Graphic designer CV template: a creative example to customize
For a graphic designer, the CV is a solved brief: it must prove your sense of visual hierarchy while staying readable — including by the ATS used by agencies and advertisers. And it has one priority mission: leading the recruiter to your portfolio.
Manon
Leroy
Profile
Skills
Languages
Hobbies
Screen printing and art posters · Film photography
Work Experience
15-person agency; wine & spirits, culture and food clients.
- Delivered 12 complete visual identities (logo, guidelines, variations)
- Art direction of social media for 6 client accounts
- Agency website redesign: +40% inbound enquiries
In-house studio, team of 8 creatives.
- Produced promo campaigns (banners, emails, social)
- Built a template library: -30% production time
Education
Fictional example CV — every section is editable in the builder.
Use this example as your starting point
This example on our Creative template (split-screen) shows the balance: a layout that asserts an eye, and content that specifies tools, deliverables and client contexts.
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- ✓ €2 one-time — unlimited CVs for 24h
- ✓ ATS-friendly PDF
What an art director scans on a designer's CV
- ✓The portfolio link, visible in the header — it decides everything
- ✓Deliverable types: visual identity, print, social media, motion, UI
- ✓Tools actually mastered: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma
- ✓Contexts: agency, in-house studio, freelance, and the clients served
- ✓The visual consistency of the CV itself — it is part of the portfolio
3 tips to make your graphic designer CV stand out
1. Portfolio first, everywhere
A short clean URL in the header, repeated as a link in each key experience. A creative recruiter spends under 30 seconds on the CV before clicking.
2. Name the deliverables, not just the tools
“Complete identity (logo, guidelines, social variations) for 12 clients” states your level. A tool list without work says nothing.
3. Creative does not mean unreadable
Agencies use ATS too. Keep real text (no skill infographics), standard section headings and a cleanly exported PDF.
Your graphic designer CV, ready in 10 minutes
Start from this example, replace the content with yours, download your PDF. €2 one-time, no signup.