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Web Designer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what web designers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most web designers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Web Designer with experience turning client briefs into wireframes, prototypes and responsive layouts that hold up across devices. Comfortable moving between visual design work, colour, typography and imagery, and the structural thinking behind user journeys and interaction design. Works closely with developers and stakeholders to keep design decisions grounded in usability, not just aesthetics.
Key skills
- Wireframing and prototyping
- UX and interaction design
- Visual design and typography
- Responsive web design
- Usability testing
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Sketch
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Webflow
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Produced wireframes and high-fidelity mockups in Figma for client websites, reducing the number of revision rounds needed before developer handoff
- Designed responsive layouts tested across desktop, tablet and mobile breakpoints, fixing layout breaks before launch
- Ran usability testing sessions with target users and revised navigation structures based on findings
- Built and maintained a component-based design system in Adobe XD to keep colour, typography and iconography consistent across a multi-page site
- Collaborated directly with developers during build to resolve spacing, accessibility and interaction issues ahead of go-live
- Presented design concepts to clients and translated verbal feedback into revised layouts within agreed timeframes
Education
Bachelor degree in web design, digital media or graphic design is the most common pathway (around half of practitioners), though a Diploma or Advanced Diploma of Information Technology specialising in web development, or a Certificate IV plus a strong portfolio, is also an accepted route into the role.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- UX/UI design
- Responsive design
- WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Sketch
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Webflow
- CMS (WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace)
- Usability testing
- Design system
- Cross-browser testing
- Client liaison
- Brand guidelines
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.