Resume template · Updated October 2026
UX designer resume template
Short answer
Daniel, the template meant for designers, puts your methods in a skills grid above your jobs and frames each heading in a soft grey pill. The fictional sample is a UX designer at a digital services firm who redesigned a state childcare application: journeys mapped with caseworkers, a shorter form, three rounds of usability tests including screen reader users, and an information architecture built from a card sort.
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Camila is a fictional UX designer. Replace every detail with your own before you send it.
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Why Daniel suits a UX designer resume
Of the seven templates, Daniel is the one aimed at designers. Its section headings sit in rounded light-grey pills, a small sign of care for layout while the text stays plain, and skills come before work experience in three columns: design and research methods in the first, Figma and testing tools in the second.
Second choice: Meridian. Meridian keeps the same section order but uses plain grey rules and labelled skill rows, if you would rather show each skill group by name.
What goes in each section, in Daniel's order
Daniel prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Say what kind of services or products you design and how you work: research, flows, prototypes, testing. Mention accessibility if you design for it; public-sector and regulated employers look for it early.
- Skills. Three unlabelled columns: UX methods in the first (journey mapping, information architecture, usability testing), tools in the second, collaboration in the third. Figma is assumed for most UX jobs, so the methods are what set you apart.
- Work Experience. Write problem, method and change: what was hard for users, how you found out why, what you changed and how you know it worked. Evidence can be task success, steps removed, errors or time on task. Link the case study once in the header rather than in each bullet.
- Education. Degree, school and year. Cognitive science, psychology, HCI and graphic design are all common routes, and a bootcamp fits here as a single line.
The sample resume as text
The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.
Camila Reyes
UX Designer, Service and Interaction Design
Sacramento, CA | camila.reyes@example.com | (916) 555-0142 | portfolio.example.com/camila-reyes | linkedin.com/in/sample-camila-reyes
UX designer with five years on public-facing online services and learning products. Maps journeys, designs flows and wireframes in Figma, and tests them with real users, including people who rely on screen readers.
Experience
UX Designer, Fernhill Digital Services, Sacramento, CA (03/2023 to Present)
- Redesigned the online application for a state childcare subsidy: mapped the journey with caseworkers, cut the form from 11 steps to 6, and tested each version with applicants.
- Ran 30 moderated usability sessions over three rounds, including sessions with screen reader users, and turned findings into backlog items with the delivery team.
- Built the information architecture for a benefits information site from a card sort and tree test with 150 participants.
- Produced annotated wireframes and prototypes that developers built from, with accessibility notes on focus order and error messages.
Junior UX Designer, Brightleaf Learning, San Jose, CA (07/2021 to 02/2023)
- Designed the course enrollment flow for a corporate learning platform, from sketches to high-fidelity prototypes.
- Set up a monthly round of unmoderated tests in Maze for new features.
- Contributed form and empty-state patterns to the product design system.
Education
BA, Cognitive Science, Sierra Pacific University (05/2021)
Skills
Journey mapping, Information architecture, Wireframing and prototyping, Usability testing, Accessible design (WCAG 2.2), Content design, Figma, FigJam, Maze, Optimal Workshop, Workshop facilitation, Presenting findings, Working with developers
How to make the sample yours
Point the portfolio link at two strong case studies
Hiring managers often open the link before finishing the page. Replace the sample URL with yours and make sure the first two case studies match the job.
Rebuild the redesign bullet around your own project
Keep its shape: who struggled, what research showed, what you changed, how it tested. Swap the childcare application for your own service, product or flow.
Say who you tested with
The sample names caseworkers and screen reader users. Naming participants shows you test with the people who rely on the service, not only with colleagues.
State the accessibility standard you design to
If you design to WCAG 2.2 AA, write it in skills or a bullet. It is a W3C Recommendation with defined conformance levels, which gives the reader something concrete to check.
Drop visual design claims you cannot show
If your strength is flows and research, do not stretch to brand or illustration. A focused UX profile reads better than a list of every design discipline.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- user experience (UX) design
- user research
- usability testing
- journey mapping
- information architecture
- wireframes
- prototyping
- interaction design
- Figma
- card sorting
- tree testing
- accessibility
- WCAG 2.2
- design systems
- content design
Mistakes to avoid
- Icons, skill bars and decorative graphics on the resume; they suggest style over clarity, the opposite of what a UX designer sells.
- Every design tool you have opened. Methods and outcomes matter more.
- Case study links behind a password the reader was never sent.
- Taking credit for decisions the product team made; write what you designed and tested.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 4 of 4 | 7 of 7 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 4 of 4 | 7 of 7 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 4 of 4 | 7 of 7 |
Frequently asked questions
Where should a UX designer put the portfolio link?
In the header, and it should land on case studies rather than a gallery of screens. Each case study should show the problem, your process and the result in a few minutes of reading.
How do I show UX impact without analytics access?
Use test results: task success before and after, errors, time on task, steps removed. Say they came from usability testing so the reader knows the source.
Can I get a UX job with a bootcamp instead of a degree?
Many designers do. List the bootcamp under education, then let real projects (freelance, volunteer, or a redesign tested with real users) fill the experience section.
Should I list UI skills on a UX resume?
List the ones you would be hired for. If you do visual design to a high standard, include it; if your work is mostly research and flows, keep the profile focused there.
How much should a UX resume say when the portfolio holds the detail?
One page is enough. The resume only needs to make someone open the portfolio and to answer basic questions: level, domain, methods and tools.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Daniel PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 4 section headings and all 7 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 (WCAG 2.2 is a W3C Recommendation with conformance levels A, AA and AAA)
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