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Graphic designer resume example

A designer's portfolio opens the door, but the resume is what the recruiter reads first. This example puts the portfolio link at the top, ties work to a business result where one exists, and stays clean so that it does not distract from the work.

Use this example as a starting pointOpens the builder with this layout. Replace the details with your own.

Tessa Novak

Graphic designer, branding and packaging

Summary

Graphic designer with 6 years in branding and packaging for food and lifestyle brands. Takes a project from brief to print files and works directly with founders. Four of her packaging redesigns increased shelf sales for the client.

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer · Studio Verde

2020 – Present

Glasgow

  • Lead the visual identity of 12 food and beverage brands per year, from the brief to the print-ready files
  • Packaging redesign for an organic snack brand increased shelf sales by 22% in the first quarter
  • Built a reusable design system for a client with 30 products, cutting new product design time from 3 weeks to 1
  • Manage a freelance illustrator and a junior designer

Junior Designer · Pixel House

2018 – 2020

Glasgow

  • Produced social media and print materials for 15 clients
  • Prepared print files and worked with printers to avoid costly reprints

Education

BA, Graphic Design · Glasgow School of Art

2014 – 2018

Glasgow

The person, employers and numbers in this example are invented. Use your own real figures.

What makes this graphic designer resume work

Link the portfolio first

Put it in the top contact line, and make sure it loads on a phone. Most recruiters open it before reading further.

Tie design to results

Sales, sign-ups or time saved with a design system show that you understand the business as well as the craft.

Show the process you own

Brief to print files shows responsibility from idea to delivery, which employers value.

Design the resume itself with restraint

A little colour and good typography are fine; avoid text inside images, which applicant systems cannot read.

Bullet patterns to adapt

Replace the brackets with your real numbers and details.

  • Lead the visual identity of [number] brands a year, from [brief] to [final files]
  • Redesigned [project], which increased [result] by [percent]
  • Built a design system for [number] products, cutting design time from [before] to [after]
  • Manage [number] freelancers or junior designers

Skills to consider

  • Branding and identity
  • Packaging
  • Typography
  • Layout
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Figma
  • Print production
  • Illustration
  • Art direction

List only the skills you have, ordered by how much the job asks for them.

Questions

Is a portfolio more important than a resume?

Both matter: the portfolio proves skill, the resume shows experience, tools and results.

How many projects should I show?

Five to eight strong pieces, with the process or the result for each, rather than everything you made.

Should the resume be colourful?

Keep it readable and consistent with your brand. Use real text so that systems and screen readers can read it.

What if I have no client results?

Describe the brief, your decisions and the outcome, such as launch, print run or feedback.

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