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Graphic Designer resume example

A graphic design resume should look polished but stay readable — your portfolio carries the visuals. Use the resume to show the brands you worked for, the volume and range of your work and its results.

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Key skills for a graphic designer resume

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
  • Branding and visual identity
  • Typography and layout
  • Social media and digital design
  • Print production
  • Figma and motion basics

Summary

Graphic designer with 5 years of experience in branding, campaigns and social media for consumer brands. Designed identities for 20 brands, produce 60 assets a month for digital campaigns and led a rebrand that increased brand recall by 25%.

Experience

Graphic DesignerMar 2021 – Present
Natura &Co
  • Designed 60 digital and print assets a month for national campaigns
  • Led a product-line rebrand that increased brand recall by 25%
  • Created a social media template system that cut production time by 40%
Junior DesignerJan 2019 – Feb 2021
Africa Creative
  • Designed visual identities for 20 brands from concept to final files
  • Delivered packaging for 12 products sold in 3,000 stores
  • Won a Cannes Lions shortlist as part of a 4-person team

How to write a graphic designer resume

  1. Put your portfolio link in the header; it is the first thing reviewers open.
  2. Show results where you can: campaign performance, brand launches, award entries.
  3. If you apply through an ATS, keep a single-column version too.

ATS keywords for graphic designer jobs

Applicant tracking systems rank resumes by how well they match the job post. Use the keywords that appear in the posting you are applying for — these are the most common:

  • graphic design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • branding
  • typography
  • visual identity
  • print design
  • social media design

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