Folio StudioPortfolio-Grade Résumé Design

The résumé
is the work.

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Marcus T. Williams
Art Director | marcuswilliams@email.com | (555) 012-3456
linkedin.com/in/marcuswilliams | New York, NY
Objective

To obtain a challenging position that will allow me to utilize my skills and experience in art direction and creative leadership.

Work Experience
Senior Art Director — Ogilvy & Mather
January 2019 – Present
Led a team of 5 designers on brand campaigns
Managed client relationships and presentations
Increased campaign engagement by 32%
Art Director — Grey Group
March 2015 – December 2018
Designed print and digital campaigns
Collaborated with copywriters and strategists
Education
BFA Graphic Design — School of Visual Arts, 2014
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Project Management, Client Presentations
Before — Word Template
Marcus
Williams
Art Director
Contact
marcuswilliams@email.com
linkedin.com/in/marcuswilliams
(555) 012-3456
New York, NY
Expertise
Brand Identity
Campaign Direction
Typography Systems
Team Leadership
Client Strategy
Experience
Ogilvy & Mather
2019–Present
Senior Art Director
Led brand campaigns across print, digital, and environmental. Increased engagement 32% through typographic-first system thinking.
Grey Group
2015–2018
Art Director
Designed award-winning print and digital campaigns across FMCG and luxury verticals.
Education
School of Visual Arts
BFA Graphic Design · 2014
After — Folio
Scroll — The Manifesto Begins
— 01 / 03

Your résumé is your first design decision.

Before a hiring manager reads a single word, they feel the document. The whitespace, the weight, the hierarchy — these communicate craft before content ever can.

"6 seconds. That is the average first pass."

Elegant single-page résumé layout with precise typographic hierarchy on cotton stock paper
Single-Page CV — Art Director↗
— 02 / 03

Hiring managers spend six seconds. Make every second architectural.

Six seconds of eye-tracking research tells us exactly where attention falls. We design résumés that exploit that pattern — placing the right information in the right optical weight at the right moment.

"Type is not decoration. It is structure."

Dramatic dark-background résumé layout for UX designer with bold typographic hierarchy
Product Leadership CV — UX Director↗
— 03 / 03

Mediocrity is indistinguishable at scale. Precision is not.

When five hundred applicants use the same template, standing out requires more than bullet points. It requires a document that behaves like a portfolio piece — arguing for its creator before a word is read.

"The form of the résumé IS the argument."

Tri-fold portfolio mailer design spread open showing photography portfolio and résumé combined
Tri-Fold Portfolio Mailer — Photographer↗
— The Work

Every document,
a considered argument.

Single page editorial CV layout for an art director with clean typography and intentional whitespace
Art Director
Editorial CV
Art Director2025
Close-up of letterpress typography system showing precisely kerned type for a designer résumé
Senior Designer
Typographic System
Senior Designer2025
Tri-fold portfolio mailer spread open on a desk showing photography samples alongside résumé
Photographer
Portfolio Mailer
Photographer2024
Dark-background product leadership CV for a UX director with dramatic typographic hierarchy
UX Director
Product Leadership CV
UX Director2025
Interactive PDF résumé system for a creative director showing multiple linked pages and navigation
Creative Director
Interactive PDF System
Creative Director2025

Every résumé shown is a real client engagement — names withheld by agreement.

— Evidence
0×

Candidates redesigned by Folio are called back 3.4 times more often than those using undesigned templates.

Based on aggregated recruitment data across 847 placements · 2023–2025

Already integrated by

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Creative Circle
AQ
Aquent
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24 Seven
VT
Vitamin T
OS
Onward Search
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Artisan
DL
Draftline
CE
Cella
CC
Creative Circle
AQ
Aquent
24
24 Seven
VT
Vitamin T
OS
Onward Search
AR
Artisan
DL
Draftline
CE
Cella
847+
Résumés Redesigned
38
Agency Partners
94%
Interview Rate
12+
Industries Served
— Partnership Inquiry

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Your Studio.

We work with recruitment agencies, creative staffing firms, and design bootcamps to elevate every candidate in their pipeline. White-label or integrated — we adapt to your workflow.

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Partnership Model

"White-label or co-branded — we disappear into your process or stand beside it."

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Folio Studio
Est. 2019 · New York