Michael Wickers Email & Phone Number

Portugal

As a product designer at Atheneum, I oversee all design aspects across our suite of products. My responsibilities span the entire design life cycle, from initial research and discovery to rigorous testing and validation. With extensive experience in this field, I am dedicated to delivering products that align with both business needs and user expectations.I am also leading the creation and implementation of Atheneum’s design system, ‘Core’. This system is pivotal in ensuring a consistent and cohesive user experience across all our products. By standardising design elements and guidelines, ‘Core’ helps streamline the design process and maintain brand integrity.In addition to my design responsibilities, I manage another team member. This involves providing mentorship, clarifying the product roadmap, and ensuring they are aligned with our tasks and goals. I strive to foster a collaborative and supportive environment where my team can thrive and contribute effectively to our projects.Furthermore, I actively engage with cross-functional teams to align design strategies with overall business objectives. This includes collaborating with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure our designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned with both user needs and business goals.

UX designer working as part of the wider UXD team for the Times. Working primarily on the Times app and also the sub-brands of the Times, Money Mentor, and Times Literary Supplement.

Working as part of the in-house design team, I am responsible for the subscriptions side of the The Times. Duties include research, analysis, wireframing, prototyping and user testing and reporting. With the goal of improving the end to end journey for visitors who arrive at the website and proceed to purchase a subscription with the Times.

London, United Kingdom

Working on the Jaguar and Land Rover website redesign, which consists of sites spanning across 27 different markets. Supporting the in-house design from a user experience stand point.

My role sees me responsible for managing the UX responsibilities and recommendations for a wide range of projects. I work collaboratively alongside the design and development teams at Dam for a variety of clients including Marie Curie, Cosmos tours and Crisis. With every project i strive to keep to a consistent approach beginning with research, discovery and planning, followed by idea generation, prototyping and testing.

London, United Kingdom

Working as part of the product team for Reed.co.uk. Managing both the UX and UI for the courses side of the business. The UX side of my role involves undertaking research, user journey mapping, writing user test scripts, managing user test sessions with recruited participants and completing overviews from those sessions. The UI side of my role involves producing prototypes for new features which after iterations and testing are worked into complete visual designs for implementation. I am lucky to work closely alongside the UX, UI and development teams to continue to learn and helping me to continue to develop as a designer.

London, United Kingdom

Working as part of the creative team consisting of visual and UX designers. Collectively working on the rebrand of the entire TES digital platform. Responsible for clear usability and visual design across responsive platforms.

Hammersmith

Simplifydigital is technology business that develops deal comparison SaaS for its own branded retail business and numerous other blue-chip clients across Europe, including: Carphone Warehouse, Sky, TalkTalk, MSN, Comparethemarket, DMGT, Numericable and the Guardian Media Group.As the sole digital designer my role includes:Working within multi-disciplinary teams in an agile development environment, producing cross platform visual designs for internal and external business stakeholders. Also planning the user journey and creating wireframes for new projects (Axure) for testing and presenting to business stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

Inhouse sole designer for City and Islington college. Whilst working at the college I produced a range of online and offline materials including email templates, branding and also creating style guidlines for new areas of the business.

Inhouse studio designer. Responsible for working on various shows under the Pennwell umbrella. This includes producing a wide range of materials both print and digital and also concept work for new show branding.

In House Graphic designer creating a wide range of print based marketing materials for NewVIc and its commercial arts venue, Stratford Circus. Including Logo types, Brochures, Annual Reports and Banners.