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Knowing Figma is table stakes, not a differentiator. What separates resumes is the before-and-after: a completion rate that rose, a support ticket volume that dropped, a metric tied to a redesign you led. If you do not have a metric, describe the scope, how many users the surface reached, how many research sessions informed it.
A hiring manager wants to see how you think, not only what you can draw. A portfolio with 2 to 4 case studies that walk through the research, the constraints, and the decisions you made, including ones you reversed, is worth more than a dozen polished mockups with no explanation. Put the link at the top, next to your contact information.
User interviews, usability testing, card sorting, A/B testing, diary studies: naming the specific method, and how many sessions over what period, is more credible than the word "research." Many hiring managers are specifically screening for whether a designer does research themselves or only receives it from someone else.
A redesign credited to "the team" reads very differently from one you led end to end. If you owned research, design and the metric, say "led"; if you contributed to a larger initiative, say "contributed to" or name your specific piece of it. This distinction comes up in almost every design interview, and a resume that overstates it costs trust fast.
One page under about eight years of experience, with the portfolio doing the detailed storytelling. Past that, two pages is reasonable once you are leading a team or design strategy across multiple product lines.
You need a portfolio link. A design resume without one is asking a hiring manager to take your design judgment on faith, which is close to impossible in this field. Put the link prominently near your contact information, and make sure it is current before you send anything out.
Describe your specific role honestly: "Contributed visual design and 2 of 6 core screens to a company-wide rebrand led by the design director." This is still a strong, specific line, and it reads as more credible than implying you led something you did not, which tends to come apart in a portfolio review.
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