Your perfect graphic design resume is a balance of creativity and organization. Specific technical programs and skills that you need for the job, like Adobe Illustrator, will be listed in the job description and it is very important to include those key words and phrases. When describing other important skills, like your knowledge about design elements, provide a short sentence explaining your use of color and composition, for a big project in your work history or talk about successful client collaboration in your professional summary. Artistic ability and creativity are essential for this role but can be difficult to express in such a short space so it is important to quantify your skills with hard numbers and examples like dollar amounts, percentages or number of repeat clients.