A portfolio About Me page tells a visitor who you are, what work you do and for whom, how you approach it, and how to contact you. Keep the first version to three to six sentences in the first person, add one specific detail from your work and one human detail, and end with a clear next step such as your email.
The About Me page is usually the second page people open on a portfolio, after the work that caught their attention. They are checking whether the person behind the projects is someone they want to hire, work with or interview. It is not a copy of your resume and it is not an autobiography. All examples below are fictional; replace every [bracket] with your own facts.
What to include in a portfolio About Me
| Part | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | Says who you are and what you do in one sentence | I'm a product designer who makes complicated forms feel simple. |
| Who you work for | Tells the right visitor they are in the right place | Mostly for small health and finance teams. |
| How you work | Shows your approach with one concrete detail | I test early drafts with five real users before anything is polished. |
| Highlights | Two or three facts that build trust | Graduated in 2025; internship at [company]; one project used by [group]. |
| Human detail | Makes you memorable without oversharing | Outside work I restore old bicycles. |
| Next step | Tells them what to do | Email me at [email] or download my resume. |
A photo is optional. If you add one, use a clear, recent picture where your face is visible; it helps people recognise you at an interview or event. Leave out your home address, date of birth and anything you would not tell a stranger at a job fair.
A fill-in template for your About Me
About Me template — fill in with your own facts
I'm [name], a [role or field] who [what you do, in plain words].
I mostly work on [type of project] for [type of client, team or audience].
Recently I [one specific piece of work and what changed].
I'm good at [one or two skills you can show in the projects above].
Outside work, [one short human detail].
I'm looking for [role or kind of project]. Email me at [email] or download my resume.
Use the short version on your home page and the full version on the About page. If your resume already has a profile summary, start from it and rewrite it in a warmer voice; the resume About Me examples show the more formal version for documents.
First person or third person?
Write in the first person ("I design…") unless you have a strong reason not to. It reads as a person talking to the visitor, which is what a portfolio is for. Third person ("Sara designs…") suits a speaker bio or an agency page. Whichever you choose, use it consistently across the site.

Portfolio About Me examples for students
Students and recent graduates (fictional examples)
I'm a final-year computer science student who likes turning messy spreadsheets into small web apps. My graduation project lets a community clinic book appointments online. I'm looking for a junior developer or internship role from June.
I'm a marketing graduate who learned the most by running social media for our student society, where our event sign-ups doubled over one term. I'm looking for an entry-level content or social role.
I'm an architecture student interested in low-cost housing. My studio projects focus on daylight and shared courtyards. I'm looking for a summer placement in a practice that works on housing.
I'm a psychology graduate who enjoys research design. For my dissertation I ran a survey of 200 students on sleep and study habits. I'm looking for a research assistant role.
Portfolio About Me examples for designers and creatives
Designers, photographers and writers (fictional examples)
I'm a product designer who makes complicated forms feel simple. I've spent four years designing sign-up and payment flows for small fintech teams, and I test early drafts with real users before polishing anything.
I'm a brand designer for independent cafés and bakeries. I like identities that still work when they're printed on a paper cup at small sizes.
I'm a wedding and portrait photographer working with natural light. I keep a small number of weddings each year so every couple gets their photos within four weeks.
I'm a copywriter who writes help pages and product emails for software companies. My favourite brief is the one that starts with "customers keep emailing support about…".
Portfolio About Me examples for developers
Developers and data people (fictional examples)
I'm a front-end developer who cares about accessible forms and fast pages. Most of my work is in React and plain CSS, and every project here links to its code.
I'm a data analyst who likes questions with a decision at the end. My recent work includes a dashboard that helped a delivery team find why complaints rose in one region.
I'm a self-taught developer moving from retail management into software. I built the three projects below in the evenings over the past year, and I'm looking for a junior role.
Portfolio About Me examples for job seekers in other fields
Marketing, teaching, operations and more (fictional examples)
I'm a primary school teacher who designs reading activities that work for mixed-ability classes. The lesson plans here are from my last two years teaching Year 3.
I'm an operations coordinator who likes making work run on time. I planned an office move for 40 people and wrote the supplier onboarding checklist my team still uses.
I'm an email marketer who writes newsletters people actually open. The campaigns below include the brief, the email and what changed afterwards.
I'm a customer support lead who turns repeated questions into help articles. The examples below cut the most common tickets on our team.
I'm a civil engineer who works on small drainage and road projects for local councils. Each project below shows the drawings I produced and what was built.
I'm an events coordinator who plans conferences of 100 to 500 people. The case studies below include the run sheet, the budget and what I would change next time.
Portfolio About Me examples for career changers
Career changers (fictional examples)
After eight years as a nurse, I'm moving into UX research. The projects here apply what I learned from talking to patients every day: listen first, then design.
I spent six years in sales and now work as a junior data analyst. My sales background means I always ask what decision a report is supposed to help with.
I'm a former accountant learning product management. The case studies below are side projects where I wrote the brief, ran user interviews and shipped a first version.
Before and after: fixing a generic About Me
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| I'm a passionate, creative and hard-working designer who loves design. | I'm a brand designer for independent cafés. I like identities that still work printed small on a paper cup. |
| Hi! I'm a student looking for opportunities to grow and learn. | I'm a final-year computer science student. My graduation project lets a clinic book appointments online. I'm looking for a junior developer role from June. |
Mistakes that make visitors leave
- Adjectives with no evidence: passionate, creative, hard-working.
- A copy of your resume in paragraph form.
- A long life story before saying what you do.
- No way to contact you, or contact details hidden at the bottom of another page.
- Personal details that do not belong on a public page: home address, date of birth, ID numbers.
Writing your About Me in ArcPixel
Every ArcPixel portfolio design has an About section. In the portfolio builder, Fill with AI drafts it from the summary on your resume, and you edit it into your own voice. Building and previewing are free; publishing at yourname.arcpixel.io or your own domain needs a paid plan (pricing). For the rest of the site, see how to make a portfolio for a job and portfolio examples for jobs.
- How do I write About Me in a portfolio?
- Start with one sentence on what you do, add who you do it for and one concrete piece of work, include one human detail and end with how to contact you. Three to six sentences is enough.
- What is an example of a good introduction for a portfolio?
- "I'm a product designer who makes complicated forms feel simple. I've spent four years designing sign-up flows for small fintech teams." It says the role, the speciality and the evidence in two sentences.
- Should a portfolio About Me be in first or third person?
- First person for most portfolios. Third person suits speaker bios and agency pages.
- How long should a portfolio About Me be?
- Three to six sentences on the home page; up to two or three short paragraphs on a dedicated About page.
- Should I put a photo on my portfolio About page?
- It is optional. A clear, recent photo helps people recognise you, but it is not required.
- Can I include hobbies?
- One short human detail helps people remember you. Keep it brief and leave out anything private.
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