Creative Resume Template

Bold creative resume with a vertical color rail, editorial type and space for portfolio links — built for designers, art directors and illustrators.

Nina Alvarez
Art Director & Illustrator
(718) 555-0142
hello@ninaalvarez.co
Brooklyn, NY
ninaalvarez.co

Art director with a decade in editorial and brand. Comfortable owning a project from moodboard to launch, and equally happy in Illustrator or on set.

Selected Work

Art Director
2021 — Present
Wieden+Kennedy
  • Led rebrand for a $2B consumer brand, launched across 14 markets.
  • Directed six illustrated OOH campaigns in Cannes shortlists.
Senior Designer
2017 — 2021
The New York Times Magazine
  • Designed 18 cover features across two years.
  • Co-led the redesign of the Sunday review section.

Education

BFA Graphic Design
RISD · 2010 — 2014

Toolkit

Art Direction, Illustration, Brand Identity, Type Design, Adobe CC, Figma, Photography

Recognition

ADC Young Guns 15 · AIGA Member

Who this template is for

  • Job seekers applying through online portals that use ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo)
  • Career changers who need a straightforward, easy-to-parse layout
  • Anyone whose fancy resume keeps getting filtered out before a human sees it

How to use it

  1. 1.Enter your contact details and a short professional summary.
  2. 2.Add each role with clear bullet points describing your impact.
  3. 3.List education, skills and certifications in plain text.
  4. 4.Preview updates live — download the PDF and submit.

Frequently asked questions

Why is this called ATS-friendly?

It uses a single column, standard fonts and standard section headings — features tracking systems reliably parse. No icons, images or multi-column layouts that break parsers.

Can I upload my existing resume?

Yes — use the Upload Resume flow from the header to auto-fill this template.

Is my data saved anywhere?

No. All editing happens in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

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