Fictional resume example. Names, employment histories and results are illustrative, not an actual employee record.
Sophie Ford
Graphic Designer Intern with supervised experience in brand systems, campaign concepts, packaging production, and visual quality. Practical work includes Adobe Creative Suite, Brand identity, Packaging design, Art direction.
Experience
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
Graphic Designer Intern
Jun 2026 - Aug 2026
- Under supervision, prepared packaging artwork with checked dielines, color profiles and print specifications; reviewed a physical proof for legibility and corrected production issues before releasing final files.
- The team translated a campaign brief into a visual concept system spanning packaging, retail, social, and ecommerce assets; I supported research preparation, validation, and documentation under mentor review. The team kept the campaign recognizable across channels without duplicating one layout everywhere; confirmed with my mentor that my contribution was limited to the assigned support and validation work.
- The team built packaging files with dielines, hierarchy, claims, legal copy, color specifications, and print tolerances; I supported research preparation, validation, and documentation under mentor review. The team resolved production risks before artwork release to the supplier; confirmed with my mentor that my contribution was limited to the assigned support and validation work.
- Under supervision, developed the visual strategy for a packaging and ecommerce brief, defining the brand identity elements that must remain consistent; compared a shelf mockup and a product-page crop before selecting the artwork direction.
- Under supervision, prepared Adobe Illustrator vector artwork and Photoshop image layers for the print supplier, checked linked-image resolution and overprint settings, and reconciled the final proof with the approved copy before release.
- Under supervision, owned a packaging visual-strategy check using Adobe mockups and print proofs, resolved brand-identity inconsistencies and completed production-ready artwork for approval.
- Under supervision, built Photoshop proofing templates using actual shelf-view distances, reduced artwork correction rounds from 4 to 2 and published the agreed color and export specifications.
Selected project
Graphic Designer — independent case study
Intern project team member
Sep 2025 - May 2026
- In a mentor-reviewed simulation, translated a campaign brief into a visual concept system spanning packaging, retail, social, and ecommerce assets; kept the campaign recognizable across channels without duplicating one layout everywhere.
- As a second supervised exercise, built packaging files with dielines, hierarchy, claims, legal copy, color specifications, and print tolerances; resolved production risks before artwork release to the supplier.
- Under supervision, the team tested visual routes with audience feedback and recorded which message, image, and hierarchy choices drove comprehension; I supported research preparation, validation, and documentation under mentor review
- Created a self-directed design brief with a defined audience, content hierarchy and accessibility constraints; compared distinct visual directions using the same content rather than changing the message with each mockup.
- Checked the chosen design at its intended display or print size, annotated readability and contrast problems, and delivered editable source files with typography, color and export specifications.
- Owned the independent design review using actual-size proofs, resolved contrast and reading-order defects and completed an annotated before-and-after specification.
Education
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio · United States
B.S. Communication Design — in progress
Sep 2023 - Jun 2027
Relevant coursework: Typography, visual communication, interaction design, design research
Skills
Role expertise
Adobe Creative Suite · Brand identity · Packaging design · Art direction · Production design
Certifications
Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
Adobe
Dec 2025
Publications
- Published a personal design case study using the prototype test record, explaining how audience needs changed the hierarchy and documenting the accessibility limits of the final design.


