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Rick Edmondson

Rick Edmondson

A senior UX Designer and lead from Manchester, UK

Experience

Roles

March 2021–November 2024

Arctic Shores
Senior UX Manager

Responsibilities

I led cross-functional teams to deliver innovative SaaS products and features, shaping strategy, roadmaps, and backlogs with a strong focus on user needs. I ran concept and usability testing, gathered feedback, and translated insights into designs and user journeys that met high standards. I also maintained design libraries for consistency and mentored junior UX colleagues to help them grow.

June 2016–March 2021

Midas/Music Tribe
Senior UX Designer

Responsibilities

I designed and delivered professional‑level assets across touchscreens, handhelds, web, and desktop applications, turning UX hypotheses into wireframes, prototypes, and complex user flows. I maintained design libraries, ensured brand and experience consistency, mentored a team of four, and collaborated with developers to implement layouts and frontend solutions in bespoke XML.

Jan 2013–June 2016

Decor Fusion
Branding Designer

Responsibilities

I created tailored design briefs and produced consistent, professional brand assets including logos, concept art, renders, and illustrations for websites, digital, social media, and print. I implemented pixel-perfect website designs across front-end, back-end, and CMS platforms, and developed a syllabus with guidelines on layout and photo manipulation, delivering training both remotely and on site.

Skills

Design

Visual Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Web/Mobile, Hardware Feedback Design, Branding, Packaging

Software

Figma, Sketch, Abstract, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), MarvelApp, Invision, JIRA, Git

Research/Testing

User Research, Information Hierarchy, Usability Testing (moderated/unmoderated), Data Visualisation and Presentation, Personas, User Journeys, Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockups

Personal Development

HTML/CSS knowledge, Procreate Art Suite, Blender 3D, Game development, Read and Inspect C# and C++, Microsoft Office