Nicola Fleming, Designer in London, United Kingdom
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Nicola Fleming

Verified Expert  in Design

Content Designer

Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
July 13, 2020

Nicola is a content strategist, content designer, and UX writer focused on beautiful, usable digital experiences. She's an expert in both front-end and back-end content. Nicola has managed teams and held senior roles at Facebook, Microsoft, HSBC, BP, and Barclays. As a designer, she delivers simple, clear, and human interface copy. As a strategist, she helps brands maximize the value of their content as a business asset.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Content Designer, Content Strategist, and UX Writer

2020 - PRESENT
Freelance
  • Led a content team at BP to deliver an IT digital transformation project. Was part of the project leadership team involved in making IT services easier to find, understand, and manage for BP employees.
  • Supported the design and launch of GrowthDay, the world's first personal development app. Delivered a content strategy and design that helped translate the work of leading coach Brendon Burchard into a motivational set of digital growth tools.
  • Acted as a content designer on the launch of Italic, an analytics app for eCommerce businesses.
  • Provided content design for GameFace, an online gaming tournament and community experience.
Technologies: Sketch, Figma, Headless Software, HTML, YouTube, Videos, Taxonomy, Strategy, Content, Content Strategy, Content-first Design & Development, Copywriting, Writing & Editing, User Experience (UX), Team Management, Microsoft Teams, MURAL, Whiteboarding, Content Writing, UI Audits, Website Redesign, Website Migration, Personas, User Requirements, Agile UX, Project Management, Wireframing, UX Research, Product Design, UX Flows, UX Testing, User Journey Maps, User Research, User Personas, Content Creation, Tone of Voice, Contextual Help, Style Guides, User Stories, Kanban, Roadmaps, User Needs, Gantt Chart, Controlled Vocabulary, Workshops, Scrum, Jira, Content Management Systems (CMS), ServiceNow

Content Strategy Manager

2019 - 2020
Facebook
  • Participated in the design of Facebook's Privacy Checkup product. Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch on Data Privacy Day and the product has now been rolled out to 2 billion users globally.
  • Co-led the redesign of Facebook's Security Checkup product. The new experience is available on more devices and offers the user a better understanding of their security settings.
  • Led a team of content strategists dedicated to minimizing bad experiences on Facebook through good design. Partnered with team leads across data science, product design, UX research, engineering, and product management to keep users safe on Facebook.
  • Spearheaded the creation of a tone framework for integrity experiences. The framework offers designers and non-designers alike guidance on the appropriate UI tone to apply in specific contexts.
Technologies: Voice, Quip, Sketch, Content Writing, User Experience (UX), UI Audits, Journey Mapping, Personas, User Requirements, Agile UX, Wireframing, UX Research, Product Design, UX Flows, UX Testing, User Journey Maps, User Research, User Personas, Content Creation, Tone of Voice, Contextual Help, Style Guides, User Stories, Kanban, Roadmaps, User Needs, Workshops

Global Head of Content Planning (Contract)

2018 - 2019
HSBC
  • Co-led an initiative to help a communications organization modernize its content operations. Helped to organize a series of cross-team workshops to co-create a new org vision and execution plan.
  • Conducted a detailed business analysis to identify internal pain points and opportunities. Methods included mapping content roles, workflows, systems, and processes.
  • Delivered an inventory and audit of historic editorial articles that included performance analytics and a topic taxonomy. The data helps to inform ongoing editorial planning decisions, and the inventory is a tool for content governance.
  • Co-created and managed a content planning workflow, including editorial meetings, calendars, and request systems.
  • Co-chaired an employee resource group that promotes the benefits of flexible working practices.
Technologies: SharePoint, Omniture, Confluence, Trello, Project Management, User Personas, Website CMS, Content Creation, Style Guides, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Interviews, User Stories, Kanban, Roadmaps, Gantt Chart, Workshops, Content Management Systems (CMS)

VP | Head of Digital Content Strategy

2014 - 2017
Barclays Digital
  • Led the bank's first dedicated digital content strategy team. Developed senior content professionals into strategists skilled at using content to meet business and user goals.
  • Co-led agile workstream to improve the discovery of Barclays online banking services. By applying user-centered design techniques to help and SEO content, we increased engagement by up to 50%.
  • Delivered website accessibility content strategy. Led cross-team discovery phase to understand customers' needs with physical and mental impairments and delivered new language guidelines and accessible content recommendations.
  • Delivered documented content strategies for many website redesigns, including wealth and business banking. Each strategy was informed by a comprehensive discovery phase, typically combining qualitative and quantitative content and UX research.
  • Drove Barclays first large-scale audit of digital content, including web pages, videos, and email. Assets were optimized and streamlined by as much as 60%, improving internal efficiencies and external customer experience.
  • Acted as product owner on the program to migrate 20+ websites to the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) CMS. Worked within an agile team to create requirements, user stories, and the product roadmap.
  • Led the connected future content strategy for reusable micro-content structures. Drove the creation of a semantic content model for websites and collaborated with UI designers to align the model to the new design language.
  • Drove the design of the Barclays product taxonomy and controlled vocabulary. Helped to set up the first governance committee to measure and maintain the taxonomy on an ongoing basis.
Technologies: Voice, Balsamiq, Omniture, Trello, Confluence, Jira, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), HTML, User Experience (UX), Website Redesign, Website Migration, Journey Mapping, Personas, User Requirements, Agile UX, Project Management, UX Research, UX Flows, UX Testing, User Journey Maps, Mobile Banking, User Research, User Personas, Website CMS, Content Creation, Tone of Voice, Contextual Help, Style Guides, Stakeholder Mapping, Stakeholder Interviews, User Stories, Kanban, Roadmaps, User Needs, Gantt Chart, Controlled Vocabulary, Scrum, Workshops, Content Management Systems (CMS), Content Design

VP | Digital Propositions

2013 - 2014
Barclays Digital
  • Collaborated on the strategy and development of online banking services for business customers using insights, prototyping, user testing, and metrics.
  • Partnered on the design of a digital mandate change feature. This transformed a painful paper process to a quick online step and improved customer satisfaction scores.
  • Collaborated on the redesign of an international payments process that integrated FX rates.
  • Workshopped end-to-end mobile onboarding for new business accounts.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Confluence, Jira, Balsamiq, User Experience (UX), Journey Mapping, Personas, User Requirements, Agile UX, Wireframing, UX Research, UX Flows, UX Testing, User Journey Maps, Mobile Banking, User Research, User Personas, Content Creation, Contextual Help, User Stories, Kanban, Roadmaps, User Needs, Scrum, Workshops

Digital Delivery Manager | Web Content and Publishing Manager

2009 - 2012
Barclays Digital
  • Led the redesign of mortgages content on Barclays.co.uk, shifting focus from product rates to user needs. Partnered on the design of the site's first mortgage calculator that subsequently became the website’s biggest income generator.
  • Devised and launched a video campaign to promote the Barclays mobile banking app. Generated the highest ever user engagement on Facebook for a Barclays video at that time and drove almost 9,000 pre-registrations within a few weeks of launch.
  • Developed a digital video strategy, including social sharing strategy, voice and tone guide, and archive player design.
  • Managed the delivery of a series of promotional and instructional videos for online banking.
  • Collaborated on the build of Barclays.co.uk on the Fatwire CMS.
  • Managed the planning, delivery, and build of multiple large-scale content projects and campaigns across Barclays.co.uk, mobile banking, and online banking.
Technologies: Omniture, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Content Writing, HTML, User Experience (UX), Website Redesign, Website Migration, Project Management, Mobile Banking, Website CMS, Content Creation, Roadmaps, Content Management Systems (CMS)

Bing UK Homepage Editor/MSN UK Shopping Manager

2008 - 2009
Microsoft
  • Collaborated on the global launch of the Bing search engine. Owned the planning of daily content and photography for the UK homepage.
  • Created engaging and commercially successful daily content for MSN's shopping channel, including blogs, articles, interviews, videos, quizzes, and graphics.
  • Devised a selection of eCommerce content templates that drove click-through rates as high as 80%. Templates were subsequently introduced to the French and German markets with success.
  • Collaborated with European markets, merchant suppliers, and channel editors to devise and deliver audience engagement and revenue-generation strategies.
Technologies: Voice, SharePoint, Adobe Photoshop, Content Writing, HTML, Content Creation, Content Management Systems (CMS)

Digital Account Manager

2007 - 2008
77agency
  • Managed an SEO link-building campaign for a well-known gambling brand. The company achieved top ranking for their chosen search terms within six months, resulting in significantly increased revenue.
  • Managed search engine marketing campaigns and landing pages for a range of financial brands.
  • Delivered a multi-language digital ad campaign for Veet in six European markets.
Technologies: Advertising, Microsoft, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords

Web Editor

2005 - 2006
M&Co.
  • Helped to launch M&Co's first eCommerce site that has since become the company’s highest-grossing store in the UK. Collaborated on the design and build of the site, and the integration with customer service operations.
  • Edited an online magazine for pre-teen girls. Created daily lifestyle content and organized fashion photoshoots.
  • Collaborated with fashion buyers to plan content in line with seasonal campaigns.
Technologies: HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Content Writing, Website Migration, Website CMS, Content Creation
1998 - 2002

Master of Arts Degree in English Literature

University of Glasgow - United Kingdom

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