Free Entry-level product designer CV (2026)

Start with a clear header that includes your full name, a concise headline (for example: Entry-level Product Designer, Junior Product Designer, or UX Designer), your UK location, portfolio website, and contact details (phone and email). Keep the headline focused so a recruiter recognises your level and relevance.

Follow the header with a two-sentence professional summary that states your design focus, the software tools you are proficient in, and what you bring to a small product team.

Then structure the rest of your CV with clear section headings in this order: Education, Projects, Experience, Skills, Tools, and Optional: Awards or Volunteering. Use concise bullet points in each section.

Tips to tailor for the UK market: reference UK education institutions (GCSEs, A-levels, UCAS, Russell Group universities) where relevant and consider highlighting any UK-based work experience or placements. Include evidence of right-to-work status if requested and utilise UK job boards like Reed, Indeed UK, Totaljobs, and LinkedIn when sourcing roles.

When you lack a full-time product design role, frame placements, internships, internships with NHS trusts or other organisations, part-time roles, freelancing, and research assistant positions around outcomes and your contribution. For each entry, use 2 to 4 bullet points that explain the problem you worked on, the actions you took, and the measurable or observable result.

Focus on responsibilities that map to product design tasks such as user research, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and collaboration with engineers and product managers. If measurable results aren’t available, describe qualitative outcomes like improved task completion, clearer user journeys, or faster handover time to development.

Include dates in DD/MM/YYYY format and locations (city, country) to aid UK recruiters.

Treat portfolio projects as mini case studies that show your process and impact, even when the scope was small. For each project include the project title, your role, one line on the context or problem, and two to three short bullets that highlight your contributions and outcomes.

On your CV keep each project blurb to 2 to 4 lines and link to the full case study in your portfolio. Emphasise areas where you led research, designed user flows, prototyped interactions, or validated ideas with users.

If you collaborated with researchers, designers, or engineers in a UK setting, mention it to demonstrate cross-disciplinary teamwork relevant to local employers.

List skills that match junior product designer job descriptions and reflect real experience, such as: wireframing, prototyping, user research, information architecture, usability testing, interaction design, design systems, and visual design. Organise skills into subsections: 'Technical Skills' (software, prototyping, design systems) and 'Soft Skills' (communication, collaboration, problem solving).

Common UK tools include Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, Miro, and Notion. If you have healthcare domain knowledge, tailor your CV to healthcare roles and reference relevant terminology.

For healthcare roles, be mindful to align with NHS care pathways and user needs where appropriate.