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Graphic Designer resume example & template

A graphic designer resume that looks designed without sacrificing machine-readability. It foregrounds a portfolio link and brand outcomes, so it works for both the recruiter's eye and the ATS behind them.

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A prominent portfolio link, the first thing design hiring managers click.
Outcomes framed in business terms: engagement, conversion, brand consistency.
An elegant, airy layout that signals craft while staying ATS-parseable.

Sofia Ricci

Graphic & Brand Designer · Visual Identity

Brooklyn, NY(718) 555-0150sofia.ricci@email.comsofiaricci.designlinkedin.com/in/sofiaricci

Summary

Multidisciplinary graphic designer with 6 years shaping brand identities, campaigns, and digital products. Translates strategy into systems — type, color, layout — that lift engagement and keep a brand consistent across every touchpoint.

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer · Wieden+KennedyMar 2021 – Present

New York, NY

Led the visual identity for 3 national campaigns, lifting social engagement 47%.
Built a design system adopted across 6 product teams, cutting design-to-dev handoff time 35%.
Art-directed photo and motion shoots, mentoring 2 junior designers.

Graphic Designer · EtsyJun 2018 – Feb 2021

Brooklyn, NY

Designed seasonal campaign assets that raised email click-through 19%.
Redesigned the seller-onboarding flow, improving completion 12% in A/B tests.
Created social and display templates that cut creative production time 30%.
Maintained brand consistency across 4 product surfaces and the marketing site.

Junior Designer · OgilvyJul 2016 – May 2018

New York, NY

Produced pitch decks and campaign comps for 5 consumer-brand accounts.
Retouched and prepped print and digital assets to spec under tight deadlines.

Education

B.F.A. Graphic Design · Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)May 2016

Skills

Design: Brand identity, Typography, Layout, Design systems, Motion, Art direction

Tools: Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects

Projects

Portfolio — sofiaricci.design

Selected branding, campaign, and product work with case studies and measurable outcomes.

Certifications

Adobe Certified Professional — Visual Design

How to write a graphic designer resume

What hiring teams in this field actually screen for, and the terms that get matched.

What design hiring managers screen for

Design hiring starts with the portfolio, so the resume's first job is to get it opened. Put the portfolio URL in the header where it cannot be missed. After that, show range and commercial impact across brand systems, campaign work, packaging and digital product. Design leads also look for evidence that you can take direction and ship, so mention client or stakeholder collaboration and what the work achieved.

Software and discipline terms that get matched

Name the software precisely, because ATS filters match on it: break Adobe Creative Suite out into Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects, then add Figma, Sketch and Webflow. Include discipline terms matched to the posting such as brand identity, art direction, typography, motion graphics, design systems, prepress and UI design, and say whether you build a brand system or work within one.

Common mistakes on design resumes

Heavily designed resumes with columns, icons and graphics routinely fail ATS parsing, which is why this template stays a clean single column and leaves the visual argument to the portfolio. Designers also tend to omit metrics, though engagement lift, conversion improvement and production turnaround all belong on the page. Never omit the portfolio link.

Graphic Designer resume FAQ

Quick answers before you start writing.

What should a graphic designer resume include?

A strong graphic designer resume opens with a concise professional summary, then work experience written as quantified, results-first bullets, followed by education, a skills section, and any certifications. The example above shows each section in order.

What skills should a graphic designer resume highlight?

Lead with the skills the job posting asks for. For a graphic designer, recruiters and ATS filters commonly look for Brand identity, Typography, Layout, Design systems, Motion, and Art direction. Group them so they are easy to scan.

Is this graphic designer resume template ATS-friendly?

Yes. It uses a single-column structure, standard section headings, real text (no text trapped in images), and no tables or graphics that confuse applicant-tracking systems, so it parses cleanly while still looking polished.

How long should a graphic designer resume be?

One page is ideal for most graphic designers. Use two pages only if you have ten or more years of directly relevant experience, then tune the text size and margins so it stays clean.

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