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✏️ UX Designer resume example

A UX designer resume example built to pass applicant tracking systems and read as a strong research-driven designer. It opens with the target role and process, user research through wireframing and prototyping in Figma, then proves impact with usability numbers instead of a purely visual portfolio summary.

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This example contains 24 of 51 ATS keywords employers use for UX Designer roles.

Keywords come from the same dictionary the 22skills ATS checker scores against. Matched terms are shown in green.

Example resume

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Diego Alvarez

UX Designer · Research & Design Systems

Portland, United States

About

UX Designer with 6 years of experience leading user research and design systems work for consumer and B2B products. Runs usability testing and user interviews before any wireframing, prototypes in Figma, and hands designs to engineering with the specs they actually need. Treats accessibility (a11y) as part of quality and has raised task completion from 58% to 89% on a core onboarding flow.

Experience

  • Cascadia Product Studio· Senior UX DesignerPortland, OR (hybrid)2022-10 – Present
    • Lead user research for a B2B onboarding flow; usability testing across 40 sessions raised task completion from 58% to 89%.
    • Own the design system in Figma with 120 components and tokens, cutting design-to-build time for new screens roughly 30%.
    • Facilitate design sprints with product and engineering that turn personas and journey mapping into tested prototypes in a week.
    • Run design handoff with annotated specs and a QA checklist, raising the first-pass design QA rate 30%.
    • Present research findings to the executive team quarterly; the last round funded a roadmap item for accessibility (a11y) across the product.
  • Northgate Interactive· UX DesignerPortland, OR2019-09 – 2022-09
    • Designed prototypes in Sketch and Figma for eight client projects, validating directions with A/B testing on live traffic.
    • Built the information architecture for a 400-page university website, cutting support tickets about navigation by half.
    • Ran user interviews with 25 customers for a mobile banking app and wrote the personas the client still uses.
    • Worked in Agile sprints with cross-functional teams as the only designer, shipping every two weeks.
  • Rivergate Nonprofit Collective· Junior UX DesignerPortland, OR2018-06 – 2019-08
    • Produced wireframing and visual design for a nonprofit donation flow that raised completed donations 21%.
    • Ran the first usability testing sessions the organization had done, with 12 participants.

Education

  • Portland State University· B.A. Graphic DesignGraphic Design2014-09 – 2018-05

Certifications

  • Google UX Design Professional Certificate · Google (2021)
  • Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) · Human Factors International (2023)
  • Nielsen Norman UX Certification · Nielsen Norman Group (2019)

Why this example passes the ATS

  • The summary names the role and process, usability testing, user interviews and journey mapping into wireframing and prototyping in Figma, in the first two sentences.
  • Every bullet pairs a research or design method with a result, for example the onboarding flow research that raised task completion from 58% to 89%.
  • Skills are grouped into design tools, research methods, design process and collaboration using exact terms like "Design Systems", "Information Architecture" and "User Empathy" that UX job posts search for.
  • Accessibility gets its own line, "accessibility (a11y) and user empathy in every design critique", not folded into a vague "user-centered" claim.
  • Certifications use full names, "Google UX Design Professional Certificate" and "Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)", so both the program and the issuing organization match ATS parsing.

UX Designer ATS keywords in this example

Grouped the way the checker groups them. Green terms appear in the example above; grey ones are in the dictionary but not used here.

Design Tools

4/11
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Miro
  • FigJam
  • Adobe XD
  • InVision
  • Framer
  • Principle
  • Zeplin
  • Abstract
  • Whimsical

Research Methods

6/10
  • User Research
  • User Interviews
  • Usability Testing
  • A/B Testing
  • Personas
  • Journey Mapping
  • Surveys
  • Card Sorting
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Competitive Analysis

Design Process

6/9
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Information Architecture
  • Interaction Design
  • Visual Design
  • Design Systems
  • Design Thinking
  • Component Libraries
  • Style Guides

Collaboration

4/8
  • Design Handoff
  • Cross-functional Teams
  • Agile
  • Design Sprints
  • Developer Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Presentations
  • Design Critique
  • Sprint Planning

Soft Skills

1/8
  • Accessibility (a11y)
  • User Empathy
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Storytelling
  • Attention to Detail
  • Creative Thinking
  • User Advocacy

Certifications

3/5
  • Google UX Design
  • Nielsen Norman UX
  • Human Factors International
  • Interaction Design Foundation
  • UXPA Certification

How to adapt this example to your own experience

  1. 1Lead with your own process and a usability number the way this example leads with a task completion rate, that number belongs in the first two lines.
  2. 2Swap the design tools for what the job post names, Figma here could become Sketch or Adobe XD, depending on the team.
  3. 3Replace the completion rate and QA pass rate numbers with your own before-and-after usability metrics.
  4. 4Keep the skills section to 15-22 items split across design tools, research methods, design process and collaboration, matching this example's structure.
  5. 5Always link a portfolio, this example's Portfolio link matters as much as the resume text itself for a UX designer application.

Questions about the UX Designer resume

How long should a UX designer resume be?

One page for up to about five years of experience, two pages at most for senior or lead UX designers with agency or multi-product experience. Keep the current role and a portfolio link on the first page.

Should I include Figma or Sketch skills separately if I use both?

Yes, list both if you actually use them, grouped under design tools. Most job posts name a specific tool, usually Figma today, so leading with it and adding others afterward covers more ATS keyword matches.

Do I need a portfolio link on a UX designer resume?

Yes. A resume alone cannot show design quality, so a portfolio or case study link is expected on almost every UX designer application, alongside LinkedIn.

How important is user research experience for a UX designer resume?

Very important for mid-level and senior roles. Naming specific methods like user interviews, usability testing, journey mapping and card sorting, rather than just saying "user-centered design", shows a hiring manager you can run research, not just apply its outputs.

Should I mention accessibility (a11y) experience even if it was not my main focus?

Yes, in one bullet if it is genuinely true. Accessibility is now a common screening keyword in UX job posts, and even a small, honest example signals that inclusive design is part of how you work.

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