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An editor or content lead reads a writer’s CV for what you write about, who for, and whether your words worked.

Give your subjects and readers, one result you can measure, how you work with an editor, and a link to a portfolio of three pieces that suit the job. This example is a senior content writer applying for a lead role.

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Rhiannon Hughes
Senior Content Writer
Cardiff · 07700 900277 · [email protected] · rhiannonhughes-writing.example.com

Profile

Writer with seven years in content and copywriting, the last four as senior content writer for an energy supplier’s website and customer emails. Turns technical subjects into plain English, interviews engineers and customers, and edits to a house style. Short stories published in two anthologies. Looking for a lead content or copywriting role.

Experience

Senior Content Writer Cledwyn Energy, Cardiff · 2022–present

Write about 12 articles and guides a month on heat pumps, solar panels and bills, from interviews with engineers and customers.

Rewrote 140 help pages in plain English; calls about the topics they cover fell by 18% in a year.

Redraft each piece after review by the editor and the legal team, and keep the house style guide up to date.

Publish pages and emails in the content management system and check how they perform in Google Analytics.

Run a monthly writing workshop for colleagues who write customer letters.

Copywriter Penrose Lane Agency, Cardiff · 2019–2022

Wrote web pages, adverts and brochures for about 30 clients, from a dental group to a rugby club.

Published writing

Two short stories in anthologies from an independent Welsh press (2023, 2025)

Shortlisted in a national short story competition (2024)

Education

BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, 2:1 Glanmor University · 2016–2019

Skills

Plain English and editing

Interviewing for stories

Copywriting and headlines

Search-friendly writing and Google Analytics

Content management systems

House style and tone of voice

Additional information

Portfolio of three articles, a help page and an advert at the link above. Member of a local writers’ group. Conversational Welsh.

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

What editors and content teams look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Research information online, through interviews, and in libraries and archivesArticles and guides from interviews with engineers and customers
Research and write about developments in technical subjectsHeat pumps, solar panels and bills in plain English
Redraft sections of your work to refine your story, article or review140 help pages rewritten; calls on those topics down 18%
Submit drafts to a publisher or editor for feedback and revisionsEach piece redrafted after review by the editor and legal team
Upload your work to websites or social media, or look for publishing opportunitiesPages and emails published in the content management system
Run writing workshopsA monthly writing workshop for colleagues

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a writer. If the advert you are answering describes a duty in other words, use its words for work you have actually done.

Pay varies: the National Careers Service lists pay for a writer as variable (checked 17 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Writer on .

Skills to list for this job

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

  • Clear written communication
  • Strong written and spoken English
  • Finding new ways of doing things
  • Persistence and determination
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Using initiative
  • Ambition and drive
  • Media production and communication
  • Competent 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.

English and creative writing graduate looking for a first content or junior copywriting role. Wrote for the student newspaper for three years and edited its culture section in the final year, and runs a book review blog with about 1,500 readers a month. Confident with WordPress and writing to a word count and a deadline.
Use in the editor
Inside this example
  • Profile: 53 words here
  • Experience: 120 words here
  • Published writing: 20 words here
  • Education: 11 words here
  • Skills: 24 words here
  • Additional information: 22 words here

How to write yours

01

Name your subjects and readers

Say what you write about and who reads it, so an editor sees whether your experience fits.

02

Show a result

Fewer calls, more sign-ups or a page that ranks: one measured result proves your words worked.

03

Write the CV as a sample

Every line is a test of your writing. Keep it short, specific and free of clichés.

04

Link a short portfolio

Three pieces that suit the job, with the link in your contact details, beat a long list.

Questions about a writer CV

Which degree subjects suit a writer?

You could study for a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in creative writing, communication and media, English language or literature, creative and professional writing or journalism, or do a postgraduate writing course (National Careers Service). Give the subject, class and year.

Should I put a writing portfolio on my CV?

You’ll need a portfolio of your work to show to employers and commissioning editors (National Careers Service). Put its link with your contact details and choose pieces that suit the job.

Do competitions and blogs count on a writer’s CV?

Joining writers’ groups, entering writing competitions and blogging on websites all develop your writing skills (National Careers Service). Give a published piece or a shortlisting one line each.

What do I need for technical writing jobs?

To work as a technical author you’ll usually need a higher education qualification in the subject you write about, such as engineering, technology or healthcare, and with that background you may be able to apply directly (National Careers Service). Put your subject knowledge in the first line of your profile.

How do I show I take editing well?

You’ll need confidence in your writing, and the ability to accept criticism and remain positive (National Careers Service). Show how you work with an editor’s changes, as this CV does.

Creative and one page: the header band gives your name and portfolio link presence, and the body stays plain enough to read as a writing sample. For an online form, switch to Plain.

Guides for this CV

Turning duties into results Action verbs for your CV Words to avoid on a CV How to write a cover letter

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