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Graphic designer CV example

A graphic designer's CV has one job: to get the portfolio opened.

Say what kind of design you do and for whom, name the software, give one result a design manager can check, and put the portfolio link where it is seen first. This example is an in-house designer five years after graduating.

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Tasha Blake
Graphic Designer
Bristol · 07700 900233 · [email protected] · tashablake-portfolio.example.com

Profile

Graphic designer with five years in a design studio and an in-house brand team, working across packaging, print, social and web. Takes a brief from first sketches to print-ready artwork and live web assets, keeps one brand consistent across 46 product lines, and presents ideas to clients and senior managers. Looking for a mid-weight role in a studio or in-house team.

Experience

Graphic Designer Harbourside Foods (in-house brand team), Bristol · March 2023–present

Design packaging, point-of-sale and social assets for 46 product lines, from first concepts to print-ready artwork checked against each printer's specification.

Rebuilt the packaging templates in InDesign and Illustrator, cutting artwork set-up for a new flavour from two days to half a day.

Present two or three routes for each brief to the marketing manager, and agree the budget and print deadline before artwork starts.

Update web banners and product images when the brand changes, working with the web developer on sizes and file formats.

Junior Designer Kite & Compass Studio, Bath · 2021–2023

Designed leaflets, event branding and social templates for 12 regular clients, working from the creative director's briefs.

Prepared files for print and checked proofs, catching colour and bleed errors before the print run.

Design Assistant (part time) Avonside Print Shop, Bristol · 2019–2021

Education

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication, 2:1 Severn College of Art, Bristol · 2021

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Distinction 2018

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; Figma

Packaging artwork and print production

Typography and brand guidelines

Simple motion graphics in After Effects

Fictional example for a graphic designer. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What design studios and in-house teams look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Discuss your client's requirements and come up with creative ideasTwo or three routes for each brief, from first concepts for 46 product lines
Work out budgets, timescales and deadlinesThe budget and print deadline agreed before artwork starts
Prepare artwork and templates using design softwarePackaging templates rebuilt in InDesign and Illustrator, set-up cut from two days to half a day
Present ideas to the design team and clients for approvalRoutes presented to the marketing manager; briefs for 12 studio clients
Update materials and online content to match changes to brandingWeb banners and product images updated with the web developer

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a graphic designer.

Average pay: £25,000 a year for a starter and £40,000 for an experienced graphic designer, working 37 to 40 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 14 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Graphic designer on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a graphic designer, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Design
  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Media production and communication
  • Fine arts
  • Finding new ways of doing things
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Thinking and reasoning
  • Flexible and open to change
  • Confident with computers and everyday software
Choose them in the editor

From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

A profile if you are starting out

This CV's profile is written for someone with experience. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Graphic design graduate with a portfolio of packaging, branding and social work, including a live brief for a local brewery. Confident in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and careful with print-ready files. Looking for a junior designer role.
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Inside this example
  • Profile: 61 words here
  • Experience: 144 words here
  • Education: 19 words here
  • Skills: 21 words here

How to write yours

01

Say what kind of design you do

Packaging, print, social, web or brand: name the work you do most, because a studio hires for the work already in its diary.

02

Give a result in design terms

Time saved on artwork, products launched or print runs with no reprint are results a design manager can check. Leave out likes and reach unless the campaign was yours.

03

Match the CV to the portfolio

Every project the CV names should be in the portfolio, under the same name, so the reader finds it in one click.

04

Keep the CV calmer than the portfolio

The CV is read for facts. A coloured header is enough personality; let the portfolio show your range.

Rules and checks for a graphic designer's CV

Do I need a portfolio?

Design courses build a portfolio to show your ideas and skills to employers (National Careers Service). Put the link in your contact details and check every project on the CV is in it.

Which design software should I name?

Every design job needs a good working knowledge of desktop design, image editing and publishing software (National Careers Service). Name the programs you use, not “design software”.

How do people become graphic designers?

A foundation degree, HND or degree in graphic design, art and design, graphic communication or illustration, or a college course such as creative and digital media (National Careers Service). Give the qualification and the year.

Creative and one page: the coloured band shows some personality while the body stays plain, so the portfolio does the showing. If an employer asks you to upload your CV to an online form, send the Plain version as well.

Guides for this CV

Turning duties into results Skills to put on your CV Awards and achievements How to write a cover letter

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