Content Writer resume example
A content writer’s resume is itself a writing sample, so keep it tight and clear. Show what you write, who you write for, how much you publish and the traffic, rankings or leads your content produced.
This is a fictional, illustrative example -- not a real person or a promised result. Replace every detail with your own.
Full example resume
Sample content, for illustration -- not a real person.
Content writer with 5 years of experience writing SEO guides and case studies for B2B software. Grew blog organic traffic from 20,000 to 90,000 monthly visits in two years.
- •Write 8–10 long-form guides a month on finance and HR software.
- •Grew blog organic traffic from 20,000 to 90,000 monthly visits in two years.
- •Ranked 45 articles on page one of Google for commercial-intent keywords.
- •Wrote a buyer’s guide that has generated 1,100 demo requests since launch.
- •Wrote web copy, emails and ads for 15 clients in software and healthcare.
- •Interviewed 25 customers to produce case studies used in sales decks.
- •Created the agency’s style guide, cutting editing rounds from 3 to 1.
Summary: weak vs. improved
Wordsmith with a passion for storytelling and a way with words.
Content writer for B2B software. Grew blog organic traffic from 20,000 to 90,000 monthly visits in two years.
Clichés are especially costly on a writer’s resume. A niche and a traffic result are clear and specific.
Skills to include
- ✓Long-form articles and guides
- ✓SEO writing and keyword research
- ✓Editing and style guides
- ✓CMS (WordPress, Webflow)
- ✓Interviewing subject-matter experts
- ✓Content analytics (GA4, Search Console)
Only list skills you actually have -- the AI review in the editor will flag a skill that doesn't appear anywhere else in your resume.
Bullet examples: weak vs. improved
Wrote blog posts for the company.
Write 8–10 long-form guides a month on finance and HR software.
Output, format and topic show productivity and expertise.
Improved SEO performance.
Ranked 45 articles on page one of Google for commercial-intent keywords.
Rankings for valuable keywords are proof your SEO writing works.
Created lead-generation content.
Wrote a buyer’s guide that has generated 1,100 demo requests since launch.
Leads connect writing directly to revenue.
How this changes by experience level
Link 3–5 strong samples (published, freelance or student) and name the audience for each.
Wrote 12 articles for the student newspaper, including a housing investigation read 8,000 times.
Show output, niche expertise and traffic or lead results, like the full example above.
See the full example above.
Show content strategy, editing others and business outcomes.
Built the content strategy and edited a team of 5 writers, making the blog the #1 source of sign-ups.
Section order
- Contact and portfolio / writing samples
- Short summary
- Skills
- Experience
- Education
Common mistakes to avoid
- !Typos or long, wordy bullets (fatal for a writer)
- !No link to published work
- !Listing topics without any audience or result
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