DESIGNER CV – ENGLISH VOCABULARY INFO
Information to be written in this order :
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Top tips …
2. EDUCATION
Formation
Extra qualifications & studies
3. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Expérience professionnelle
a) Internships (stage)
b) Freelance work (travaux de freelance)
c) Other activities and work experience
(including summer jobs / voluntary work)
4. SKILLS
Compétences
a) Design skills (compétences créatives)
b) Computer skills (compétences informatiques)
c) Language skills (langues)
5. PERSONAL INTERESTS
Intérêts personnels
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if appropriate) :
Personal Profile (descriptif personnel)
Design Awards (concours de design)
Personal work & professional school projects
Projets d’école avec des entreprises extérieures
Personal Art Exhibition / Participating in a Modern Art Exhibition
Personal details (top tips) …
Name First name then last name – for example: Ann NISBET
Address Not really necessary (only if you live in Paris !)
Phone number Mobile phone number only (international number 00 33)
e-mail address A personal e-mail that is simple and professional
D.O.B For example: 21st June 1998 / June 21st 1998 / 21/06/1998
Nationality French / English / Spanish / American (also: double/dual nationality)
Photo NO ! Your page composition is more important than your pretty face !
Languages If you have an excellent level and are bilingual or fluent
Education - Formation
Currently studying a … / 2018 to present date
Design courses / subjects :
Arts Graphiques / Communication visuelle Graphic Design / Visual Communication
Beaux Arts Fine Arts
Arts Appliquées Applied Arts / Visual Arts
Architecture Intérieure / Design d’Espace Interior Architecture and Spatial Design
Design de l’habitat/décoration intérieure Interior Design / Decor
Education:
Une licence (3 ans) Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design / Visual Arts
Maitrise (5 ans) Masters Degree in Graphic Design & Art Direction
1 année préparatoire 1 year foundation course in Graphic Design
Erasmus (programme d’échange) International Erasmus Exchange Program)
Formation en alternance A sandwich course
Baccalauréat French Baccalaureate in Literature / economics & social science
EXTRA STUDIES & QUALIFICATIONS
BTS / IUT College Degree in
DUT Technical College Course in
BAFA Certificate qualification in youth guidance
Concours d’entrée entrance exams
Etudes différents (droit, médicine, etc) 2 years of a law degree / 1 year medical studies
Une année pour préparer les concours I year studies to prepare entrance exams for public design schools
Une année en milieu professionnel pour financer mes études / One year work experience to finance my studies
Professional experience (by specialisation) - expérience professionnelle (par secteur)
Advertising / Marketing (publicité/marketing)
Working with the sales team and copywriters to come up with new marketing slogans
Development of advertising campaigns from concept to completion
Successfully producing work for pitch wins in several key accounts
Developing ideas to create short promotional films for different brand launches
Participating in photo shoots and working with the creative team to create the studio set design
Creating page layout for print advertisements and billboard awareness campaigns
Designing promotional material, marketing materials, mail-out postcards and sales presentations
Preparing TV commercial storyboards and then applying the concept to a series of animated posters
Creating press books (press kits) and promotional brochures to promote different special events
Print // Publishing / General Publications (Edition/presse)
Design of print media (product packaging, brand logos, catalogues and marketing materials)
Design and page layout for catalogues, promotional materials, and marketing sales tools
In charge of the creation of all POS material and communication, including merchandising objects
Mainly working on DTP which involved creating page layouts for various publications
Creating page layout for in-house brochures & product catalogues also a brand new magazine issue
Packaging Design (design packaging)
Creating eye-catching packaging design concepts in keeping with the brand guidelines
Working on and developing different design concepts for major brands such as …
Participating in team brainstorming and creative idea research
Creating 3D mock-ups, visualising and art working packaging design using software …
Preparing sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations and working on final artwork
Assessing consumer tastes, market trends and competitor brands to conceptualize packaging designs
Applying the new concept to the entire new range of hair care products
Modifying & refining designs to conform to customer specifications & production limitations
Visual Identity / Corporate Visual Identity (identité visuelle)
Participating in brand development and the entire visual identity concept for international clients
Working with the creative director & project managers to devise the brand’s new corporate image
Coming up with and developing the entire visual identity concept for corporate clients such as
Working on design proposals across a variety of media for corporate clients
Creating and developing design ideas/concepts for client presentations
Implementation of the new design concepts based on the Art director’s brief
Building and developing the brand identity and brand positioning
Applying design concepts to a wide range of printed materials (business cards & printed posters)
Taking part in several pitch presentations and successfully winning design tenders
Computer Generated “Art Work” (Execution PAO)
Responsible for photo image manipulation adjustments and general Photoshop skills
Creative art worker, developing and reworking design concepts
Ensuring all artwork meets technical specifications prior to printing, modifying all artwork accordingly
Photoshop artwork - sourcing and editing photos and image manipulation
Liaising with printers (pre-press, reproduction and printing)
Producing print-ready artwork / artwork ready for pre-press or print
Multimedia
Web Design / Web development
Taking part in the initial planning of the web site, meeting with clients to discuss ideas for layout and
organisation of the site … types of colours or images to use (photos, illustrations, videos, etc.)
In charge of designing, developing and maintaining the company’s web site, including update of the
existing site, emails and company blog
Designing page layout and custom graphics, formatting content, converting HTML files from Photoshop
Interactive Media
Motion graphics - film, video, internet or computer animation (film industry / graphic design companies)
Key words : Conceptualization, storyboarding, animating and editing. Short films / 3-minutes video clip
Assisting the Senior Multimedia designer in producing motion graphic and 3D content
Executing animated images on video, filmstrips or gaming system
Video productions, edits, web page designs, creative design concepts and animated graphics
Internship (work placement) – stage
Description of the company and their field of expertise: advertising, publishing, print, design, etc.
Company Description
EURO RSCG Advertising agency
BLACK & GOLD Packaging design agency
PHIL DESIGN Graphic Design Studio / Global Design Agency
GALLIMARD Publishing House
Other activities and employment experience - Autres activités et expérience
Student employment : summer jobs (travail d’été)
Trade show hostess Public relations assistant Sales Rep (un commercial)
Au pair (not babysitting) Childcare assistant Estate Agents (agent immobilier)
Sales assistant (vendeuse)
Children’s summer camp activity leader (animatrice)
Restaurant waiter/waitress / Head Waiter (serveur / chef de rang)
Temp work (intérimaire) : Secretary / Receptionist / Office clerk
Admin Assistant / general office duties (taches administratives)
Voluntary work / employment – non-profit association (bénévolat)
Educational assistant for disabled children // Care of the elderly
Youth guidance guide (activity leader, youth activity leader, etc …)
Humanitarian construction project in Africa / charity work
SKILLS – Compétences …
Computer skills Design skills
Technical skills Communication skills
Language skills Other key skills …
Software Literacy / Computer Skills - Connaissance informatique
Parfaite connaissance de Highly proficient in
Excellente connaissance de Proficient in
Très bon niveau Literacy in / good knowledge of
Assez bon niveau reasonable understanding of /developing proficiency in …
Niveau basic Basics in / fundamental knowledge
DTP – Desktop Publishing (Design Graphique)
Graphic design software/computer programs: InDesign, Photoshop, Ilustrator, Acrobat
Interactive software/computer programs: Flash, Dreamweaver
Video and motion: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premier Pro
CAD – Computer Assisted Design: Rhinocerous, 3D Studio Max, Autocad, etc (Architecture)
(Always spell the names of the computer programs correctly!)
Languages / Language skills - Langues
Langue maternelle Mother tongue
Bilingue Bilingual
Courant Fluent
Bon niveau Good level
Bon niveau professionnel Good working knowledge of
Niveau moyen Intermediate level
Niveau scolaire Basic level
Séjours linguistiques (long term) language stay with an English / American family
Design “skills” – your professional “skill set” in the Graphic Design sector
Le travail de A à Z :
Participating in creative projects from creative brief through to final completion
Can handle a job from initial brief to the finished printed item
Designing briefs from creation to finish for corporate identity projects
Adaptable and able to pick up new techniques
Exceptional skills in graphic design, artwork and production methods
Excellent page layout skills and an experienced eye for colour and typography
Keeping up to date with advances in computer technology and how this affects the business environment
Achievements / Awards – accomplissements / prix du design
Achievements / Awards (compétitions et expositions personnelles)
2007 winner of a competition to design a brochure / new luxury packaging product …
Runner-up in the 2007 Angoulême comic-strip design festival / Applied Arts Magazine award-winner
Personal art exhibitions
Participation in a group art exhibition based on the theme of … // Personal art exhibition based on …
Personal interests - Centres d’intérêt (intérêts personnels)
BE SPECIFIC - make them interesting – make them fun – make them unique!
Photography
American photography in the 20th century (give names, examples, etc)
Portrait and landscape photography
Fashion & Design
Contemporary styles throughout the 20th century / American fashion designers (names)
Comic strip illustrations (names of favourite artists) / Sculpture and ceramic design (give examples)
Art and Design : once again say WHO inspires you as a graphic designer !
Food & Gastronomy : love Thai and Indian cooking and enjoy creating my own recipes !
Film/cinema
Give some examples and why they interest you - Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, etc
Travel: enjoy world travel, learning new languages and discovering new cultures. Countries travelled to …
Sports: horse riding (competition level), mountain sports, trekking,skiing, etc
Theatre: amateur dramatics classes since 2008 / enjoy going to the theatre to see plays by …
Music : weekend DJ, member of a band performing in concerts. Or, love what type of music ?
A review of important descriptive terms / mistakes to be avoided
Suivi de Follow-up Participating in all project follow-up
Elaboration de Development Design development / developing design ideas
Leurs réalisations Design work I chose this agency because of the quality of their design work
Réaliser To create / design I created the company’s business card and annual report
To come up with I came up with different design proposals / design ideas
Décliner To apply or implement I applied the concept to all the printed materials
EXAMPLE CV (this is a content template only – PLEASE create an interesting page composition!)
First name then Surname French nationality
Mobile phone number, address (if in Paris) D.O.B : 8/12/1998
e-mail address / personal web site address or blog Bilingual French / Spanish
EDUCATION
2019 to present date
Currently studying a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design at Name of school
2018
One-year foundation course in Graphic Design & Interior Architecture Name of school
2017
French baccalaureate in Economics/Literature/Science (with Applied Arts / Fine Arts option)
Extra studies and qualifications
All other studies: for example, 3 years of a law degree, 1 year of medical studies, college degree in
sales & marketing, French language course at La Sorbonne University …
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance work Company name – job description (very important !)
Year but not the month Even if you only designed an invitation card for your neighbour !
Work experience Company name – job description
Date Summer work & Student jobs / Sales Assistant / Waitress or Waiter
Design Internships Company name - (Global Design Agency / Advertising Agency)
Date Working on a variety of different projects such as …
Designing logos, business cards & other printed materials
Participating in client meetings / photo shoots / project follow-up
Creating design proposals and developing design concepts
Preparing client presentations / mood boards, concept boards …
DESIGN SKILLS
List your design skills IF you have no professional experience in graphic design !
(Example : animation, illustrations, portrait photography, branding and visual identity)
SKILLS
Language skills
English – basic level / intermediate level / good level / fluent / bilingual / mother tongue
Computer skills
Proficient in / good knowledge of … / good understanding of Photoshop, After Effects, etc.
PERSONAL INTERESTS / ABOUT ME
Be interesting and fun and include your creative inspirations, references and design knowledge!
