Isabel Moreno

Senior Graphic Designer

isabel.moreno@example.com · +1 555 0429 · Vancouver, Canada · linkedin.com/in/example-profile · example.com/portfolio

Summary

Seven years across brand identity and campaign work, currently leading design for a retail group with seven sub-brands. Built the visual system that cut campaign turnaround from three weeks to eight days. Equally at home in a brand strategy conversation and a print production file.

Work Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

Retail group, VancouverApril 2021 – Present

  • Built the visual system covering seven sub-brands; campaign turnaround fell from three weeks to eight days.
  • Art directed two national campaigns from concept through to print and social delivery.
  • Created the brand guidelines and asset library used by three internal teams and two agencies.

Graphic Designer

Creative agency, CalgaryJune 2018 – March 2021

  • Designed identity and campaign work for seven client brands.
  • Produced over 200 production-ready files across print and digital formats.
  • Led the studio's typography review, noticeably raising consistency across client work.

Junior Designer

Design studio, CalgaryJanuary 2017 – May 2018

  • Supported senior designers on identity and packaging projects.
  • Prepared artwork for print and managed the pre-press checking process.
  • Built the studio's reusable template library for pitch documents.

Education

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

September 2013 – May 2017

BDes, Communication Design · 3.8

Alberta University of the Arts

September 2018 – April 2019

Certificate, Typography

Skills

  • Brand identity
  • Typography
  • Editorial layout
  • Print production
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Figma
  • Client presentation
  • Design critique
  • Supplier briefing

Projects

Multi-Brand Visual System

A shared visual system covering seven sub-brands with clear rules on where each may diverge. Campaign turnaround fell from three weeks to eight days.

National Campaign Art Direction

Art directed two national campaigns end to end, including photography direction and print delivery across twelve formats.

Certifications

  • Adobe Certified Professional — Visual Design · 2023-04
  • Print Production and Colour Management · 2021-09

Languages

  • English · Native
  • Spanish · Advanced
The Creative Panel template with sample content — shown at true A4 size.

Resume Template

Creative Panel

Renkli yan panel, etiketli yetenekler

Who it suits

  • entry level, mid level roles
  • Applications sent directly to an employer or by email
  • Anyone fitting a long career onto one page
Layout
Agency grid
ATS compatibility
Good
Photo
With photo

This layout carries visual elements. For high-volume applications through a careers portal, export a second version from the ATS family with the same content.

The photo sits in the header in a sharp square frame — the language of a portfolio grid.

Renkli yan panel, etiketli yetenekler. The page sits on a three-column grid with sections distributed unevenly but deliberately. Experience takes the wide column while supporting detail drops into the narrow ones — the composition expected in advertising and art direction applications.

Layout

How the Creative Panel template is built

Knowing how information sits on the page before you pick a template directly affects how your application gets read.

Agency grid

The page sits on a three-column grid with sections distributed unevenly but deliberately. Experience takes the wide column while supporting detail drops into the narrow ones — the composition expected in advertising and art direction applications.

Typography

Body and headings share one sans-serif family, reading equally cleanly on screen and in print.

Section headings

A coloured vertical bar sits to the left of each section heading, so sections are found quickly from the edge of the page.

Use of colour

Colour appears only in fine rules and headings; the rest of the page stays white.

Density

Line spacing and section gaps are tight, built to hold a history with many roles on a single page.

How skills are presented

Skill levels are shown on a five-dot indicator. It is calmer than a bar and uses almost no ink in print.

When not to choose this template

  • High-volume applications screened automatically by large employers
  • Applications where the employer mandates its own template
  • Resumes with little content that would otherwise look empty

You can compare the alternatives side by side in the template comparison table.

Recommended for

Roles we recommend the Creative Panel template for

This layout suits the application processes for the roles below. Each page carries an example resume and tips for that job.

Frequently asked questions

About the Creative Panel template

Is the Creative Panel template ATS-friendly?

ATS compatibility for this template is rated “good”. This layout carries visual elements. For high-volume applications through a careers portal, export a second version from the ATS family with the same content.

Does the Creative Panel template include a photo?

The photo sits in the header in a sharp square frame — the language of a portfolio grid. A photo is not required: turn off “Show photo on resume” in the editor and the area is removed, with the page falling back to its photo-free layout.

Can I change template later?

Yes. The template is only a presentation layer; what you write is stored separately and carries over intact when you switch.

Will the PDF match this preview?

Yes. The preview and the PDF come from the same component: A4 (210×297 mm), accented characters and a selectable text layer are all preserved.

Can I change the colour in the Creative Panel template?

Yes. The accent colour control in the editor applies to this template too — pick any of the six presets.