CV example
UX/UI designer CV example
Design CVs get a few seconds before the portfolio gets a few minutes. This example shows a product designer whose CV earns the click: clear outcomes, real research and a portfolio link right at the top.
Below you'll find a full example CV (also called a résumé), summaries for different experience levels, the skills and keywords employers search for, stronger bullet points, and the interview questions to prepare for.
UX/UI designer CV summary examples
Your summary is the first thing a recruiter reads. Two or three sentences: who you are, your strongest evidence, and what you want next. Here is the example CV's summary, plus versions for other levels.
Example CV
Product designer with 5 years designing web and mobile apps for SaaS and travel. I combine user research with sharp visual design, and I measure my work by what it does for users and the business.
Junior or career changer
UX designer who completed a 6-month UX programme after 3 years in customer support, bringing a deep understanding of user pain points. Portfolio includes 3 case studies with research, testing and iteration.
Senior or lead
Lead product designer with 9 years in B2B SaaS. Set up the research practice and design system at a 300-person company and manage 4 designers.
Skills to put on a UX/UI designer CV
Hard skills
- User research and usability testing
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Interaction and visual design
- Design systems
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- Figma (and FigJam or similar)
- Working with product analytics
Soft skills
- Storytelling with design decisions
- Taking and giving feedback
- Collaboration with engineers
- Empathy for users
Show soft skills through your bullet points rather than listing them on the CV itself.
Keywords recruiters and ATS look for
Many employers screen CVs with an applicant tracking system (ATS) that matches words from the job ad. These come up often in UX/UI designer postings. Use the ones that are true for you, in the same wording as the job you're applying for. To compare your CV with a specific job ad, use the free CV keyword checker, or have Litjob tailor your CV to the job description for you.
- product designer
- UX designer
- UI designer
- user research
- usability testing
- wireframes
- prototyping
- Figma
- design system
- interaction design
- accessibility
- user-centred design
For live figures, see the skills most requested in Design job ads, updated weekly from thousands of postings.
Bullet points: before and after
Strong bullet points say what you did, how big it was and what changed. Compare:
WeakDesigned screens for the app.
StrongerDesigned the onboarding flow for a fitness app, raising day-7 retention from 22% to 30%.
WeakDid user research.
StrongerInterviewed 20 users and ran 3 rounds of testing that reshaped the product’s navigation.
WeakCreated a design system.
StrongerCreated a 60-component design system that cut design-to-build time by about 30%.
WeakWorked with developers.
StrongerPaired with engineers during build, reducing UI defects found in QA by half.
Only use numbers you can explain in an interview. An honest estimate (“about 30%”) is better than a made-up exact figure.
Tips for writing a UX/UI designer CV
Portfolio link in the header
Most design hiring decisions happen in the portfolio. Make the link short, working and impossible to miss.
Write bullets like mini case studies
Problem, what you did, result. The same structure your portfolio case studies should follow.
Keep the CV itself simple
A clean, readable CV shows taste. Heavy graphics can break applicant tracking systems and hide your words.
Show research, not just visuals
Product design roles expect evidence-based decisions. Mention testing, interviews or data in at least two bullets.
Common UX/UI designer interview questions
Your CV gets you the interview, and interviewers will ask about what's on it. Prepare for these:
- Walk me through a case study.
- Spend most of your time on the problem and your decisions, not the final screens.
- How do you handle feedback you disagree with?
- Show you test the disagreement with users or data rather than opinion.
- How do you work with engineers?
- Describe involving them early, writing clear specs and being flexible about constraints.
- Tell me about a design that failed.
- Explain what the data showed and how you iterated.