Nicky McAllister

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Hi, I’m Nicky McAllister, a UX/UI product designer with around 7 years of experience turning complex problems into elegant, intuitive experiences across mobile and web.

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Hi, I’m Nicky McAllister, a UX/UI product designer with around 7 years of experience turning complex problems into elegant, intuitive experiences across mobile and web. I’ve designed for B2B and B2C environments in cybersecurity, hospitality, and travel.

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I enjoy designing end-to-end UX/UI experiences and scalable design systems, collaborating with product, engineering, and stakeholders to deliver value and accessibility.

  • Joined March 2026

Industry experience

  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services

Projects · 5

Well known high street student brand offering travel services such as flights, tours, hotels, insurance and more, I redesigned the tours service from the ground up on the UX and UI and designed a design system around it.

  • Product Designer
  • UI Designer
  • UX Designer

Little Emperors is a luxury hotel booking service for high end hotels such as Hyatt, Hilton etc. I designed new features and improved the UI and look and feel for both web and app.

  • Product Designer
  • UI Designer
  • UX Designer

Designed app and website features for a luxury travel brand in Figma, covering hotel bookings, restaurant bookings, events and experiences. Improved UI and overall brand look and feel.

  • Designer
  • Product Designer
  • UI Designer
  • +2

Designed a dashboard for a very complex cybersecurity product utilising all different types of data point for cyber security professionals, created a design system alongside the dashboard with documentation.

  • Product Designer
  • UI Designer
  • UX Designer

I worked with the creative director to push visual and brand forward across digital touch-points such as app and web. I also designed the UI for end-to-end user journeys, incorporating detailed interactions, animations, and high-fidelity prototypes.

  • Product Designer
  • UI Designer
  • UX Designer

Work experience· 5 roles

Freelance Designer · FreelanceMar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Freelance designer delivering end-to-end UX/UI design and design system creation across multiple projects. Focused on translating client requirements into intuitive flows, scalable components, and polished interfaces.

Digital Product Designer · Capital OneJul 2024 – Mar 2025 · 9 mos

In Hospitality projects, increased bookings by 4% by elevating visibility of hotel amenities in-app. Delivered new Figma features each sprint to improve retention and streamline mobile/web booking flows. Upgraded core booking journeys to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. Drove alignment through weekly design critiques and cross-functional collaboration. Gathered stakeholder feedback to refine designs and increase user value.

Senior UI/UX Designer · PanaseerJun 2024 – Mar 2025 · 10 mos

Increased sales calls by 10% by optimizing the free trial product. Led the creation and adoption of a scalable design system, improving ideation and engineering handoff efficiency by 60%. Defined and managed design tokens and variables. Worked on end-to-end design from product requirements to final design. Conducted user interviews and testing to shape decisions and validate prototypes.

Product Designer · Little EmperorsAug 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs
Product Designer · STA TravelFeb 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Education

BSc in Computing and Internet (2:1) · Roehampton University2030 – 2026
Visual Design & User Experience Design Course · General Assembly2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

Bachelor's Degree in Computing and Internet (2:1)2030 – 2026
Visual Design & User Experience Design Course2030 – 2026

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