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Graphic Designer resume example

A designer’s resume has to look considered without becoming a portfolio piece — the portfolio link does that job. This example uses a two-column design with the tools and skills in the sidebar, keeps the main column for outcomes, and shows how design work affected brand, conversion and production time.

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Noah Bennett

Graphic Designer — Brand & Digital

noah.bennett@email.com · +1 (503) 555-0182 · Portland, OR · noahbennett.design · linkedin.com/in/noahbennettdesign

Summary

Graphic designer with 6 years across brand identity, packaging and digital campaigns for consumer and B2B clients. Led the rebrand of a regional coffee chain across 38 locations, produce 30–40 assets a week for paid social, and built the design system that halved production time for a marketing team of twelve.

Experience

Senior Graphic Designer — Fernwood Creative, Portland, OR

May 2022 – Present

  • Led the rebrand of Cascade Coffee Roasters across 38 locations: identity, packaging for 24 SKUs, signage and a 90-page brand guide; retail sales rose 12% in the two quarters after launch
  • Design 30–40 paid-social and display assets a week for 6 client accounts; creative I produced for one client cut cost per click 23%
  • Built a Figma component library and template system for the agency, halving production time on recurring campaign work
  • Art-direct two junior designers and two freelance illustrators

Graphic Designer — Tillamook Outdoor Co., Portland, OR

Aug 2019 – Apr 2022

  • Designed the seasonal catalog (120 pages, twice a year) and 200+ product pages; catalog-driven orders grew 18% in 2021
  • Owned email creative for a list of 400K subscribers; redesigned templates lifted click-through from 2.1% to 3.4%

Education

B.F.A. Graphic Design, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR · 2015 – 2019

Skills

Design: Brand identity, Packaging, Typography, Art direction, Layout & editorial, Motion (basic)

Tools: Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Webflow

Why this resume works

  • The portfolio URL sits in the header where every art director looks first; the resume then explains the results the work produced.
  • Design is tied to business outcomes — sales after a rebrand, cost per click, click-through, production time — which is rare and memorable.
  • Scale is concrete: locations, SKUs, assets per week, page counts, list size.
  • The sidebar layout puts tools and skills where a recruiter scans for them while the main column tells the story.

Skills to include on a graphic designer resume

Adobe Creative Suite · Figma · Typography · Brand identity · Layout and composition · Digital and social assets · Print production · Art direction · Motion graphics (basic) · Portfolio

Templates that suit this role

Questions

Should my resume be heavily designed?
It should look deliberate: good type, clear hierarchy, restraint. The portfolio shows range; the resume shows judgment. Keep it to one or two typefaces and one accent color.
Is a two-column resume safe for applications?
This design exports real text in reading order, so most systems parse it. For a portal that clearly uses an older ATS, switch to a single-column design in one click.
How do I quantify design work?
Ask for the numbers after launch: sales, conversion, click-through, time saved, assets produced. Even one metric per role changes how the resume reads.

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