diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32196a2..3e10ef6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ tags
 [._]*.un~
 
 cv.pdf
+cv.json
 spruce
diff --git a/create.go b/create.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45a7305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/spruce/internal/cv"
+)
+
+type CreateCommand struct {
+	*flag.FlagSet
+	firstName string
+	lastName  string
+	jobTitle  string
+	filename  string
+}
+
+func NewCreateCommand() *CreateCommand {
+	cc := CreateCommand{
+		FlagSet: flag.NewFlagSet("create", flag.ExitOnError),
+	}
+
+	cc.StringVar(&cc.firstName, "first-name", "", "specify your first name")
+	cc.StringVar(&cc.lastName, "last-name", "", "specify your last name")
+	cc.StringVar(&cc.jobTitle, "job-title", "", "specify your preferred job title")
+	cc.StringVar(&cc.filename, "filename", "cv.json", "specify the filename of the created JSON document")
+
+	return &cc
+}
+
+func (c *CreateCommand) Run() error {
+	data := cv.NewCV(c.firstName, c.lastName, c.jobTitle)
+
+	data.Contact = map[string]string{
+		"Email": "",
+		"Phone": "",
+	}
+
+	data.Links = map[string]string{
+		"GitHub":  "",
+		"Website": "",
+	}
+
+	data.Summary = make([]string, 2)
+
+	data.Skills = []cv.Skills{
+		{
+			Category: "",
+			Values:   make([]string, 1),
+		},
+		{
+			Category: "",
+			Values:   make([]string, 1),
+		},
+	}
+
+	data.Employment = []cv.Experience{
+		{
+			Company:  "",
+			Location: "",
+			JobTitle: "",
+			Duration: cv.Duration{
+				Start: cv.Date{
+					Year:  time.Now().Year(),
+					Month: int(time.Now().Month()),
+					Day:   time.Now().Day(),
+				},
+				End: cv.Date{
+					Year:  time.Now().Year(),
+					Month: int(time.Now().Month()),
+					Day:   time.Now().Day(),
+				},
+				Present: false,
+			},
+			Details: make([]string, 2),
+		},
+	}
+
+	data.Education = []cv.Experience{
+		{
+			School:        "",
+			Location:      "",
+			Qualification: "",
+			Duration: cv.Duration{
+				Start: cv.Date{
+					Year:  time.Now().Year(),
+					Month: int(time.Now().Month()),
+					Day:   time.Now().Day(),
+				},
+				End: cv.Date{
+					Year:  time.Now().Year(),
+					Month: int(time.Now().Month()),
+					Day:   time.Now().Day(),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	data.Interests = make([]string, 2)
+
+	file, err := os.Create(c.filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s; %w", c.filename, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(file)
+
+	encoder.SetIndent("", "    ")
+
+	if err := encoder.Encode(data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to write the data to %s; %w", c.filename, err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("INFO: Successfully written the new CV to %s\n", file.Name())
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/generate.go b/generate.go
index bdd17d9..e63dc2a 100644
--- a/generate.go
+++ b/generate.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (g *GenerateCommand) Run() error {
 
 // tex generates the CV document as a Tex file.
 func tex(input, tempDir string, historyLimit time.Time) (string, error) {
-	c, err := cv.NewCV(input)
+	c, err := cv.NewCVFromFile(input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to create a new CV value from %s; %w", input, err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/cv/cv.go b/internal/cv/cv.go
index 92db668..ee574a9 100644
--- a/internal/cv/cv.go
+++ b/internal/cv/cv.go
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-// NewCV returns a new CV value from the given JSON file.
-func NewCV(path string) (CV, error) {
+// NewCVFromFile returns a new CV value from the given JSON file.
+func NewCVFromFile(path string) (CV, error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return CV{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s; %w", path, err)
 	}
+	defer file.Close()
 
 	decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
 
@@ -23,3 +24,13 @@ func NewCV(path string) (CV, error) {
 
 	return c, nil
 }
+
+func NewCV(firstName, lastName, jobTitle string) CV {
+	cv := CV{
+		FirstName: firstName,
+		LastName:  lastName,
+		JobTitle:  jobTitle,
+	}
+
+	return cv
+}
diff --git a/magefiles/mage.go b/magefiles/mage.go
index bed0ff7..7178ebc 100644
--- a/magefiles/mage.go
+++ b/magefiles/mage.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Install() error {
 
 // Clean cleans the workspace
 func Clean() error {
-	files := []string{binary, "cv.pdf"}
+	files := []string{binary, "cv.pdf", "cv.json"}
 
 	for i := range files {
 		if err := sh.Rm(files[i]); err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4822b51..e1c2e98 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func main() {
 	commandMap := map[string]Runner{
 		"version":  NewVersionCommand(),
 		"generate": NewGenerateCommand(),
+		"create":   NewCreateCommand(),
 	}
 
 	subcommand := os.Args[1]