Skip to content
Prairie CV template with a full-width header above a slim left rail for skills and languages and a wide main column

Shown with sample content. Every colour can be changed.

Creative template

Prairie CV Template — Free Download

Prairie runs your name across the full page, then splits into a slim left rail and a wide main column, a little like a newspaper page. Short facts go in the rail and your story gets the room it needs.

Use this free template See all templates
  • Free PDF download
  • No watermark
  • Free account to download
Style
Creative
Layout
Two columns
Photo
No (can be added)
ATS-friendly
Partly (two columns)
Best for
Early and mid-career
Paper
A4 and US Letter

Who the Prairie template suits

Prairie is a good fit for early and mid-career. At a glance: a full-width header above a slim left rail for skills and languages and a wide main column.

  • Journalism
  • Media
  • Communications

Built without a photo, which suits the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, where photos are usually left off. If an employer expects one, you can add a photo in the builder.

Is Prairie ATS-friendly?

Partly. Prairie has two columns. Most current applicant tracking systems read two-column PDFs, but some older portals mix the sidebar text into the main column. Use Prairie when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Orbit is the safer choice.

Whichever template you pick, download your PDF and run it through our free ATS checker to see the text a tracking system extracts.

How to use the Prairie template

  1. 1. Open it in the builder. Click "Use this free template". If you already have a CV in the builder, it switches to Prairie and keeps your content.
  2. 2. Fill in each section. The live preview shows page breaks exactly as they will appear in the PDF.
  3. 3. Adjust the design. Change the accent colour, font size and spacing, or rename and reorder sections.
  4. 4. Download the PDF. Free, with no watermark, and you just need a free account to download.
Use the Prairie template free

Similar templates

All templates →
  • Terra CV template with a warm tinted left sidebar with contact details, skill ratings and languages beside the career column

    Terra

    Warm accent-tinted sidebar with soft tags and a friendly feel.

  • Orbit CV template with a very large name on the left, a contact list on the right and a quarter-circle accent shape in the top corner

    Orbit

    Very large name, contact list on the right and a quarter-circle corner motif.

  • Rook CV template with black and white styling, a full-width black header and black section heading bars

    Rook

    Monochrome CV with a black header, black heading bars and square skill tags.

  • Cinder CV template with a bold name in the main column and a deep red right panel holding a square photo and skill bars

    Cinder

    Bold name with a deep right panel holding a square photo and skill bars.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Prairie template free?

Yes. You can edit the Prairie template and download it as a PDF for free, as many times as you like. There is no watermark, and you just need a free account to download.

Is Prairie ATS-friendly?

Partly. Prairie has two columns. Most current applicant tracking systems read two-column PDFs, but some older portals mix the sidebar text into the main column. Use Prairie when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Orbit is the safer choice.

Can I add a photo to Prairie?

Yes. Prairie is designed without a photo, but you can upload one in the builder and choose its shape. Only add it where photos are expected, such as many employers in mainland Europe and the Middle East.

Who is the Prairie template best for?

Early and mid-career, especially in journalism, media, communications. It works for other fields too: the content matters more than the design.

Can I change the colours and fonts in Prairie?

You can change the accent colour, font size, line spacing, date format and page size (A4 or US Letter), and rename, hide or reorder sections. Your content stays the same if you switch to another template later.

Examples and tools