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Graphic Designer resume example — Senior
Sample summary for Adrian Cole
Design director with 12 years building and scaling visual identity systems for global consumer brands. Led in-house design teams of 8–12 at Fortune 500 companies, driving brand consistency across digital, retail, and experiential touchpoints. Known for translating brand strategy into distinctive visual languages.
Key skills
Design DirectionVisual Identity SystemsTeam LeadershipBrand StrategyCreative BriefingGlobal Brand RolloutsStakeholder PresentationsAdobe CC & Figma
Sample experience
Design Director, Brand
Jan 2020 – Present
Gap Inc. · San Francisco, CA
- •Direct in-house brand design team of 10 across Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic digital and retail touchpoints
- •Spearheaded Old Navy brand identity refresh impacting $3.5B revenue brand, standardizing visual system across 1,100+ stores and digital properties
- •Reduced agency spend by $1.2M annually by building internal motion graphics and campaign design capability within the team
Senior Art Director
Mar 2014 – Jan 2020
Levi Strauss & Co. · San Francisco, CA
- •Led creative direction for global campaign launches across 40+ markets, managing 5 designers and 3 external agencies
- •Developed brand guidelines used by 300+ licensees and retail partners worldwide
Tips for your Graphic Designer resume
Design directors should lead with the scale of their brand impact (revenue brand size, store/market count, team size) before diving into project-level work. Budget management and agency oversight are as important as portfolio quality at the director level.
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