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Designer CVs are unique: the CV is only half the signal, the portfolio is the other half. Your CV's job is to frame the portfolio, quantify design impact where possible, and list the tools + specific outcomes that back up the screens.
Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma is the default in 2026
Design systems (built or contributed to)
Prototyping: Framer, Principle, ProtoPie
User research, interviews, usability testing
Interaction design, motion design, microcopy
Handoff: Figma dev mode, Zeplin, Storybook integration
Specialities: product, brand, marketing, illustration, pick and state it
Only include skills you can defend in an interview. Inflated skill lists fail the first phone screen.
A portfolio URL in the header, first line
3-5 short case-study bullets per role, not feature lists
A design outcome when possible: activation lift, conversion rate, NPS delta
Clear specialty, 'product designer (B2B SaaS)' beats 'designer'
Weak
Designed screens for the mobile app using Figma.
Strong
Redesigned the onboarding flow end-to-end (12 screens) for Acme's B2B SaaS; A/B test showed 38% lift in day-7 activation.
Weak
Contributed to the design system.
Strong
Co-owned the Acme design system in Figma (120+ components, auto-layout, variants); adopted by 14 engineers across 3 product pods.
Weak
Worked on marketing assets.
Strong
Led the brand refresh for Acme's 2024 launch, new logo, type system, 30+ marketing templates, Product Hunt's #2 launch of the week.
A Behance / Dribbble portfolio, but the real moat is a written case study per project
A free Figma template on Figma Community
A detailed teardown of a public app's UX on LinkedIn
A side project with your name on it (indie iOS app, a website, etc.)
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