Data visualization specialist with 6 years of experience designing dashboards, interactive graphics and data stories for public health agencies and newsrooms. Created a public respiratory-illness dashboard viewed 2.4M times with accessible, mobile-friendly charts. Combines information design, D3.js and Tableau with rigorous fact-checking, plain-language explanation and WCAG accessibility.
Experience
Data Visualization Specialist, Cedar County Public Health Department (Remote)
Mar 2022 – Present
Designed a public respiratory-illness dashboard in Tableau viewed 2.4M times, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
Created a chart style guide and templates adopted by 30 epidemiologists and analysts
Redesigned 15 internal reports with usability testing, cutting time-to-answer for program managers 40%
Built automated weekly data refreshes from surveillance systems with Python and Tableau Prep
Design: information design, chart style guides, WCAG 2.1 accessibility
How to write a Data Visualization Specialist resume
A strong Data Visualization Specialist resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Summary: Open with your specialty and years of experience, then one or two signature results.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Data Visualization Specialist resume FAQ
What should a Data Visualization Specialist resume include?
A Data Visualization Specialist resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
What is the best resume template for a Data Visualization Specialist?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Data Visualization Specialist roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Data Visualization Specialist resume be?
One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Which skills should a Data Visualization Specialist put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Data Visualization Specialist roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Data Visualization Specialist resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."