For designers, the resume has exactly one conversion goal: get the portfolio opened with the right expectations set. It must prove you drive outcomes — not just produce artifacts — because the portfolio will show the artifacts anyway.

Structure

1. Header: name, discipline ({{Product / Brand / UX}}), portfolio URL displayed prominently — this link is the resume's entire purpose.
2. Two-line summary: "{{Discipline}} designer, {{years}} — I design {{what}} for {{whom}}. Recently: {{outcome}}."
3. Experience: outcome bullets (below), naming the business problem, not the deliverable list.
4. Craft block: tools and methods grouped honestly ({{research / interaction / visual / systems}} + {{Figma, prototyping, handoff}}). Tools are table stakes; methods differentiate.
5. Recognition: shipped products, awards, talks — one line each.

Outcome bullets — before and after

Design outcomes hide in product metrics (conversion, completion, retention), efficiency metrics (handoff time, component reuse), and decision impact (what research changed). Ask your PM for the numbers — they have them.

Resume–portfolio pairing

• Every major resume bullet should have its case study in the portfolio; reviewers click to verify the one that interests them.
• Match titles between both ("Checkout redesign" here = "Checkout redesign" there).
• Tailor the portfolio's first case to the job: applying for B2B SaaS? Lead with your B2B SaaS work.

Signals by seniority

• Early career: process rigor — show you can go from ambiguity to tested solution, even on small scope.
• Senior: outcomes + cross-functional pull — bullets should include engineers, PMs, and stakeholders you aligned.
• Lead/staff: systems, standards, mentoring, and the business language of design decisions.