Graphic Designer Resume — portfolio-first guidance

For designers the portfolio does the persuading; the resume does the contextualising. Its job is to explain what you owned, who you worked with and what the work achieved.

Structure

• Header with portfolio URL prominently placed
• Summary — discipline, years, sectors
• Experience with the specific work you owned on each project
• Selected projects — name, client, role, outcome
• Tools — Figma, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Webflow
• Recognition or press where genuine

Example bullets

• Led the rebrand of a 40-product catalogue, delivering a system used across print and digital
• Designed an onboarding flow that improved first-session completion by 19%
• Art-directed a campaign across five channels with a two-week production window

Format choice

A creative template is appropriate when you are applying to studios and design teams. For in-house roles at larger employers, and for any portal submission, an ATS template with your portfolio link in the header is safer.