Resume example · Last updated October 2026
Free graphic designer resume example
Create a graphic designer resume that balances creativity with ATS readability. Our templates keep your work history parseable while linking to your portfolio — perfect for brand, marketing, and product design roles.
Designer for product and campaigns. Figma UI lift +9% checkout; 48 campaign assets; InDesign catalogs with 0 printer rejects.
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Example graphic designer resume
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Sasha Kim
Graphic Designer
Los Angeles, CA · sasha.kim@email.com · sashakim.design
Summary
Designer for product and campaigns. Figma UI lift +9% checkout; 48 campaign assets; InDesign catalogs with 0 printer rejects.
Skills
Experience
Graphic Designer · Orbit Retail · 2021 — Present
- Figma checkout redesign; completion +9% in 6 weeks.
- 48 campaign assets; paid CTR 0.9% → 1.4%.
- 12-page InDesign catalog; 0 printer rejects.
Education
B.F.A. Graphic Design — Cal State LA, 2020
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ATS keywords for graphic designers
- Figma
- Adobe Illustrator
- brand systems
- typography
- web
- art direction
- InDesign
- campaign
- accessibility
- production files
- portfolio
Bullet formulas (bad → good)
Skip: Designed stuff.
Write: Redesigned the product UI in Figma; checkout completion +9% in 6 weeks.
Skip: Made social posts.
Write: Produced 48 campaign assets; paid social CTR 0.9% → 1.4%.
Skip: Print experience.
Write: Prepped 12-page catalog (InDesign) with 0 printer rejects.
Skip: Brand guidelines.
Write: Wrote a 20-page brand kit adopted by 4 agencies.
Skip: Fast turnarounds.
Write: Same-day social templates cut request SLA from 3 days to 8 hours.
Skip: Collaboration.
Write: Paired with 2 PMs in weekly critique; design QA bugs −35%.
What to skip for this role
- A resume full of graphics that break ATS
- Photo in the US unless you are in a market that expects it
- Tools you cannot demo
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FAQs
- ATS vs a designed resume?
- Keep the file you send to ATS single-column and text-based. Put the visual version on your portfolio site.
- Photo?
- US: usually no on the ATS file. Portfolio can show work, not your face, unless you want it.
- Length?
- One page plus a portfolio URL.
- GPA?
- Skip after the first job.
- GitHub?
- No. Behance/Dribbble/your site.
- Projects vs jobs?
- Jobs with business results, then 2–3 case studies in the portfolio.
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