Top ATS keywords for ux designer roles
The literal strings ATS parsers and recruiter Boolean searches scan for. Lift the ones that honestly apply to you into a Skills block at the top of your resume.
FigmaSketchdesign systemsuser researchusability testingprototypingwireframingaccessibilityWCAGinteraction designinformation architectureAdobe XDProtoPieFigJamMiro
Tools, frameworks, and certifications
Design: Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator. Prototyping: Figma, ProtoPie, Framer, Principle. Research: UserTesting, Lookback, Maze, Dovetail. Whiteboarding: FigJam, Miro, Mural. Handoff: Zeplin, Figma Dev Mode.
Sample bullet templates
Use these as a structural template — verb, scope, outcome. Replace the specifics with your own (verifiable) numbers. ATSHack will not pad these for you; the numbers you put in are the numbers that ship.
- Owned the design of a checkout flow for a $48M GMV e-commerce platform; A/B tested copy, button hierarchy, and field count for a 12% conversion lift.
- Built and maintained a 240-component Figma design system used by 18 designers and 60 engineers across 7 product squads.
- Ran 9 usability studies with 6–8 participants each; identified the top 3 friction points in the onboarding flow that drove a 22% activation lift.
- Led accessibility remediation across 14 web flows to WCAG 2.1 AA; reduced reported accessibility tickets 78%.
Common ATS pitfalls for ux designer resumes
UX resumes fail when they describe deliverables ("created wireframes, ran research, made prototypes") without naming the user or the product. Every bullet should answer "what shipped, who used it, what changed." If the project never shipped, frame it as research that informed a decision — even unfinished work has measurable outcomes if you frame it as influence.
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