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Nicola Rushton

Product designer - UX + UI + User research

Can work in or around Amsterdam

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  • 4.8936
  • Rate On-demand
  • Experience 7+ years
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Location and workplace preferences

Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Can work onsite in your office in
  • around Amsterdam and 50km

Preferences

Project length
  • ≤ 1 week
  • ≤ 1 month
  • Between 1-3 months
  • Between 3-6 months
  • ≥ 6 months

Verifications

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Verified email

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Categories

Skills (45)

Nicola in a few words

Hi! I'm a product designer with a focus on lean, agile, research-driven design.

I can help you with UX, UI and user research - the "full stack" of design!

Some of my past clients include Google, Atlassian, Telstra and Service NSW (government), as well as startups including RCRDSHP, :Different, Qualie and Zipline.

My happy places:
☀️Greenfield projects, where I can help validate ideas with user research and create early-stage prototypes and ship an MVP
☀️Enterprise software projects, especially redesigns or digital transformations
☀️Wide-ranging product-focused roles where I can really help drive the product's direction, not just create screens to match specs

I've helped clients and employers from both startups and established companies in many industries including proptech (property and real estate), fintech and banking, B2B, B2C, telecommunications, government, NFTs and more.

The kind of results I've delivered to clients:
👉Designs for the MVP of their product, based on their ideas and iterated on with user research
👉Design sprints to solve particular problems
👉UI designs for web software, iOS or Android apps
👉Research sprints to answer particular questions
👉Wireframes and prototypes
👉Workshops, designed custom to your needs (and of course, I can run it too)
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👉Light branding work - mostly "MVP" level for startups

I'm happy to do occasionally join you on site, but I mostly work remotely. I'm based in Amsterdam. I'm also quite happy to travel!

Portfolio

Experience

RCRDSHP

Tech

Product Designer & Product Manager  - As a freelancer

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

September 2021 - January 2022 (3 months)

Running design and managing the backlog for a tool used by electronic musicians to manage NFTs.
Blockchain Agile Methode Product Design Product Management Tailwind CSS CSS User Experience Design User Interface Design

GOOGLE

Digital & IT

UX Designer  - As a freelancer

City of London, United Kingdom

March 2021 - July 2021 (4 months)

On a freelance basis designed for an unreleased sales events tool.
User Experience Design User Interface Design User Testing Workshops Facilitation Design Thinking

Backbase

Banking & Insurance

Senior UX Designer

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

July 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 7 months)

Assisting clients to implement a whitelabel fintech platform. Clients included Standard Bank of South Africa, eToro, BDO Philippines, Raifeissen and other international banking clients.
design systems Sketch Figma workshops QA Design Thinking Mobile Design iOS Android

Pivotal Labs

Digital & IT

Senior Product Designer

Sydney, Australia

January 2016 - December 2017 (1 year and 11 months)

Consulting with clients, running end-to-end design sprints on greenfield projects. Ran user research rounds in depth, facilitated design sprints, and ideated entire product ideas for clients. Coached designers to work agile and lean, and worked very closely with engineers to include them in the design process. Clients included Telstra, CoreLogic and Service NSW.
User Experience Design User Interface Design User Research User Testing facilitation workshops Agile Methode Lean Startup

Education

  • Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design)

    University of Wollongong

    2011