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Portfolio and Work Samples for Non-Design Roles
Show your work with redacted reports, case studies, and dashboards—even without a creative job title.
2 min read · Super Admin
Why this matters
Marketing, analysis, operations, and tech candidates often claim outcomes without proof. A lightweight portfolio—case studies, process maps, slide decks with client names removed—differentiates you from CV-only applicants. You do not need a flashy website; you need curated evidence employers can skim in five minutes.
Practical steps
- Choose three pieces that map to target roles: e.g. campaign results, project plan, policy doc, code repo (public or sanitised), training material you authored.
- Write a half-page case study each. Context, your role, constraints, actions, results, lessons—STAR in prose.
- Redact ruthlessly. Remove client identifiers, personal data, and commercially sensitive figures—replace with percentages or ranges.
- Host simply. PDF pack, Notion page, or LinkedIn featured section link—one URL on your CV labelled "Work samples."
- Offer at interview if not requested upfront: "Happy to share anonymised examples relevant to your brief."
Common mistakes
- Sharing confidential documents because "everyone does it."
- Portfolios with no explanation of your contribution in team work.
- Broken links or login-walled GitHub with nothing public.
- Including university work only when you have five years' employment.
Watch
Breaking projects into clear chunks helps employers understand depth—same skill as a good case study.
Link portfolio items from your Job Near Me digital CV, track which samples resonate in Learn application notes, and practise talking through each case in mock interviews without overloading technical detail.