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Review score
91
Evidence
80%
Words
251

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts251 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 3 of 10 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • The credential has its own lineUX Certification (UXC), each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Hannah Lindqvist
SENIOR UX DESIGNER
hannah.lindqvist@example.com · +1 (416) 555-0162 · Toronto, ON · hannahlindqvist.design · linkedin.com/in/hannahlindqvist
Summary

UX designer with seven years on banking and healthcare apps, from user research to tested prototypes. Works closely with product managers and engineers and keeps design systems that ship.

Experience
Senior UX Designer
2022 – Present
Maplestone Bank · Toronto, ON
  • Redesigned the mobile account-opening flow after 24 user interviews and 5 rounds of usability testing; completion rose from 41% to 63%.
  • Lead UX for the payments team, turning research into user flows, wireframes and Figma prototypes each sprint.
  • Maintain the design system of 140 components with two engineers, cutting design handoff questions in half.
  • Ran accessibility reviews against WCAG 2.1 AA, fixing 58 issues before launch.
UX Designer
2019 – 2022
CareLink Health · Toronto, ON
  • Mapped the patient booking journey with 300 survey responses and Hotjar recordings, finding 3 drop-off points.
  • Designed and tested a new booking flow that cut booking time from 6 minutes to 2.
  • Ran card sorting with 40 patients to rebuild the app's information architecture.
Junior UX Designer
2017 – 2019
Northbeam Studio · Ottawa, ON
  • Produced wireframes and prototypes for 12 client web and mobile projects.
  • Facilitated stakeholder workshops to agree goals and user personas before design work began.
  • Supported A/B testing of 2 landing page designs; the winner lifted sign-ups 15%.
Education
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)
2013 – 2017
OCAD University · Toronto, ON
Certifications
UX Certification (UXC), Nielsen Norman Group
2021
Skills
Research: user research, usability testing, user interviews, surveys, card sorting
Design: interaction design, information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes
Tools: Figma, FigJam, Maze, Hotjar, Miro
Delivery: design systems, accessibility, WCAG, design handoff, agile
Layout

A tinted header band, a serif name over a capitals title, and serif headings. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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UX hiring managers read a resume for one thing before they open the portfolio: does this person find the problem, or just draw the screens? The template above leads every role with research and outcomes, then names the tools, and the score on this page is the actual output of the Review.

UX designer resume summary example

Target roleSenior UX Designer
SummaryUX designer with seven years on banking and healthcare apps, from user research to tested prototypes. Works closely with product managers and engineers and keeps design systems that ship.
3 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • user research
  • prototypes
  • design systems

The candidate is fictional, so swap in your own numbers. Stuck? The resume summary generator drafts one from your title and results.

Why most UX designers don't get the call

Skills and keywords for an UX designer resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Research

  • user research
  • usability testing
  • user interviews
  • surveys
  • personas
  • journey mapping
  • card sorting

Design

  • UX design
  • interaction design
  • information architecture
  • user flows
  • wireframes
  • prototypes
  • UI design

Tools

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • Maze
  • Hotjar
  • Miro

Delivery

  • design systems
  • accessibility
  • WCAG
  • design handoff
  • agile
  • A/B testing
  • stakeholder workshops

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why research comes first in each role

    A UX reviewer wants evidence you design from what users do, not from taste. Opening each job with research tells them that before they reach the tools.

  2. Why participant counts are given

    "Ran usability tests" could mean three friends or forty customers. A count of interviews or test sessions is a small detail that makes the research believable.

  3. Why visual skills are kept modest

    Graphic and UI polish matter, but a UX role is screened on problem-solving. Listing UI design once, with a design system bullet to back it, keeps the resume pointed at the job without hiding the craft.

UX designer resume questions

See all ATS-friendly resume templates, check your file with the free ATS resume checker, or read how each ATS reads resumes.

What skills should I put on an UX designer resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For an UX designer that often includes user research, usability testing, UX design, interaction design, Figma and FigJam. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write an UX designer resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this UX designer resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this UX designer resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

Keep the pattern. Tell your story.

The Studio opens with this UX designer example loaded. Edit any bullet and the Review score updates as you type. Editing needs no account; downloading needs a free one.

  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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What each system will do to this file.

What each applicant tracking system accepts, read from the vendor's own documentation.