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Journalist Resume Template

A strong journalist resume leads with published work and beats covered — because editors and applicant tracking systems look for reporting range, accuracy, and audience impact. Start from a clean, single-column template pre-filled with journalist-specific prompts and edit it in minutes. Free, no account, no watermark.

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What a strong journalist resume needs

✓ A skills section covering reporting, interviewing, AP style, and multimedia.
✓ Bullets with numbers: stories filed, page views, exclusives broken, audience grown.
✓ A link to clips or a portfolio of published work.
✓ Single-column, standard-heading layout so applicant tracking systems parse it cleanly.

Example bullet points

• Broke 3 investigative stories that drew 250K+ page views and a state inquiry.
• Filed 4-5 accurate stories per week on tight deadlines for 3 years.
• Grew a beat's newsletter audience 60% with consistent, engaging coverage.

Skills to include

News Reporting
Interviewing
AP Style
Research & Fact-Checking
Feature Writing
Investigative Reporting
Copyediting
CMS Publishing
Social Media
Multimedia Storytelling

Ready to build your journalist resume?

Start from this template, pre-filled with role-specific prompts. Edit it in minutes and download a free PDF.