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Aspiring UX Designer
Psychology Graduate
Based in Northampton, UK
Available to Start 2025
Aspiring UX Designer
Northampton
Psychology Grad
Available in 2025
Aspiring UX Designer
Based in Northampton, UK
Psychology Graduate
Available to Start 2025
Psychology graduate with 4 years’ experience placing UX and Design contractors into FTSE 100 and global companies. Before recruitment, I spent 2 years as a freelance Website Designer & Webflow Developer, creating bespoke and accessible websites for local businesses.
About Me
Psychology graduate with 4 years’ experience placing UX and Design contractors into FTSE 100 and global companies. Before recruitment, I spent 2 years as a freelance Website Designer & Webflow Developer, creating bespoke and accessible websites for local businesses.
About Me
Psychology graduate with 4 years’ experience placing UX and Design contractors into FTSE 100 and global companies. Before recruitment, I spent 2 years as a freelance Website Designer & Webflow Developer, creating bespoke and accessible websites for local businesses.
About Me
Secure an entry-level UX role within a structured team – somewhere I can learn, be inspired, and develop the skills required to combine my shared interests for psychology, technology, and digital design. Ultimately, to be part of creating more accessible and intuitive experiences for all.
My Goal
Secure an entry-level UX role within a structured team – somewhere I can learn, be inspired, and develop the skills required to combine my shared interests for psychology, technology, and digital design. Ultimately, to be part of creating more accessible and intuitive experiences for all.
My Goal
Secure an entry-level UX role within a structured team – somewhere I can learn, be inspired, and develop the skills required to combine my shared interests for psychology, technology, and digital design. Ultimately, to be part of creating more accessible and intuitive experiences for all.
My Goal
Employment History
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Carbon60 | Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
→ Placed UX, UI, research, product, creative, and content contractors into British Airways, IAG Loyalty, John Lewis, Entain, Burberry, Dyson, and more.
→ Partnered with UX & product hiring managers to understand their requirements, team needs, and prior hiring challenges.
→ Managed the full recruitment processes, from initial briefing to sourcing, interviewing, feedback, offering, and onboarding.
→ Billed over £1.3 million and awarded Carbon60’s ‘Consultant of the Year’.
→ Took great pride in my relationships with all of my candidates (feedback linked here).
Recruitment Consultant
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
80
Recruitment Resourcer
Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
Website Designer & Webflow Developer
Freelance | Oct 2019 – Jun 2021
→ Designed and developed websites for local businesses in Adobe XD, Figma, and Webflow.
→ Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups based on research findings.
→ Cross-tested sites across multiple browsers/devices to ensure intended design.
→ Managed client feedback and revisions to deliver polished, functional designs.
→ Active member of the Webflow community.
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Employment History
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Carbon60 | Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
→ Placed UX, UI, research, product, creative, and content contractors into British Airways, IAG Loyalty, John Lewis, Entain, Burberry, Dyson, and more.
→ Partnered with UX & product hiring managers to understand their requirements, team needs, and prior hiring challenges.
→ Managed the full recruitment processes, from initial briefing to sourcing, interviewing, feedback, offering, and onboarding.
→ Billed over £1.3 million and awarded Carbon60’s ‘Consultant of the Year’.
→ Took great pride in my relationships with all of my candidates (feedback here).
Recruitment Consultant
Carbon60
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
Recruitment Resourcer
Carbon60
Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
Website Designer & Webflow Dev.
Freelance | Oct 2019 – Jun 2021
→ Designed and developed websites for local businesses in Adobe XD, Figma, and Webflow.
→ Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups based on research findings.
→ Cross-tested sites across multiple browsers/devices to ensure intended design.
→ Managed client feedback and revisions to deliver polished, functional designs.
→ Active member of the Webflow community.
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2 Variants
Employment History
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Carbon60 | Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
→ Placed UX, UI, research, product, creative, and content contractors into British Airways, IAG Loyalty, John Lewis, Entain, Burberry, Dyson, and more.
→ Partnered with UX & product hiring managers to understand their requirements, team needs, and prior hiring challenges.
→ Managed the full recruitment processes, from initial briefing to sourcing, interviewing, feedback, offering, and onboarding.
→ Billed over £1.3 million and awarded Carbon60’s ‘Consultant of the Year’.
→ Took great pride in my relationships with all of my candidates (feedback linked here).
Recruitment Consultant
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
80
Recruitment Resourcer
Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
Website Designer & Webflow Developer
Freelance | Oct 2019 – Jun 2021
→ Designed and developed websites for local businesses in Adobe XD, Figma, and Webflow.
→ Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups based on research findings.
→ Cross-tested sites across multiple browsers/devices to ensure intended design.
→ Managed client feedback and revisions to deliver polished, functional designs.
→ Active member of the Webflow community.
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2 Variants
MA (Hons) Psychology
University of Edinburgh
2015 – 2019
→ Achieved a high 2:1 and awarded a first-class for my dissertation, which explored the potential effects of social anxiety on individuals’ socio-cognitive abilities.
→ BPS-accredited degree with a strong emphasis on research methods, behavioural analysis, and statistics.
→ Developed hands-on skills in participant recruitment, designing structured studies, and conducting detailed data analysis using RStudio and Excel.
Northampton School for Boys
2008 – 2015
A Levels
→ Psychology (A)
→ Computing (A)
→ English Language (B)
→ Maths (C)
GCSEs
→ 1x A* (Product Design)
→ 7x As (Inc. English, Maths, and Science)
→ 2x Cs
Education
MA (Hons) Psychology
University of Edinburgh
2015 – 2019
→ Achieved a high 2:1 and awarded a first-class for my dissertation, which explored the potential effects of social anxiety on individuals’ socio-cognitive abilities.
→ BPS-accredited degree with a strong emphasis on research methods, behavioural analysis, and statistics.
→ Developed hands-on skills in participant recruitment, designing structured studies, and conducting detailed data analysis using RStudio and Excel.
Northampton School for Boys
2008 – 2015
A Levels
→ Psychology (A)
→ Computing (A)
→ English Language (B)
→ Maths (C)
GCSEs
→ 1x A* (Product Design)
→ 7x As
→ 2x Cs
Education
MA (Hons) Psychology
University of Edinburgh
2015 – 2019
→ Achieved a high 2:1 and awarded a first-class for my dissertation, which explored the potential effects of social anxiety on individuals’ socio-cognitive abilities.
→ BPS-accredited degree with a strong emphasis on research methods, behavioural analysis, and statistics.
→ Developed hands-on skills in participant recruitment, designing structured studies, and conducting detailed data analysis using RStudio and Excel.
Northampton School for Boys
2008 – 2015
A Levels
→ Psychology (A)
→ Computing (A)
→ English Language (B)
→ Maths (C)
GCSEs
→ 1x A* (Product Design)
→ 7x As (Inc. English, Maths, and Science)
→ 2x Cs
Education
Coursera | Mar 2025 – Present
→ UX Design Professional Certificate
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) | 2023
→ Level 3 in Recruitment Practice – CertRP
Coursera | 2021
→ Foundations of UX Design
Certificates
Coursera | Mar 2025 – Present
→ UX Design Professional Cert.
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) | 2023
→ Level 3 in Recruitment Practice
→ CertRP
Coursera | 2021
→ Foundations of UX Design
Certificates
Coursera | Mar 2025 – Present
→ UX Design Professional Certificate
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) | 2023
→ Level 3 in Recruitment Practice – CertRP
Coursera | 2021
→ Foundations of UX Design
Certificates
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