Why I built Vivid
The problem was not experience. It was translation.
I sent more than 100 applications during a six-month job search and got only a handful of callbacks. Tailoring worked, but doing it well for every role took time I did not have. General-purpose AI was faster, but it could flatten my voice or invent details that were never true.
So I built a personal workflow that treated a resume as evidence, not raw material for creative writing. That workflow became Vivid: a product that helps job seekers make their real experience clearer, more relevant, and easier for recruiters to see.
Gabriel Fenton
Founder, Vivid Resume
What guides the product
Three promises we can be held to
Trust is earned through product decisions, not a wall of badges.
Authenticity
Your experience stays yours
Vivid reframes the career information you provide for a specific role. Source-comparison checks flag unsupported details so you can review them before applying.
Relevance
Every application gets its own story
A generic resume asks recruiters to connect the dots. Vivid aligns your real achievements, language, and emphasis with the job in front of you.
Fairness
Pay for work, not another subscription
One credit creates a tailored resume and matching cover letter. Credits do not expire, and there is no recurring plan to remember to cancel.
How we work
AI does the heavy lifting. You make the final call.
Vivid uses a multi-phase pipeline to understand the role, reshape your real experience, check the result, and prepare a matching application kit. The process is designed to reduce unsupported claims, not to replace your judgment.
You can review and edit every document before it leaves the platform.
Your resume and cover letter are built from the career information you provide.
The product shows its pricing up front: no subscription and no expiring credits.
The product, in plain numbers
7 phases
in the generation and review pipeline
5 perspectives
review each application kit
57 templates
for different roles and styles
14 days
covered by the money-back guarantee
Founder
Gabriel Fenton
A product manager who directed the design and development of Vivid using AI as an engineering partner. Gabriel runs the product and reads customer support personally.
More about GabrielCo-founder & advisor
Casey Fenton
Founder of Couchsurfing, which grew to millions of members worldwide. Casey advises Vivid on trust, community, and building a product that can grow without losing sight of the people using it.
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