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 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "creative-resume-layout-planner",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Creative resume layout planner",
 "summary": "Plan a creative resume that passes job portals and still looks designed. Get two layouts, type and colour choices, and links to your work.",
 "headline": "Creative resume layout planner",
 "subhead": "Give it your resume, your creative field and your portfolio link. It plans a plain version for job portals and a designed version for direct sharing. You get type, colour and layout choices, and links to your best work.",
 "job": {
  "id": "find-a-job",
  "name": "Prepare job applications"
 },
 "level": "beginner",
 "thinking": "medium",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-28",
 "first_published": "2026-10-25",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "resume",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Resume",
   "what": "a person's resume or CV, as pasted text or a file"
  },
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  },
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  },
  {
   "type": "resume",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Resume",
   "what": "a person's resume or CV, as pasted text or a file"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Your current resume, pasted or attached.",
  "Your creative field, such as design, writing, marketing or video.",
  "Where you plan to send it, such as job portals or direct email.",
  "Your portfolio link.",
  "Two or three work samples you want to link (optional)."
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "A plan for a plain version and a designed version, with when to use each.",
  "Font, colour and layout choices for both versions.",
  "Advice on which work samples to link and how to word the links.",
  "A checklist to run before you send the resume."
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You apply to creative jobs through online portals and worry the resume will not read well.",
  "A hiring manager asks for your resume and you want it to show your design eye.",
  "You are updating your portfolio site and want the resume to match it.",
  "You are not sure which resume version to send to an agency."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You need your resume text rewritten or scored for one job: ask your AI to edit your bullets directly, since this plan covers layout only.",
  "You have no resume yet and no portfolio: write the plain content first in a simple document, then come back.",
  "You want a finished file made for you: ask a designer, or build it in Canva, Figma or Word using the plan."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "Your current resume (paste the text or attach the file)",
   "Your creative field, such as design, writing, marketing or video",
   "Where you will send it, such as job portals or direct email",
   "Your portfolio link",
   "Two or three work samples to link (optional)"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Role type and industry",
    "contains": "Your creative field and whether you aim at agencies, in-house teams or freelance work."
   },
   {
    "name": "Version strategy",
    "contains": "When to send the plain version and when to send the designed one, with file formats for each."
   },
   {
    "name": "Design specifications: typography",
    "contains": "Headline, body and accent font choices with weight and size."
   },
   {
    "name": "Design specifications: colors",
    "contains": "Primary, secondary and text colours with a use for each."
   },
   {
    "name": "Design specifications: layout",
    "contains": "Single or two columns, margins and grid notes for each version."
   },
   {
    "name": "Portfolio integration",
    "contains": "Your main portfolio link, which case studies to link, and whether to add a resume page to your site."
   },
   {
    "name": "Content adjustments for your field",
    "contains": "Specific changes to your resume content that suit your creative role."
   },
   {
    "name": "Creative resume checklist",
    "contains": "A final check of type, layout, colour and links before you send."
   }
  ]
 },
 "how_to_use": [
  "Open Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and paste the skill text into a new chat. No code or paid tool is needed.",
  "Paste your resume text and tell it your creative field and where you will apply.",
  "Add your portfolio link and the two or three work samples you want to show.",
  "Read the plan. Check that the plain version has one column, no images and simple fonts.",
  "Build both versions in Word, Google Docs, Canva or Figma. Where a result sits in your resume, only add a number if you measured it.",
  "Run the checklist, then send the plain version to portals and the designed version to people."
 ],
 "checks": [],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Resume version organizer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resume-version-organizer",
   "why": "Resume version organizer"
  },
  {
   "name": "Resume parsing checker",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-engineering-ats-validator-architect",
   "why": "Resume parsing checker"
  },
  {
   "name": "Resume layout editor",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resume-layout-editor",
   "why": "Resume layout editor"
  },
  {
   "name": "Applicant shortlist builder",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/applicant-shortlist-builder",
   "why": "Applicant shortlist builder"
  },
  {
   "name": "Product manager resume reviewer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/product-manager-resume-reviewer",
   "why": "Product manager resume reviewer"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Daniel (San) Ávila",
  "repo": "davila7/claude-code-templates",
  "url": "https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/7d85535533914ff0880945570a94fcbec4adc042/cli-tool/components/skills/career/creative-portfolio-resume",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "creative-portfolio-resume",
  "commit": "7d85535533914ff0880945570a94fcbec4adc042"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "creative-portfolio-resume skill",
   "by": "Daniel (San) Ávila",
   "url": "https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/7d85535533914ff0880945570a94fcbec4adc042/cli-tool/components/skills/career/creative-portfolio-resume",
   "used": "Copied under the MIT licence. We gave it a plain name. We added Before you start and After this sections that link to other AI Blocks steps. We refreshed those generated sections from the catalogue inputs and next-step links."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/creative-resume-layout-planner",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/creative-resume-layout-planner.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/creative-resume-layout-planner.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/creative-resume-layout-planner/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/creative-resume-layout-planner.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/creative-resume-layout-planner",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/creative-resume-layout-planner",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}