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Free AI LinkedIn headline generator

Describe your work and what you want from LinkedIn. Get 10 headlines built from your real skills and results, each with a note on why it works.

How it works

  1. Describe your role, top skills and one or two real results. Add where you want to go next if you're job hunting.
  2. Pick your goal (get hired, win clients, build a name, or recruit) and a headline style, then click Write my headlines.
  3. Pick one, paste it into LinkedIn under Edit intro > Headline, and check how it looks next to a comment on your phone.

Examples

Sample results for the inputs shown, so you can see the format and quality before you try it.

Example 1: input

Your role, skills and results: Senior data analyst at a healthcare nonprofit, 6 years. SQL, Python, Tableau. Built the staffing dashboard our 40 clinics use every week. Want to move into analytics at a health tech company.

What do you want from LinkedIn? Get hired (job search)

Headline style: Mix of styles

Example 1: output
  1. Senior Data Analyst | SQL, Python, Tableau | Healthcare Analytics — Matches the exact skill searches health tech recruiters run
  2. Senior Data Analyst | Built the Staffing Dashboard Used by 40 Clinics — Leads with a result a hiring manager will remember
  3. Healthcare Data Analyst Moving into Health Tech | SQL · Python — Says where you're headed so the right recruiters reach out
  4. Data Analyst for Healthcare Operations | Tableau Dashboards · SQL — Operations focus stands out from generic analyst profiles
  5. Senior Data Analyst · Clinic Staffing and Operations Data — Short, plain, and specific about the data you know
  6. I Turn Clinic Data into Weekly Staffing Decisions | Senior Analyst — Shows the business outcome, not just the tools
  7. Senior Data Analyst | 6 Years in Healthcare | SQL · Python · Tableau — Years plus stack answers a recruiter's first two questions
  8. Healthcare Analytics | Dashboards 40 Clinics Rely On | Senior Analyst — Puts the domain first for health tech searches
  9. Senior Data Analyst | Python and SQL for Healthcare Operations — Two top skills plus domain in under 60 characters
  10. Analytics for Healthcare Teams | Senior Data Analyst — Simple, and leaves room to grow into product analytics
Example 2: input

Your role, skills and results: Freelance B2B copywriter. I write website copy and case studies for cybersecurity startups. Clients include two Series A companies (can't name them). Former security analyst for 4 years.

What do you want from LinkedIn? Win clients or customers

Headline style: Who I help + how

Example 2: output
  1. I Write Website Copy and Case Studies for Cybersecurity Startups — Names the buyer and the two deliverables they need
  2. Copywriter for Cybersecurity Startups | Ex-Security Analyst — Your analyst years are a trust signal technical founders notice
  3. Helping Security Startups Explain What They Do | B2B Copywriter — Speaks to the founder's real problem: clear positioning
  4. Cybersecurity Copywriter | Website Copy · Case Studies — Short and searchable for founders hiring a writer
  5. Former Security Analyst Writing Copy Security Buyers Trust — Credibility with a skeptical, technical audience
  6. B2B Copywriter for Security Products | Case Studies · Web Copy — Product-focused wording for marketing leads hiring a specialist
  7. Website Copy for Series A Security Startups — Matches the stage of companies you already work with
  8. I Help Security Startups Explain Technical Products | Copywriter — Your analyst background makes this promise believable
  9. Cybersecurity Case Studies and Web Copy | Freelance — Plain and direct for people searching freelance writers
  10. Copywriter Who Speaks Security | B2B · Freelance — Memorable, and signals you understand the product
Example 3: input

Your role, skills and results: Engineering manager, payments team of 9 at a fintech. We run card processing for 3,000 merchants. Hiring two backend engineers (Go, Postgres).

What do you want from LinkedIn? Recruit for my team

Headline style: Short and plain

Example 3: output
  1. Engineering Manager, Payments | Hiring Go Engineers — States the role and the hire in plain words
  2. Payments Engineering Manager | We're Hiring Backend Engineers — Candidates browsing profiles see the opening at once
  3. Engineering Manager | Card Processing for 3,000 Merchants — Scale that tells engineers the work is real
  4. Leading a Payments Team of 9 | Hiring Go + Postgres Engineers — Team size and stack answer candidates' first questions
  5. EM, Payments | Hiring Backend Engineers — Very short, reads well next to comments
  6. Engineering Manager | Payments · Go · Postgres — Stack keywords bring in engineers searching those terms
  7. Payments Engineering Manager, 3,000 Merchants | Hiring — Pairs scale with the call to apply
  8. Engineering Manager at a Fintech | Building Card Processing — Explains what the team builds without jargon
  9. Hiring Backend Engineers for Payments | Engineering Manager — Puts the opening first for recruiting season
  10. Engineering Manager | Payments Systems | Hiring 2 Engineers — Specific number makes the opening feel concrete

Tips for better results

  • Put the words people search for first. Your title and one or two skills in the first 50 characters matter more than a clever line.
  • Add one real number if you have one. "Dashboard used by 40 clinics" is more memorable than "data-driven analyst", and the generator won't invent one.
  • Match the headline to the goal. A job-seeker headline lists skills recruiters filter on; a freelancer headline names the client and the outcome.
  • Change it when your goal changes. The headline shows on every comment you leave, so it should say what you want people to contact you about now.

FAQ

Is this LinkedIn headline generator free?

Yes. Enter your email once to use it (you'll also get Something Big, our free weekly AI newsletter, and you can unsubscribe anytime). There's no account and no credit card.

How long can a LinkedIn headline be?

LinkedIn allows up to 220 characters, but only the start shows next to your comments and in search results. These headlines stay under 80 characters, with the key words first.

Should I put "Open to work" in my headline?

Usually not. LinkedIn has its own Open to Work setting, which recruiters can filter on. Use the headline to say what role you want and what you're good at.

Will it make up achievements?

No. It only uses the titles, skills and results you type. If you give no numbers, it writes headlines without numbers rather than inventing them.

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