# Nicholas Arrington

Nicholas Arrington is a remote worker on Himalayas, Associate Designer / Associate Researcher at Northern Trust, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@nicholasarrington

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UX researcher and designer at Northern Trust, turning interviews and usability testing into insights for enterprise products.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Salary expectations | 130k+ USD |
| Job categories | UX Researcher, UX Designer |
| Skills | UX Research, User Interviews, Usability Testing, Journey Mapping, Heuristic Analysis, Research Synthesis, Persona Creation, Interview Guide Development, Wireframing, R&D, Project Management, Figma, Adobe |

## About

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At Northern Trust, I conduct UX research for internal, external, and client-facing products and services. My work includes user interviews, usability testing, journey mapping, and heuristic evaluations that inform product and system design.

I partner with UX leadership on research, design, and experience strategy initiatives across enterprise products. I also present research findings and actionable insights to senior stakeholders and product owners.

Before my current role, I interned at Conscious Diapers, where I conducted usability testing and created personas and site maps to support product design. I also worked with the UX team on research and project initiatives.

At the National Society of Leadership and Success, I led the Research & Development team’s work to redesign and rebrand the foundation website. I structured usability testing and contributed to a user-centered design vision aligned with organizational goals.
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## Experience

### Associate Designer / Associate Researcher (current)

[Northern Trust](https://himalayas.app/companies/northern-trust). Jun 2023 - Present

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Led end-to-end UX research efforts including user interviews, usability testing, journey mapping, and heuristic evaluations to inform user-centered design. Partnered with UX leadership to drive research and design strategy, and presented actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
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Skills: User-Research, Usability-Testing, Journey-Mapping, Heuristic-Evaluation, Synthesis, Figma, Adobe, Cross-Functional-Collaboration, Mentorship

### Corporate UX/UI Designer and Researcher Intern

[Northern Trust Bank](https://himalayas.app/companies/northern-trust). May 2023 - Aug 2023

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Conducted user research and delivered high-visibility projects with actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders. Worked closely with UX leadership on large-scale projects and presented findings to cross-functional leadership.
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Skills: User-Research, UX-Design, UI-Design, Presentation-Skills, Research-Methodologies

### UX/UI Designer and Researcher Intern

Conscious Diapers. Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

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Conducted usability testing, survey creation, and research & development to improve user experience. Created personas, site maps, and identified usability glitches to enhance product design.
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Skills: Usability-Testing, Survey-Creation, R&D, Persona-Creation, Sitemapping

### UX/UI Special Consultant / Leader of Research & Development Team

[National Society of Leadership and Success](https://himalayas.app/companies/the-national-society-of-leadership-and-success). Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

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Led Research & Development team to redesign and rebrand the NSLS foundation website, creating project outlines and vision. Structured usability testing and provided UX/usability insights to improve user engagement.
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Skills: R&D, Usability-Testing, UX-Design, Project-Management, User-Centered-Design

## Education

### DePaul University

Bachelor of Science, User Experience Design

Activities and societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Alpha Pi, Golden Key, DePaul User Experience Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, The National Society of Leadership and Success, DePaul Chapter of American Institute of Graphic Arts

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Currently pursuing a degree in User Experience Design as a senior.
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## Tech stack

- Figma

To contact Nicholas, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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