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UX Designer Resume Template

UX designer resumes must tell a process story — not just list deliverables, but show how research led to design decisions that improved user outcomes. This template is portfolio-forward and process-aware.

UX Designer Resume Template
{{your_name}} | {{email}} | {{portfolio_url}} | {{linkedin_url}}

SUMMARY
UX designer with {{years}} years of experience designing {{product_type}} for {{user_type}} users. Process spans discovery through delivery — {{process_strengths}}.

SKILLS
Design: {{design_skills}}
Research: {{research_skills}}
Tools: {{design_tools}}

EXPERIENCE
{{company_1}} | {{title_1}} | {{dates_1}}
• {{research_to_design_story}}, resulting in {{outcome_metric}}
• Designed {{feature_or_flow}} for {{user_count}} users, improving {{ux_metric}} by {{improvement}}
• {{collaboration_achievement}} with engineering/PM to {{business_goal}}

PORTFOLIO
Selected work: {{portfolio_link}}

EDUCATION
{{university}} — {{degree}} | {{year}}

How to use this template

  1. 1Always link to a live portfolio — it will be reviewed before the interview.
  2. 2Use the resume to tell the story; use the portfolio to show the work.
  3. 3Quantify design impact wherever possible: conversion rate, task completion rate, NPS.

Template variables

Replace each {{variable}} in the template with your actual information.

VariableDescriptionExample
{{your_name}}Your full nameRiley Song
{{product_type}}Type of products you designB2B SaaS and mobile
{{process_strengths}}Your design process strengthsstrong in user research, wireframing, and design systems
{{design_skills}}Design skillsUX Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Systems, Usability Testing
{{research_skills}}Research methodsUser Interviews, Survey Design, Usability Testing, Affinity Mapping
{{design_tools}}Tools you useFigma, FigJam, Maze, Hotjar, Notion

Frequently asked questions

For most UX roles, the portfolio matters more. The resume gets you the interview; the portfolio closes it. Invest more time in your case studies than your resume formatting.

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