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Content Writer Resume
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Common Mistakes on Content Writer Resumes
The patterns that keep turning up, and why they cost you the call.
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No portfolio link, or one that leads to a Google Drive folder from 2022.
- 02
Listing 'SEO' as a skill without a single ranking or traffic result.
- 03
Describing deliverables ('wrote blog posts') without where they ran or what they did.
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No sign you can work to a brief: word counts, turnaround times, style guides, interviews with subject experts.
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No clear voice range. B2B, consumer, technical, long-form, social: pick a lane or show breadth on purpose.
What Marketing Reviewers Check First
Generic resume advice averages every field together. This is what someone hiring for this one actually looks for.
Published work, linked and live. Expect it to be opened before the resume is finished.
Whether your writing did a job: traffic, rankings, signups, pipeline.
Range of format and subject, which decides whether you can be handed unfamiliar work.
One Content Writer Bullet, Rewritten
The advice above, applied to one typical line.
Before
Wrote blog posts and website copy for various clients and industries.
After
Wrote the SEO content program for a B2B fintech, 60 posts over 18 months. Organic sessions went from 4k to 31k a month and the blog became the second-largest source of demo requests.
A writer's resume is a writing sample whether they mean it to be or not, and 'various clients and industries' is a bad one. The rewrite is specific about volume, subject and what the writing produced.
The Bullet Surgeon does this to your own bullets, free. Or read how to quantify achievements if you’re stuck on where the numbers come from.
Next Steps
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- Level Check →
See what seniority your content writer resume actually reads as.
Sample Roast Lines for Content Writers
The kind of lines the roast writes for this role. Yours will be about what’s actually on your resume.
“You 'crafted compelling copy.' Compelling to whom? Did anyone click?”
“Your bullet 'increased engagement' has fewer words than a haiku and even less impact.”
“'Strong writing skills' on a resume for a writer is the same confidence as 'has a mouth' on a dentist resume.”
How to Fix Your Content Writer Resume
Specific moves that actually move the grade.
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Portfolio link at the top: five to ten live pieces, strongest first, with a result next to each where you have one.
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Each bullet: what you wrote, where it ran, and what it did (traffic, rankings, signups, demo requests).
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For SEO work, name a keyword you ranked and where it landed, or the organic growth on a section you owned.
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Show range across formats with one example each: blog, email, landing page, script, docs.
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Name your tools briefly (WordPress, Ahrefs, Clearscope), and if you use AI drafting tools, say how you edit and fact-check what they produce.
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Roast My Content Writer Resume For FreeContent Writer Resume Questions
Do I need a portfolio site as a content writer?
You need links. A simple page of live pieces is fine and often better than an elaborate site. What matters is that a reviewer can get to your best piece in one click.
How do I handle ghostwritten work I can't claim?
Describe it without linking: 'ghostwrote executive thought leadership, 20+ pieces, two published in industry press.' Then make sure the pieces you can link are strong. People who hire writers understand ghostwriting.
Should I include SEO metrics if I'm applying for editorial roles?
Lightly. Editorial teams care that you can report, write and think, and a resume heavy with traffic numbers can read as a marketing profile. Lead with the work and keep one line of results for the roles where it matters.
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