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I design scalable systems for creative teams, product organizations, and emergent tech projects. With over 15 years of experience across UX architecture, immersive design, and automation tooling, I build infrastructure that preserves nuance at scale. My recent work bridges AI-integrated workflows, large language model prototyping, and GPT-native interfaces—translating abstract signal theory into usable tools and systems for content operations, interaction design, and decision support.…I design scalable systems for creative teams, product organizations, and emergent tech projects. With over 15 years of experience across UX architecture, immersive design, and automation tooling, I build infrastructure that preserves nuance at scale. My recent work bridges AI-integrated workflows, large language model prototyping, and GPT-native interfaces—translating abstract signal theory into usable tools and systems for content operations, interaction design, and decision support.

Nick Cottrell

UX Designer, Product Designer, AI Developer, +2

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I design scalable systems for creative teams, product organizations, and emergent tech projects. With over 15 years of experience across UX architecture, immersive design, and automation tooling, I build infrastructure that preserves nuance at scale. My recent work bridges AI-integrated workflows, large language model prototyping, and GPT-native interfaces—translating abstract signal theory into usable tools and systems for content operations, interaction design, and decision support.…I design scalable systems for creative teams, product organizations, and emergent tech projects. With over 15 years of experience across UX architecture, immersive design, and automation tooling, I build infrastructure that preserves nuance at scale. My recent work bridges AI-integrated workflows, large language model prototyping, and GPT-native interfaces—translating abstract signal theory into usable tools and systems for content operations, interaction design, and decision support.

Available to hire

I design scalable systems for creative teams, product organizations, and emergent tech projects. With over 15 years of experience across UX architecture, immersive design, and automation tooling, I build infrastructure that preserves nuance at scale.

My recent work bridges AI-integrated workflows, large language model prototyping, and GPT-native interfaces—translating abstract signal theory into usable tools and systems for content operations, interaction design, and decision support.

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Work Experience

Head of Systems & Production at Brand Magical

February 1, 2025 - Present

Led systems and automation strategy across creative operations and content platforms. Built cross-platform content workflows using Zapier, Google Docs, and GPT-native modules. Developed prompt-driven editorial infrastructure for short-form video content. Integrated LLM tooling into campaign systems for ideation, quality assurance, and content repurposing. Provided UX guidance on human-edit workflows, prompt tuning, and content validation.

Senior Product Designer at Kantata (formerly Mavenlink)

January 31, 2019 - August 28, 2025

Led UX for extensible platform systems, evolving a SaaS product through rapid scaling and M&A transitions. Designed Kantata Boards, an AI-powered Kanban system, and extensibility frameworks. Led UX strategy for onboarding, permissions, role-based access control, and workflow design. Supported platform scalability through merger and rebranding with Kimble.

Senior UX Designer / Prototyper at Meta Augmented Reality (Now Meta View)

July 31, 2018 - August 29, 2025

Built productivity applications for AR platforms. Partnered with neuroscience teams to validate spatial UI concepts. Holds a patent (US20210225084A1).

Interaction Designer at AltspaceVR (Acquired by Microsoft)

July 31, 2017 - August 28, 2025

Led design of core UX systems for social VR environments.