Nik Finan
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Harpenden, United Kingdom
Toptal member since August 4, 2020
Nik is a senior creative with more than a decade of experience in design and art direction for digital products, campaigns, brand films, and design systems. As a thinker, art director, and designer, he specializes in UX and UI design and implementation for corporate sites, mobile apps, social, and video content. His impressive client list includes Disney, Grosvenor, Hershey KitKat, Hilti, HSBC, and Johnson & Johnson.
Experience
- Digital Campaigns - 10 years
- Information Architecture (IA) - 10 years
- Art Direction - 10 years
- User Experience (UX) - 10 years
- UI Design - 10 years
- Responsive Design - 10 years
- Branding - 6 years
- UI Branding - 5 years
Portfolio
Sema Brand Identity
Global Careers Site for Hilti
Branding and Responsive Design for Spinnup
Brand Identity | Sequoia
Social Campaign for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Careers Site for Endurance Group
Work Experience
Senior Creative, UX/UI Designer
Self-employed
- Delivered UX wireframes for an AI-driven tax advice platform that helps large global organizations manage their tax liabilities across global territories.
- Crafted UI designs for numerous companies that were refreshing and rolling out new brand identities.
- Created web designs for luxury residential homes for high-net-worth individuals.
Digital Creative Director
Dragon Rouge
- Restructured and designed the web presence for Grosvenor.com with the first execution of its revitalized brand identity, built on Kentico CMS.
- Built a brand identity and online design system for a music distribution company, including a reactive identity, UX and UI design, brand film, and social media for its relaunch.
- Pitched and won three new business opportunities within two months of joining the agency.
Head of Digital Studio
J. Walter Thompson (JWT)
- Art directed the creation of "Ask an Expert" content and knowledge base about common childhood illnesses. It was part of a redesign for the Calpol web presence to support parents throughout the UK.
- Built a worldwide careers portal for Hilti, including a new tone of voice, copy, photography, and UI design.
- Created a social campaign for Hershey KitKat called "The Break Emoji," including a new emoji based on using the well-known chocolate snack to represent "having a break."
- Participated in the formation and managed the digital studio within JWT London to support the digital campaign work for all clients including HSBC, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson.
Senior Manager Creative EMEA
The Walt Disney Company
- Designed and launched the Disney homepage for multiple EMEA markets and delivered content refreshes on a weekly timeline for various business units.
- Crafted a Disney mobile network, including its logo, identity, and billing interfaces.
- Led a team of designers across multiple EU offices.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in Graphic Design and Electronic Media
Stafforshire University - Stoke-on-Trent, England
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite, Slack, InVision, Flinto, Kentico
Platforms
Figma
Languages
Processing, HTML
Other
UI Design, Information Design, Information Architecture (IA), Responsive Design, Branding, UI Branding, Creative Strategy, Wireframing, Art Direction, Digital Creative Direction, Creative Direction, Job Search Sites, Web UX, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Responsive Layout, User Experience (UX), UX Flows, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Graphics, Web UI Design, Websites, Visual Design, UX Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing Design, Video Production, Digital Campaigns, Ad Campaigns, UX Leadership, Short Films, Website CMS, Design Systems, Brand Identity, Logo Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Product Design, Web App Design, Prototyping, Three.js, Photography, Content Management Systems (CMS), Brand Logos, UX Branding
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