For design, writing, marketing and media roles, the resume and portfolio can serve different purposes. Use the resume to explain your role, tools and contribution; let selected work show the result. Make links accessible and follow the application’s file instructions. No layout guarantees that every hiring system will read it correctly.
Portfolio Integration
Put a clear portfolio link near your contact details when it is relevant and shareable. Select work for the role and explain your contribution, the brief and the result. Test the link without signing in. You do not need a particular hosting service or a personal domain to make work inspectable.
Check design and text extraction separately
A complex visual layout can create reading risks, but it is not certain to fail. Greenhouse identifies tables, columns, graphics and contact information in headers or text boxes as possible parsing problems in its own product. This is not proof about every employer or every design. For an online application, inspect the exported text and any populated form fields; keep a simpler version available if the result is wrong.
Quantifying Creative Work
Creative work can be quantified more than you think. Campaigns: impressions, engagement rates, click-through rates, conversion lifts. Design: task completion improvements, user satisfaction scores, brand awareness metrics. Content: traffic growth, time on page, social shares, lead generation. Video: view counts, completion rates, subscriber growth. Connect output to supported outcomes when you can, and distinguish a team result from your own contribution. Do not invent metrics when no reliable measurement exists.
Tools & Software Proficiency
List software by category and proficiency. Design: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Figma, Sketch. Video: Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects. Content: WordPress, HubSpot, SEMrush, Google Analytics. Social: Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Meta Business Suite. Don't just list tools — mention what you've created with them.
- Make a relevant, accessible portfolio link easy to find.
- Keep a simpler layout available when an exported file reads incorrectly.
- Explain your contribution to selected projects.
- Use verified and shareable outcomes.
- Name tools in the context of actual work.
- Check the application’s document instructions.