Print, social and brand work. The portfolio link does the persuading; the CV says what you made and for whom.
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A graphic designer CV is read in about ten seconds on the way to the portfolio, so the example above puts the portfolio link in the header, not at the bottom. It describes work by client type and output — a festival campaign, a menu, packaging — and lists Nepali typography in Preeti and Unicode as a skill, because doing it without breaking the text is a real and uncommon ability. The format works for a graphic designer job in Nepal or India, and for a fresher with no experience.
Summary
Graphic designer with three years at a Kathmandu agency, working on social media, print and packaging for retail, education and food brands. Designs around 60 social posts a month and has delivered two full brand identities. Works confidently with Devanagari typography in Preeti and Unicode. Portfolio on Behance.
Experience
Graphic Designer
Creative agency · Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur · Kartik 2080 – Present
- Design around 60 social media posts a month across five client brands
- Delivered two full brand identities — logo, colour, type and usage guide
- Produced Dashain and Tihar festival campaigns in Nepali and English
- Prepare print-ready files for menus, flyers and packaging with local printers
Junior Designer (freelance)
Independent clients · Kathmandu · 2079 – 2080
- Designed menus, banners and social posts for around 12 small businesses
- Learned to brief local printers on colour and bleed to avoid reprints
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Tribhuvan University affiliated college · 2075 – 2079
Projects
Brand identity — Kathmandu café behance.net/poojashakya
Logo, menu, signage and social templates for a new café, delivered in three weeks.
Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Figma
- Nepali typography — Preeti and Unicode
- Print production
Languages
- Nepali — Native
- Newari — Native
- English — Professional
The name, employers and numbers above are invented. Replace every one of them —
a CV that still says Pooja Shakya is worse than no CV at all.
Graphic designer CV format
The sections, in the order an employer reads them.
- Name, portfolio link and contact — Behance, Dribbble or your own site right under your name, then email, phone and city.
- Profile — Years in design, the kind of work — social, print, packaging, branding — and the sectors.
- Experience — Each agency or client with dates and outputs: posts a month, campaigns, identities, print jobs.
- Software — Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma, After Effects — only what you use well.
- Selected projects — Three or four with a line each and a link — for freshers, above experience.
- Education — BFA, a design diploma or another degree, with college and year.
- Languages and references — Nepali typography if you have it, and a creative director or client as reference.
Graphic designer CV objective
Two to adapt — change the numbers and names to yours. A career objective, or summary, is the two or three lines under your name.
With experience
Graphic designer with three years at a Kathmandu agency, producing around 60 social posts a month and two full brand identities for retail, education and food brands, and working confidently in Devanagari typography. Looking for a senior designer role with more brand and packaging work.
For a fresher
BFA graduate with a portfolio of twelve projects including a college festival identity and packaging for a local tea brand, skilled in Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma. Looking for a junior graphic designer role in an agency or in-house team.
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Skills to put on a graphic designer CV
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Figma
- Brand identity and logo design
- Social media creatives
- Print production and prepress
- Nepali typography — Preeti and Unicode
Graphic designer CV for freshers
A graphic designer CV for a fresher with no experience is really a pointer to the portfolio. Put the link under your name and choose three or four projects that show range — an identity, a poster series, packaging, social posts. College work and self-initiated briefs count; say so honestly. Keep the CV itself clean and simple; a cluttered design CV is the first one set aside. Our portfolio examples show how to lay out the work itself.
Download a graphic designer CV in Word or PDF
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Common questions
What should a graphic designer CV include?
A portfolio link at the top, your design experience by output and client type, the software you use well, three or four selected projects, your education and a reference.
How do I write a graphic designer CV with no experience?
Lead with your portfolio link, choose three or four projects showing range — college and self-initiated work counts — list your software honestly, and keep the CV layout simple.
Should a graphic designer CV be ATS-friendly?
For larger companies and foreign employers, yes: keep text as real text, use standard headings and avoid putting key details inside images. The portfolio is where the visual work goes.
Do I need a separate portfolio as well as a CV?
Yes. The CV says what you did; the portfolio shows it. CareerKyt also has a portfolio maker that puts your CV and your work in one document.