Noir Resume Template
A creative single-column resume template designed to pass every major applicant tracking system. Edit any section, switch colours, and download a polished PDF in under 3 minutes - completely free.
Best for
- ✓ATS-friendly - passes Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo
- ✓single column layout, 5+ colour variations
- ✓Editable in our builder - rearrange sections, switch fonts, customise
- ✓Export as high-quality PDF, no watermarks
Designer note: why Noir exists
Noir is the template I send to designers who want their resume to feel like a piece of work, not a job application. It's quiet. The page is mostly white space. Your name sits at the top in a heavy serif and then everything else falls away from it. I usually point candidates here when their portfolio link is doing the heavy lifting and the resume just needs to not get in the way.
Why these colours work
Monochrome only. I've tried adding accent colour to Noir for a few candidates and it never works — the second a colour appears, the typography stops doing its job. If you want a coloured creative resume, Lush is the right pick.
Bullets that read well in Noir
These are the kind of lines this template's spacing and typography were built for. The note under each explains why the rhythm fits.
Led brand identity for a Series-B fintech rebrand. 4-person team, 8 months, full rollout across product, packaging, and marketing.
Noir handles a long bullet with multiple clauses because the line-length is wider than usual.
Phoenix Health rebrand, 2024. Wired Generation Magazine 11-cover series, 2023.
Awards or work mentions read as a credit list on Noir, which is what you want.
Identity systems, type design, motion, art direction, editorial layout
Comma-separated skills with no decoration. Don't add an icon row here, it breaks the page.
How Noir compares to similar templates
Cross-links to the closest siblings in our library, with the actual differences spelled out - not just visually similar templates.
vs Lush
If your portfolio is mostly illustration or packaging, Lush previews that better. Noir works when the work is editorial or strategy and the resume is the frame around it.
vs Sage
Sage is for designers older than 35 with a more research-led practice. Noir reads younger and more art-school. Both single-column creative, very different rooms.
Questions about the Noir template
Is Noir too design-forward for non-design recruiters?
Mostly no — the structure is conventional, it's just the typography that's distinctive. The exception is in-house roles at non-design-led companies (corporate marketing, internal comms). For those I'd use Modern Two.
Can I use Noir at 1 page?
Yes, and it actually looks better at 1 page than at 2 in my experience. The white space reads as confidence rather than thinness.
Will Noir work with a photo?
Don't add a photo to Noir. The header is built around the name treatment. If you need a photo (UAE, parts of Europe), pick a different template — Prestige Single or any two-column.
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