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A content writer’s resume is a writing sample whether they mean it to be or not — one typo and the reviewer stops trusting the rest. Beyond clean prose, the divide is between writers who "wrote articles" and writers who can prove their words performed: traffic, rankings, conversions. Link the work, show the numbers, and proofread it twice.
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Content Writer, 4 years in SEO and long-form — grew a blog 3x to 200k monthly readers and ranked 40+ articles on page one of Google for competitive terms.
Content Writer resume summary examples
Copy one of these, then make it yours — swap in your numbers, tools, and years.
“Content Writer, 4 years in SEO and long-form — grew a blog 3x to 200k monthly readers and ranked 40+ articles on page one of Google for competitive terms.”
“Writer who writes to convert, not just to fill: rewrote a SaaS landing page that lifted sign-ups 24%, and runs the keyword research and briefs end to end, not just the drafts.”
Top skills for a content writer resume
Recruiters and ATS scan for these. List the ones you genuinely have, and prove them in your bullets.
- SEO Writing
- Copywriting
- Content Strategy
- Keyword Research
- Editing
- WordPress
- Google Analytics
- Email Copy
- Long-form
- Proofreading
Content Writer resume headline examples
- ▸Content Writer · SEO + long-form
- ▸SEO Content Writer — traffic that ranks
- ▸Writer & Editor · words that convert
Common content writer resume mistakes
- ✕No portfolio or links. A writer who can’t point to published work is asking to be taken on faith — link a portfolio, a Google Doc of samples, or live URLs.
- ✕No performance numbers. "Wrote blog posts" is invisible; "grew organic traffic 3x" or "ranked 40 articles on page one" is the proof editors want.
- ✕A topic list with no range or result. Name the formats (blog, landing page, email, script) and what they achieved, not just the subjects you covered.
- ✕A single typo. On a writing resume it is disqualifying — it undercuts the entire claim. Read it aloud before sending.
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Content Writer resume — FAQ
What should a content writer resume include?+
A portfolio link up top, a summary of your niches and formats, your SEO and tools, and quantified results — traffic growth, rankings, conversions, engagement. The work and the numbers do more than any adjective about being "passionate" or "versatile".
Should I link my portfolio or samples?+
Always, and make them one click away. Writing samples are the single strongest signal you can give; a resume that describes your writing but doesn’t show any is a missed opportunity. Check every link works before you apply.
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