Employment Project Cover Letter Outline

I. Heading

  A. Contact Information

  B. Date

  C. Company Contact Information

II. Introduction

  A. Salutation

    1. Address to “University Relations”

  B. Statement of Self

    1. Driven, Detail Oriented

    2. Prefer a hands on approach

  C. How I Know About Job

    1. CGT Department

    2. Blizzard University Relations

III. Argument

  A. Education/Skills

    1.Photoshop and Illustrator

      a. Photo manipulation, texture creation, digital painting

      b. Image tracing, extraction from 3d models, projection

    2. Sketching and Drawing/Artistic Skills

      a. Classical graphite sketching and rendering

      b. Knowledge of color and elements of design

    3. Modeling and Animation

      a. Character rigging and animation

      b. Static object and character modeling

  B. Experience

    1. SIGGRAPH Store Manager

      a. Leadership, procurement, finances, resource management

      b. Customer relations and sales

    2. Visual Artist for The Purdue Review

      a. Layout and design experience in a print environment

      b. Working as part of a team to meet deadlines and produce quality content

      c. Editing and proofreading

IV. Closing

  A. Re-statement of critical skill/self items

    1. Phototshop

    2. Layout and design experience in print environment

    3. Get the job done, no matter what

  B. Minimal Contact Information

  C. Thanks

D. Complimentary Closing