About Hollywood Resumes

Who We Are

We met in 2010 as interns trying to break into the entertainment industry. Over the years, we've become good friends, and, aside from our love of dogs, one of the many things we have in common is that at each job we've held, we've found ourselves hiring interns, freelancers, and full-time employees. After conducting hundreds of interviews and weeding through even more resumes, we've learned that many qualified candidates simply don't know how to pitch themselves for the Hollywood jobs they want. Plus, our friends, interns, and colleagues frequently approach us for resume help, and we thought others might benefit from our collective experience.

​That's why we started Hollywood Resumes.

Between the two of us, we’ve worked in film, TV, and digital; at big corporations and small start-ups; in scripted and unscripted development, production, and writing; in news and social media; in event planning and marketing; in product placement; and in research.
 
Unlike most professional resume writers, we are not recruiters or HR executives. Instead, we have actually worked in and hired for positions across Hollywood.  In an industry where most jobs are filled through internal referrals, it’s crucial to impress not only the recruiters, but those in the actual departments that are hiring -- and we know what they’re looking for because we’ve had to consider prospective candidates ourselves.

Angela Silak

Angela is a film & TV development consultant specializing in children's media. She previously spent six years working as a development executive at Nickelodeon, where she managed a slate of original movies and scripted series. Prior to Nickelodeon, she worked for an unscripted TV production company and an entertainment news website. Angela graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in History, and she also holds a Master of Communication Management degree from USC and a Master of Arts in Educational Studies from LMU. 

Cindy Kaplan

Cindy hails from Brooklyn. She graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in American Studies. Her first big gig was as an assistant to a literary manager who also managed a film development database. There, in partnership with Red Varden Studios, she hired, mentored, and managed numerous teams of more than a dozen interns. She then moved over to Kids at Play, where she developed, wrote, and produced content for outlets including Disney Junior, Yahoo!, VEVO, and Electus. Currently, she is an account director at Signal Entertainment Marketing, a product placement firm. Cindy also freelances as a writer/producer, and her short documentary Two Faiths One Prayer has gained worldwide media coverage.