Graphic designer and creative CV template
Bold type and room to breathe, for graphic, UX and product designers, photographers, illustrators, animators and art directors. Adds a QR code to your portfolio automatically.
Paste your existing CV and it is sorted into this design. Free to build and preview, £3.99 to download PDF, Word and ATS versions.
What employers look for
Creative hiring managers go to your portfolio within seconds, so the CV has one job: make them want to click. Show the kind of work you do, the brands or clients you have worked with and the tools you use, then get out of the way.
Sections to include
- About: your specialism and style in 2 or 3 lines
- Selected work: 3 to 5 projects with a line of outcome each
- Experience: studio or in-house, clients, role
- Tools: Figma, Adobe, 3D or motion
- Education
- Portfolio: link and QR code
Skills to mention
Pick the ones that are true for you and appear in the job advert:
- Brand identity
- Typography
- Layout
- UX research
- Prototyping
- Figma
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Art direction
An example bullet point
Rebranded a 40-site café chain, from identity to packaging, lifting social engagement by 60% in the launch month.
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and finish with a result or number.
Tips
- Lead with the portfolio link.
- Pick fewer, better projects.
- Keep the CV itself readable. Clever layouts that break ATS cost interviews.
- Match the projects you show to the job.
Mistakes to avoid
- No portfolio link
- Style over substance, such as tiny grey text
- Every project you have ever done
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