Graphic Designer resume
A graphic designer resume gets judged on two things: your portfolio link and the tools you use. Recruiters open the portfolio first, so the resume's job is to get them there and show the brands, formats and results behind your work.
- 01A working portfolio link at the top: Behance, Dribbble or your own site.
- 02Design tools named exactly: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma.
- 03The formats you design for: social media, print, packaging, UI, motion.
- 04Results where you have them: campaign reach, engagement, conversions.
Tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- InDesign
- Figma
- CorelDRAW
- After Effects
Work
- brand identity
- social media creatives
- print design
- packaging design
- typography
- layout
Collaboration
- creative brief
- brand guidelines
- client presentations
- motion graphics
Put down only what is true and what you can be interviewed on. A term you cannot defend will win you the screening and then lose you the interview.
Made social media posts for clients.
Designed 120+ Instagram creatives a month for four D2C brands; the launch campaign set raised engagement by 35% over the previous quarter.
- Building the resume itself as a heavy graphic. Applicant tracking systems can't read it, so keep the resume plain and let the portfolio show your design skill.
- A portfolio link that needs a login or no longer works.
- Listing software without the work you did with it.
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Check My ATS Score FreeShould a graphic designer's resume be creative?
Keep it clean and readable, with one accent colour at most. Recruiters judge your design skill from the portfolio, and a plain resume parses correctly in job portals.
How many portfolio pieces should I link?
Eight to twelve of your best projects, with a line on each about the brief and the result.
Do I need Figma for a graphic design job?
Not for every role, but agencies and startups ask for it more and more. If you're applying for anything with UI or digital work, learn it and list it.