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Graphic Designer Resume Template (2026) — Free ATS Download

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Junior

Graphic Designer template

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DEVON ASHCROFT

Graphic Designer · Junior

Nashville, TN · devon.ashcroft@email.com · (555) 010-3602 · linkedin.com/in/devonashcroft · portfolio: devonashcroft.com

Summary

Graphic designer owning campaigns from concept through production. Works from the brief and the metric, not just the moodboard, and builds brand systems other designers can extend without breaking them.

Experience

Graphic Designer

Broadway Brand Studio · 2022-Present

Led design for 12 integrated campaigns across print, digital, and OOH; one retail launch drove a 22% lift in landing-page conversion.
Built and documented a design system in Figma adopted by 4 designers; cut asset turnaround from 5 days to 2.
Art-directed photo shoots and managed vendor prepress relationships for large-format print runs.
Redesigned a client's packaging line; the system scaled to 18 SKUs without per-SKU redesign.
Presented concepts directly to clients and defended design decisions against the brief.
Key project — Retail campaign system: built the flexible template set that carried a launch across print, digital, and OOH.

Junior Graphic Designer

Rose City Creative · 2020-2022

Produced social, display, and print assets across multiple client accounts.
Delivered brand identity work including logo, type, and usage guidelines.
Prepared production-ready files and managed prepress checks.
Built reusable templates for recurring client deliverables.
Incorporated multi-round stakeholder feedback within brand constraints.
Key project — Packaging refresh: designed a label system that scaled across a client's product range.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Figma · Brand identity · Typography · Layout & composition · Print production & prepress · Campaign design · Art direction

Education

BFA Graphic Design · Cumberland College of Design · 2020

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Role-ready summary written for a mid-level graphic designer
Skills line with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
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DEVON ASHCROFT
Nashville, TN · devon.ashcroft@email.com · (555) 010-3602 · linkedin.com/in/devonashcroft · portfolio: devonashcroft.com

SUMMARY
Graphic designer owning campaigns from concept through production. Works from the brief and the metric, not just the moodboard, and builds brand systems other designers can extend without breaking them.

SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Figma · Brand identity · Typography · Layout & composition · Print production & prepress · Campaign design · Art direction

EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer · Broadway Brand Studio · 2022-Present
• Led design for 12 integrated campaigns across print, digital, and OOH; one retail launch drove a 22% lift in landing-page conversion.
• Built and documented a design system in Figma adopted by 4 designers; cut asset turnaround from 5 days to 2.
• Art-directed photo shoots and managed vendor prepress relationships for large-format print runs.
• Redesigned a client's packaging line; the system scaled to 18 SKUs without per-SKU redesign.
• Presented concepts directly to clients and defended design decisions against the brief.
• Key project — Retail campaign system: built the flexible template set that carried a launch across print, digital, and OOH.

Junior Graphic Designer · Rose City Creative · 2020-2022
• Produced social, display, and print assets across multiple client accounts.
• Delivered brand identity work including logo, type, and usage guidelines.
• Prepared production-ready files and managed prepress checks.
• Built reusable templates for recurring client deliverables.
• Incorporated multi-round stakeholder feedback within brand constraints.
• Key project — Packaging refresh: designed a label system that scaled across a client's product range.

EDUCATION
BFA Graphic Design · Cumberland College of Design · 2020

What is a Graphic Designer ATS resume template?

A graphic designer ATS resume template is a deliberately plain single-column layout prefilled with Adobe Creative Suite, brand identity, campaign, and production language — the text file a parser can read, kept separate from your portfolio.

How to use this graphic designer resume template

Fill every section with your real facts (never invent metrics).
Mirror the posting's wording for tools and responsibilities you truly have.
Export .docx or a text-based PDF for the application portal.
Paste the finished resume + the job description into the free matcher.

Graphic Designer resume template for Word (free .docx download)

Every level above downloads as a free graphic designer resume template in Microsoft Word — a real .docx you can open and edit in Word, LibreOffice, Pages, or Google Docs. Nothing is locked and there is no watermark or signup: the placeholder details are yours to overwrite, while the summary, skills line, and bullets are already written for the role.

Prefer to start from nothing? The plain-text (.txt) download is the same structure as a blank resume template. Either way, keep the single-column layout — the two-column and "creative" designs in Word's own gallery are the ones that break ATS parsing.

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Condensed ATS format rules

Use a single column — no tables, text boxes, or multi-column layouts
Standard headings: SUMMARY, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION
Bullets as plain text with a simple • prefix
Skip logos, icons, skill bars, and headers/footers
Export .docx or a text-based PDF when the portal allows it

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Graphic Designer keyword checklist

Top terms to mirror when they appear in the posting — then scan for gaps.

Adobe Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Figma
Brand identity
Typography
Layout design
Print production
Campaign design
Art direction

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Frequently asked questions

Will this pass Workday / Greenhouse / Lever?

These templates use a single-column, plain-text-friendly layout (no tables, text boxes, or graphics) so common ATS parsers can extract contact info, skills, and bullets. Always paste your final file into the free matcher with the job description to catch wording gaps.

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Yes. All three levels (Entry level, Junior, Senior) are free to preview, copy, and download as Word (.docx) or .txt — no signup required.

Won't a plain resume make a graphic designer look unskilled?

No — the two documents do different jobs. This is the file the ATS parses and the recruiter skims; your portfolio link is where the craft lives. Designed multi-column resumes are the single most common reason creative applications get dropped before a human sees them.

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