Resume — Nicholos Palmer
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Nicholos Palmer

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New York, NY (Willing to relocate)
704-414-0302
nicholospalmer@gmail.com
nicholospalmer.com
Experience

UX Moderator — Applause App Quality

May 2025 – Oct 2025
Contract · New York, NY
  • Facilitated 4–5 daily usability sessions evaluating wearable products and AI-generated outputs, achieving a 95%+ session completion rate across the engagement.
  • Investigated and documented user pain points, hardware defects, and user journey friction, producing structured reports for product and engineering teams.
  • Maintained strict quality and data collection standards while communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
User Research Bug Reporting Customer Empathy Issue Resolution Technical Documentation QA Incident Management Customer Communication AI Products uTest

Web Designer — Freelance @ kreationstory.com

Sept 2025 – Current
New York, NY
  • Build and maintain responsive websites and landing pages using Figma, Webflow, and HTML/CSS, owning projects from requirements gathering through QA and launch.
  • Troubleshoot website functionality, content, and user experience issues, working directly with clients to identify root causes and deliver timely solutions.
Figma Webflow HTML/CSS UX Troubleshooting QA Testing Hotjar Client Communication

UX Design Student — BrainStation

Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
Certificate · New York, NY
  • Completed intensive UX training, developing proficiency with Figma for interface design, prototyping, and design workflows.
Figma Balsamiq Wireframe Tool WCAG Compliance User Research & Empathy Laws of UX

Website Coordinator — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Oct 2021 – Oct 2024
Washington, DC (Hybrid)
  • Served as internal product support resource for CMS platforms — trained staff, resolved publishing issues, and translated technical problems into plain language for non-technical teams.
  • Owned day-to-day web production across multiple properties, managing intake and publishing of content, assets, and page updates in CMS platforms (Payload CMS, WordPress).
  • Achieved a 3% CTR lift in Q1 2024 by owning full email campaign production in Marketo, from development and QA through deployment and post-send analysis, leveraging A/B testing and personalization strategies.
  • Grew content subscriptions 24% in 2023 by optimizing SEO across web properties using GA4, Google Search Console, and Hotjar, while enforcing content discoverability standards.
  • Managed the web request pipeline in Monday.com, tracking and organizing priorities, deploys, and deliverables across teams.
  • Supported the evaluation and selection of a new CMS during a website redesign initiative, assessing platforms including Contentful, Drupal, and Payload CMS, and gaining hands-on familiarity with each platform's publishing workflow.
CMS WordPress GA4 Google Search Console Marketo Engage Content Intake Process Monday.com Slack UX Principles & Heuristics A/B Testing Data Analysis

Web Steward & HR Office Assistant — Town of Chapel Hill

Aug 2019 – Oct 2021
Chapel Hill, NC
  • Audited and restructured HR department web content in Granicus CMS, improving navigation clarity and keeping staff, benefits, and policy information current.
  • Partnered with IT and Security teams to execute onboarding processes and communicate site maintenance and security needs.
  • Coordinated logistics for HR and government events, managing vendors and improving attendee experience.
Granicus CMS MS Office Office Coordination Calendar Management Organization & Multitasking

Program Associate | Customer Support (Temp) — Mercalis (formerly TrialCard)

Aug 2018 – Nov 2018
Morrisville, NC
  • Provided day-to-day customer support to patients and healthcare partners, resolving inquiries related to program eligibility, benefits, and onboarding.
  • Coordinated care-related workflows by tracking cases, documenting interactions, and escalating issues to clinical or technical teams when needed.
Customer Support Case Management Patient Communication Issue Resolution Documentation
Education

UX Design Certificate

BrainStation

Web Design

Wake Tech Community College

BA, Political Science

University of North Carolina, Pembroke

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