What the named jurisdiction sources describe

O*NET describes understanding client needs, creating layouts and preparing work for production. Medium, process and authorship vary by project.

Structure the resume around evidence

  • Link only to work you are allowed to show.
  • Use selected projects to explain the brief, your role and the delivered artifact.
  • Keep tools secondary to design and production evidence.
  • Distinguish independent work from team or agency contribution.

Flexible sections

  • Selected work
  • Portfolio
  • Clients or sectors
  • Production methods
  • Recognition
  • Exhibitions or publications

Skills belong beside context

  • Name a design tool beside the artifact and production stage.
  • Connect accessibility or brand-system claims to a concrete application.
  • State what you designed versus what you art-directed, adapted or produced.

Common requirement patterns to verify

  • Interpret a brief or audience need
  • Develop layouts or visual systems
  • Prepare files for digital or print production
  • Present, revise and collaborate with clients or teams

Make one bullet inspectable

Weak, fictional example: Created eye-catching designs for multiple clients.

Stronger, fictional example: Designed a modular event-signage system for a community venue, preparing print-ready files and a reuse guide after two stakeholder review rounds.

The fictional example shows deliverables, production and review without claiming subjective superiority.

Map requirement to evidence—without a verdict

Example requirement: Experience maintaining a visual system across channels

Direct evidenceA real system, channels, your role and deliverables are shown.
Worth reviewingYou adapted an existing system for one channel; useful, but not evidence that you created or governed it.
Not demonstratedThe portfolio link appears without project role or system context. This is an unknown in the document, not proof the person lacks the qualification.

Template to inspect—not a hiring promise

Casebook: Its verified registry description presents selected work as editorial case studies. Preview it alongside—not instead of—your portfolio.

Regional boundary

Portfolio and resume expectations vary by employer and medium. Follow the brief and avoid assuming a decorative resume is preferred for every creative role.

Review the sourced regional guidance.

Sources

Primary public sources are dated individually below. Employer and regulator instructions take precedence.

Use your own evidence

Check the job in front of you

Generic research cannot decide whether you should apply. Compare the actual source wording with your own resume evidence.

Compare my evidence