Graphic Designer Resume Template Word Example
A graphic designer resume template word that names campaign work from concept through final files and the client hand-offs it survived.
Joanna Brennan
Graphic Designer · Brand & Print Production
Columbus, OH
(614) 555-0142
j.brennan@email.com
linkedin.com/in/joannabrennan
Adobe Certified Professional: Visual Design
Adobe
Profile
Graphic designer with 10 years taking campaigns from concept to final files for retail and hospitality clients. Presents directly to clients and owns the production hand-off to print and web vendors.
Experience
Senior Graphic Designer
2021 – Present
Redline Creative Studio, Columbus, OH
- Design brand systems, packaging and digital layouts for 10 retail and hospitality clients a year.
- Present concepts and revisions directly to clients, closing 90 percent of decks on first review.
- Build print-ready production files in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign for 4 regional print vendors.
- Lead a 2-person junior design team through typography, layout and file-naming standards.
Graphic Designer
2018 – 2021
Milltown Advertising, Columbus, OH
- Designed social, email and signage assets for 15 small-business clients on rolling deadlines.
- Retouched product photography in Photoshop for a 200-item seasonal catalog each quarter.
- Built a shared style guide covering type, color and logo use adopted across the agency.
- Scoped design timelines and file needs with account managers before kickoff calls.
Junior Designer
2016 – 2018
Buckeye Print Co., Columbus, OH
- Prepared press-ready files and proofed color separations for a commercial print shop.
- Assisted senior designers on storyboards and layout comps for local restaurant clients.
Design Skills
Brand systems
Typography
Art direction
Client presentation
Production files
Photo retouching
Project scoping
Layout design
Software
Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopFigma
Education
B.F.A. in Advertising and Graphic Design
2016
Columbus College of Art & Design
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 Suite
- 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 graphic designer resume template Word 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.