a project in development with information about the programme or the producer.

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