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Three layouts

Templates

Three base layouts, all available on every plan. What a plan limits is how many client-specific configurations you save, not which layout you may use.

The same first page in Oxblood and Graphite.
01 / 03Available on every plan

Editorial

Reads as a well-set page. Best for long histories.

When to use it

Long technical histories where the reading flow matters more than density.

Structure

Columns
1
Date column
No
First-page summary block
No
Paper sizes
A4 (210 × 297 mm) · US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)
Default margins
Generous
Default type size
Standard
Default body font
Source Sans 3
The same first page in Clay and Ink blue.
02 / 03Available on every plan

Structured

Denser, with a clear date column. Best for many short roles.

When to use it

Engineering and specialist roles: title, employer and dates align in a scannable column.

Structure

Columns
1
Date column
Yes
First-page summary block
No
Paper sizes
A4 (210 × 297 mm) · US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)
Default margins
Narrow
Default type size
Compact
Default body font
Source Sans 3
The same first page in Graphite and Forest.
03 / 03Available on every plan

Executive

Restrained and senior. Best for board and C-level profiles.

When to use it

Senior appointments: a positioned first page, then the full history.

Structure

Columns
1
Date column
No
First-page summary block
Yes
Paper sizes
A4 (210 × 297 mm) · US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)
Default margins
Standard
Default type size
Roomy
Default body font
Source Sans 3
Sections

What a profile contains

Nine sections are available. Empty ones are omitted rather than printed as a heading, and any of them can be hidden or reordered per client. The order below is the default for the editorial layout.

  1. Profile
  2. Experience
  3. Projects
  4. Education
  5. Skills
  6. Certifications
  7. Publications
  8. Languages
  9. Additional
Brand settings

What you can change

Body font

Two body fonts, both shipped with the renderer. A custom font is substituted on the reader’s machine, so the page would set differently from the preview.

  • Source Sans 3
  • Noto Sans

Accent colour

One accent colour from a fixed palette of five. Each carries a matching text and tint shade, which is what keeps the page readable on white.

  • Oxblood
  • Ink blue
  • Forest
  • Graphite
  • Clay

Paper

A4 and US Letter. LETTER is not a scaled A4 — the same content breaks differently — so a generated PDF is worth checking before a US client receives one.

  • A4 (210 × 297 mm)
  • US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)

These are bounds, not limitations to work around. A brand colour that cannot be printed readably, or a font the reader does not have, produces a document that looks fine to the person who made it and wrong to the person who receives it.

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