ATS score: 4 / 5
Noir Resume Template
Dark, portfolio-grade resume for design leaders.
Dark elegance — inverted typography for candidates who want their resume to look as polished as their portfolio.
Alex Johnson
Summary
Results-driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable web applications. Proficient in React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Passionate about creating clean, maintainable code and delivering exceptional user experiences.
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Design traits
Sans-serif, medium
Single-column on dark background
Off-white on near-black
4 / 5
About the Noir template
Noir inverts the default — off-white type on a near-black background — and leans into the portfolio aesthetic design leaders often carry across every deliverable. The effect is immediate: a recruiter flipping through a stack sees a visually distinct document without any gimmicks. Typography is sans-serif medium-weight, leading is slightly looser than Modern, and there's no color accent at all — the contrast does all the visual work. For print, Noir uses a responsible near-black rather than pure #000 to avoid heavy ink saturation; for on-screen and PDF viewing, it's a signature piece.
Best for
- Design directors and creative leads
- Art directors and brand leads
- Senior UX researchers
- Photographers and video directors
- Anyone whose portfolio is already dark-themed
- Agencies submitting team capes
Skip it if
- Anyone who prints resumes on personal printers (ink cost)
- Traditional industries, government, law
- Roles where ATS systems may struggle with inverted contrast PDFs (rare but real)
When to use the Noir template
Pick Noir when your portfolio is already dark-themed and you want the resume to feel like part of the same deliverable system — design directors, art directors, senior UX researchers, photographers, video and motion directors. It's also a strong fit for candidates applying to agencies where creative taste is evaluated alongside content. Skip Noir if you're applying to traditional industries, government, or law; the inversion reads as oppositional. Also skip if you'll print on personal inkjet printers — the ink cost is real. For safer but still design-conscious options, try Minimal or Elegant.
Still deciding? Every template in our catalog is ATS-tested and passes the major applicant tracking systems. Switch between any of the 12 designs with a single click in the editor — your content stays the same.
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