A Resume Built for Pyro Work
Crew roles, show types, firing systems, and certifications, not "proficient in Microsoft Office"
A general-purpose resume has nowhere to put the things that matter on a shoot. Pyro Resumes gives your experience a home that speaks the language, and keeps it on your Elevate profile where the rest of the community can find it.
What a Pyro Resume Captures
Every section below is in the builder today.
Crew Roles & Show Types
Record the roles you've worked and the kinds of shows you've worked them on, from municipal displays to pyromusicals, so the right people can tell at a glance where you fit.
Firing System Proficiency
List the firing systems you know and how well you know them. It's the first thing most crew leads ask, so it gets its own section.
Experience at a Glance
Years in the industry, estimated show count, the largest show and the largest shell you've shot. The numbers that actually tell someone how much you've done.
Certifications & Training
Attach the certificates and training courses on your profile, including the ones with expiration dates, so your resume shows what's current.
Availability & Preferences
Say whether you're open to work, how far you'll travel from your ZIP code, and the kinds of engagements you're interested in.
The Usual Sections Too
Work experience, education, skills, a professional summary, and references still have their place. They just aren't the whole story.
Why Keep It on Elevate?
It speaks pyro
The sections are the questions a crew lead actually asks. No translating shell sizes and firing systems into generic "project management" language.
It lives on your profile
Your resume is a tab on your Elevate profile, next to your posts, your certificates, and the shows you've documented. One link covers all of it.
Endorsements from people you've worked with
Other members can endorse you, which carries more weight in a small industry than a stranger's five-star review.
Save as you go
The builder walks you through one section at a time and tracks what's still missing, so you can fill in the rest whenever you have a minute.
Employer search: not open yet
Searching resumes by role, system, and location is built and being tested internally. It isn't available to display companies during the beta yet. Completing your resume now means you're in the results on the day it opens.
How the Builder Is Laid Out
Personal Information
Name, contact details, and location
Professional Summary
A short overview of who you are in pyro and what you're looking for
Work Experience
Companies, crews, and positions, in and out of the industry
Education
Optional. Plenty of great pyros skip this one, and the builder lets you
Skills
The skills you bring, with years of experience for each
Certifications
Attach certificates and training from your profile
Employment Availability
Open to work, travel radius, and the engagement types you want
Crew Roles & Experience
Roles, show types, firing systems, and your experience metrics