Designer Resume Example
A designer resume that puts the portfolio link first, names specific projects, and lists the tools used from concept through production files.
Tessa Hopkins
Designer · Brand Identity & Print
Tucson, AZ
(520) 555-0198
t.hopkins@email.com
linkedin.com/in/tessahopkins
Profile
Designer taking brand and print work from client brief to final files, portfolio at hopkinsdesign.com. Presents concepts directly to clients and owns production through press-ready packaging.
Design Experience
Designer
2020 – Present
Fold Studio, Tucson, AZ
- Design brand identities, packaging and print collateral for 10 small-business clients a year.
- Present concept decks directly to clients and revise based on live feedback.
- Built the Marisol Coffee rebrand, including logo, packaging and a 24-page style guide.
- Prepare press-ready files and manage prepress checks with two regional print vendors.
- Maintain a shared library of brand assets across 15 active client accounts.
Junior Designer
2017 – 2020
Marchetti & Co., Tucson, AZ
- Produced layouts and retouched photography for retail and restaurant clients.
- Built production files for print and digital ads under a senior art director.
- Assisted on 3 packaging launches, coordinating die lines with the print vendor.
Skills
Concept developmentBrand systemsTypographyArt directionClient presentationProduction filesProject scoping
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
Certification
Adobe Certified Professional: Visual Design
Adobe
Education
B.F.A. in Studio Art
2017
University of Arizona
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
20terms employers filter on
- Concept development
- Art direction
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Figma
- Typography
- Client presentation
- Production files
- Retouching
- Brand systems
- Project scoping
- Portfolio
- Branding
- Layout
- Storyboarding
- Illustration
- Photography
- Color Correction
- Motion
- Print Production
- Style Guide
What holds up
- 01 / 05Link before description.The portfolio argues better than the summary.
- 02 / 05Named work.Client, brief, your role — searchable and checkable.
- 03 / 05Tools and craft named.Software by name plus the process slice you own.
- 04 / 05Layout restrained.Enough taste to show, not enough to break parsing.
- 05 / 05Production competence.Files delivered, specs met — the half that books repeat work.
What does not
- 01 / 05Design that breaks parsers.Columns and graphics fail machine screens first.
- 02 / 05"Creative" as a noun and claim.The work says it or nothing does.
- 03 / 05Unattributed team pieces.Your role, named.
- 04 / 05Dead links.One ends the look.
- 05 / 05Style over legibility.A resume that is hard to read is a sample of hard-to-read work.
FAQ
Questions about this designer resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleDo I need a resume if I have a portfolio?
Yes. The portfolio proves the work; the resume answers who you worked for, in what role, for how long — questions a portfolio cannot answer.
How much design can I put in the resume itself?
Enough to show taste, not enough to break parsing. Columns, text boxes and images are where automated screening fails.
Should I list clients by name?
If the work is public and you are not bound otherwise. Named clients carry more weight than adjectives about the work.