Graphic Designer Resume

 A graphic designer resume should have substance as well as style so you get noticed for the best graphic designer jobs. Beyond just mentioning the types of programs you know and your work experience, you need to communicate the value you'd bring to the company in question. We can help with that.

To see how you can portray your full creative abilities to employers, review our graphic designer resume sample below, and download the sample resume for a graphic designer in Word.

Graphic Design Jobs

Jobs for graphic designers are popular positions for creative individuals and can be found in a variety of industries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), you'll find the highest level of employment for this job in the following states:

• California
• New York
• Texas
• Florida
• Illinois 

and in the following metropolitan areas:

• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Washington D.C.

The median salary for a graphic designer is $23.19 per hour, according to Monster data. Additionally, you can search for graphic designer jobs on Monster.

Graphic Designer Resume

Camille Reubens
2207 Beach Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90045
213.555.1854 · careub@myisp.com

Qualifications Profile

Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer with extensive experience in multimedia, marketing, and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.

Creative experience in the following:

• Print
• Brochures & Newsletters
• Logos & Business Cards
• Posters & Post Cards
• Stationery

• PHOTOGRAPHY
• Black & White Photography
• Lithography
• Retouching
• Photograph Restoration

• WEB & Multimedia
• Website Design
• Video Editing
• Video Photomontages
• Social Media

 

Professional Experience

Cygnet Media Productions, Long Beach, California

Art Director – Graphic Design, 20017 – Present

Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build, motivate, and direct design and production teams. Coordinate freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet all project requirements. Create and conduct highly persuasive sales and marketing presentations. Expertly convert features to benefits to achieve client objectives. Manage all operational, strategic, financial, quote/bid, staffing, and administrative functions.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully completed client projects worth up to $470,000.
• Provided proposal layout and design for million-dollar corporate contracts under extremely tight deadlines.
• Established trusting relationships with designers, vendors, and key clients.

 

Market Studios, Ltd., Norwalk, California
Senior Graphic Designer, 2015 – 2017

Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for newsletters, promotional materials and sales collateral. Created design theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations, training videos and corporate websites. Participated in team effort to produce streamlined production of policy manuals and educational materials for newly hired employees and freelance designers.

Key Achievements:

• Earned several awards for providing graphic design support to both headquarter employees and hundreds of field offices.
• Coordinated staff participation in community-sponsored charitable events.

 

Dimensions, Huntington Beach, California
Graphic Designer, 2013 – 2015

Created new design themes for marketing and collateral materials. Collaborated with creative team to design and produce computer-generated artwork for marketing and promotional materials. Participated in production of print and promotional items for key clients under direction of Marketing Department.

Key Achievements:

• Consistently recognized for fresh and innovative ideas and applications.
• Developed new art-proofing system that increased overall quality of production and improved customer satisfaction to 97%.
• Recruited by ABC Corporation to become their Senior Graphic Designer.

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, Minor in Graphic Arts, 2013
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

 

Technical Proficiency

Platforms:	Mac OS, Windows 7/8/20
Tools:	Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Fireworks, PageMaker, Flash); QuarkXPress; MS Project, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook); HTML5

Get Your Graphic Designer Resume Some Views

You may not consider a resume a work of art, you for sure want to get it seen. Meanwhile, you should do some looking too. Want help finding great jobs? Check out the Monster App. As a graphic designer, you'll appreciate the easy-to-understand layout and swipe-able functionality. It's a great way to see available positions and quickly apply to the ones you like best.