Graphic Designer resume example
A designer resume is a short summary of your portfolio. Keep it clean, readable and link to your best work.
This opens the Make-CV editor with the example below filled in. You do not need to sign up. Edit every line so it is true for you.
Skills to list
- Adobe Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Figma
- Typography
- Brand identity
- Layout
- Print production
- Motion basics
List only the skills you have. Use the same words as the job post so applicant tracking systems can match them.
Example bullet points
- Designed the brand system for a 40-person startup, from logo to slide templates.
- Produced 120 social assets a quarter with a reusable template set.
- Redesigned a product brochure; sales used it to lift demo requests by 22%.
- Prepared print-ready files for 15 trade-show items on a two-week deadline.
- Worked with copywriters and developers to ship a campaign site.
These are sample lines. Replace the numbers and tools with your own. Never claim a result you did not deliver.
Tips
- Put the portfolio link in the header.
- Use a simple template. The work should be the loudest thing on the page.
- Export as PDF at a small file size.
Check your resume. Run your PDF through the free ATS checker. It runs in your browser, so your file is not uploaded.
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