Graphic Designer Resume: Your Portfolio First
For design roles, the resume's real job is to get someone to click through to your portfolio. Everything on the page should point there.
What actually makes a difference
- Put your portfolio link directly under your name — not in a footer, not on page two. It's the actual audition.
- Name your software stack precisely (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch) — generic "design software" reads as vague to both ATS and humans.
- Quantify reach or impact where you can: campaign views, client retention, a redesign's measured effect on conversion.
- Keep the resume's own visual design clean and restrained — a resume trying too hard to be "creative" often works against a design portfolio's actual quality.