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# Alex Morgan

Product designer · London, UK · alex@example.com · [alexmorgan.design](https://example.com) · +44 20 7946 0000

## Summary

Product designer with 7 years of experience shipping consumer and B2B products. I turn messy problems into simple, tested interfaces and work closely with engineering from discovery to launch.

## Experience

### Senior Product Designer — Northwind Health

*2022 – present · London*

- Led the redesign of patient onboarding, lifting completion from 61% to 84%
- Built and documented a 120-component design system used by 6 product teams
- Ran fortnightly usability studies with clinicians and patients

### Product Designer — Brightside Finance

*2019 – 2022 · Remote*

- Designed budgeting features used by 400k monthly active users
- Introduced accessibility reviews; reached WCAG 2.2 AA across the app
- Partnered with data science on an insights feed that raised retention 9%

### Junior Designer — Studio Kite

*2017 – 2019 · Bristol*

- Delivered websites and brand systems for 20+ clients

## Skills

**Design:** Figma, prototyping, design systems, user research, accessibility
**Technical:** HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript, Markdown, analytics

## Education

### BA (Hons) Graphic Design — University of the Arts London

*2014 – 2017 · First-class honours*
175 words 1,302 chars ~1 min read Ln 1, Col 1 A4 · portrait · Resume Private · on-device

Why use it

Why use this Markdown resume tool

  • A template that gets out of the way

    Name, summary, experience, skills and education — edit the text and the layout follows.

  • ATS-friendly PDFs

    Applicant tracking systems read the real text in your PDF, not a picture of it. Headings stay semantic.

  • Your accent, your fonts

    Change the accent colour and choose from serif or sans fonts. Narrow margins help everything fit on one page.

How to

How to use the Markdown resume converter

  1. STEP 01

    Edit the template

    Replace the example details with yours. Each job is an H3 with an italic date line and bullet points.

  2. STEP 02

    Fit it on one page

    Use Style to lower the text size a notch or pick Narrow margins until the preview fits one sheet.

  3. STEP 03

    Export to PDF

    Download PDF and name it like “Firstname-Lastname-Resume.pdf” using the title box.

Why write a resume in Markdown?

Word processors make you fiddle with tabs, text boxes and styles that break the moment you add a line. In Markdown, you write plain text — # Name, ## Experience, ### Job title and bullet points — and the theme handles spacing, alignment and typography consistently. It’s also easy to keep in version control and tailor for each application.

Anatomy of the template

  • # Your name becomes a large heading in your accent colour.
  • The first paragraph is your contact line: location, email, website, phone.
  • ## Sections (Summary, Experience, Skills, Education) get small-caps style headings with a rule.
  • ### Roles are followed by an italic line for dates and location, then bullets with outcomes.

Writing tips

  1. Start bullets with a verb and end with a measurable result: “Cut onboarding time by 40%”.
  2. Keep it to one page unless you have 10+ years of directly relevant experience.
  3. Mirror the wording of the job description where it’s honest to do so — it helps ATS matching.
  4. Export a fresh PDF for every application rather than editing an old PDF.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is a Markdown resume ATS-friendly?

Yes. The PDF contains real text in reading order with proper headings, which is exactly what applicant tracking systems parse best. Avoid putting key details only in images.

How do I keep my resume to one page?

Open Style and lower the text size to 9.5–10 pt, choose Narrow margins, and tighten line height slightly. The preview shows page breaks as you go.

Can I use US Letter instead of A4?

Yes — pick US Letter in Style → Page. Your choice is remembered for this page.

Where is my resume saved?

Only in your browser’s local storage, on this device. Use Export → Download Markdown to keep a copy you can edit later.

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