Bold sidebar design for design, media and marketing portfolios. Free to use, with a live editor, your choice of accent colour and an instant PDF, Word or image download — no signup, no card and no watermark.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
What this skin actually changes, compared with the plain document every template starts from.
Why it is built that wayA full-bleed band is the single most visible thing you can do to a document, and it commits the page to your accent colour before a word is read. That is the trade this template is making.
Best for: Direct applications and portfolio submissions. It is one of the 32 design-led templates here, built for a human opening the file: portfolio submissions, direct email applications and networking introductions. Two-column and heavily styled layouts are harder for applicant tracking systems to parse, so switch to one of the 40 ATS-safe templates for portal applications — your content carries across untouched.
| Layout | Two columns, with a side rail — one of the 17 two-column templates here |
|---|---|
| ATS-safe | No — one of the 32 design-led layouts |
| Headshot slot | No |
| Default accent | #C2410C — changeable to any of the 8 palette colours |
| Style tags | Creative (29 templates), Two Page (14 templates) |
| Exports | PDF, Word (.docx) and JPG — all free and unwatermarked |
Bleeding colour to the paper edge does not survive most office printers, which force a white margin. If the document will be printed rather than viewed, Metro gets colour into the header without bleeding.
Once the wording is done, run the finished document through our free ATS resume checker to score it against the job description you are targeting, or read the resume writing guides for section-by-section help.
The six templates nearest to this one on layout, ATS behaviour and style — or browse all 72. Switching keeps your content untouched.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
Marketing manager with 8 years driving demand generation for B2B SaaS. Grew qualified pipeline 3x in two years.
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Open LinkedIn Optimizer →A full-bleed band is the single most visible thing you can do to a document, and it commits the page to your accent colour before a word is read. That is the trade this template is making.
Yes, entirely. Build your resume in it, preview it live and download the PDF without an account, a trial or a watermark. Nothing is held back behind a payment.
This is a creative layout, so it is best for portfolios, direct email applications and human-first review. If you are applying through a large employer's online portal, switch to one of the 40 ATS-safe single-column templates first.
Creative is the closest match in the library to Portfolio. Creative: Bold sidebar design for design, media and marketing portfolios — best for direct applications and portfolio submissions. Portfolio: Skills become bold tags in a heavy rail built to sit beside work links — best for designers and makers sending a CV alongside a portfolio. You can switch between the two at any point without retyping anything.
PDF, Word (.docx) or a JPG image — all three free, all downloaded instantly, none watermarked. PDF is the right default because it keeps your formatting identical on every device and parses reliably in applicant tracking systems; choose Word only when an employer specifically asks for it.
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