Conor Maguire

Creative Technologist & Lead UI/UX Designer · London, UK

Creative technologist and lead UI/UX designer with 6+ years of experience turning emerging technology into commercial digital products for Christie’s, Visa, AJ Bell and Horse & Country, across luxury, fintech and streaming. Delivers end to end, from discovery and product strategy through UX, prototyping and production frontend in React and Next.js. Deep Braze expertise (Liquid, in-app messaging, content cards and landing pages) connects design decisions directly to customer journeys, sales and retention.

Specialist in AI-assisted design and development, using Claude Code, Cursor and Figma Make to take teams from ambiguous ideas to production-ready experiences faster. Corporate AI trainer with General Assembly, helping organisations including Disney, Deloitte and GE HealthCare adopt AI practically and responsibly.

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Experience

Creative Technologist · Christie’s

2026–Present

Interactive sale experiences, from concept to live deployment. · London

  • Built 8 interactive experiences in React, Three.js and Vite, owning the full process from concept to live deployment in 2 weeks on average.
  • Designed digital experiences for 50+ sculptures and artworks, increasing average time on page by 50%.
  • Coordinated requirements across 7 stakeholders in design, engineering, specialist departments and marketing, delivering 5 projects on schedule.
  • Identified strategies that lifted click-through rates on new lots by 12.5% in 2026.
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UI Designer (Contract) · Horse & Country (H&C+)

2023–Present

Ongoing retainer for the equestrian streaming platform, run alongside other engagements. · Remote

  • Delivered interfaces in Figma across iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV, web and desktop, improving cross-device consistency and contributing to a 20% increase in user retention.
  • Redesigned core user journeys with the CEO and design team, increasing user engagement by 25% across the streaming platform.
  • Created high-fidelity ProtoPie prototypes for usability testing, cutting development time by 40%.
  • Conducted 30+ user interviews and usability tests to inform design decisions.
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UX Instructor · General Assembly

2021–Present

UX Design Immersive course and corporate AI training. · London

  • Taught 500+ students the full UX process, from research to prototyping, and teach AI courses for Disney, Deloitte, GE HealthCare and other US companies.
  • Raised student project quality through hands-on Figma tutorials and critiques of live client work.
  • Delivered remote training sessions to diverse groups.
  • Continue to deliver corporate AI training and facilitation for General Assembly clients.

UI/UX Designer (Contract) · AJ Bell

2026

Public website for one of the UK’s largest investment platforms. · Remote

  • Delivered the public website across desktop, tablet and mobile on a reusable component foundation for every breakpoint.
  • Validated navigation, page structure and interaction patterns through usability testing before build.
  • Partnered with developers through implementation so components and API-driven content matched the design.
  • Created the brand colour palette, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA contrast across all component states and screen sizes.
  • Directed third-party agencies on iconography and photography to fit the new brand system.
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UI/UX Designer (Contract) · Fanfinity

2025–2026

Web and mobile product for football fan engagement. · Remote

  • Worked with teams across 4 time zones, including the UK, Saudi Arabia and Spain, delivering 3 projects on schedule.
  • Interviewed 12 candidates and helped hire engineers and marketers, growing the product team from 2 to 6.
  • Created 10 investor and partner pitch decks with the Head of Strategy, used to pitch to top Saudi Pro League clubs.
  • Presented design concepts to 30+ stakeholders, including C-suite, securing first-time sign-off on 2 proposals.

UI/UX Designer (Contract) · ClassVR

2024–2025

Research and website redesign for Avantis Education’s classroom VR platform. · Remote

  • Ran usability testing with 35 participants and synthesised the findings into 7 themes through affinity mapping. Presented them to the CEO and directors, leading to 4 prioritised system improvements.
  • Raised task completion from 40% to 60% through wireframes, interactive prototypes and redesigned user flows.
  • Defined end-to-end product strategy with 2 product managers, shaping a 6-month roadmap.
  • Managed 4 concurrent projects, with 50% of proposals signed off at first review.
  • Kept 4 work streams aligned across 10+ stakeholders in 5 teams through weekly reviews and async updates.
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UI/UX Designer (Contract) · Opta

2022–2023

Live-data mobile game for Opta, part of Stats Perform. · Remote

  • Launched the end-to-end experience for a ‘Player of the Match’ game, turning Opta match data into a real-time fan product.
  • Improved gameplay clarity and live-data interactions through wireframes and interactive prototypes built with engineers.
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UI/UX Designer (Contract) · Visa

2022

AR fan engagement platform for the FIFA World Cup 2022. · Remote

  • Created a platform that combined spend tracking with gameplay to drive participation during the tournament.
  • Designed game flows and interfaces that rewarded users with digital collectables and prizes.
  • Aligned design, technical and marketing requirements across teams to deliver on time for the World Cup.
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Core skills

Product design and UX
Designed end-to-end journeys across mobile, web and TV for H&C+, an OTT platform in 50+ countries: tiered and entitlement-based flows for 3 plan types, a post-sign-up onboarding flow and a 4-device account limit. Also designed ISA and pension flows with usability test planning.
Leadership and delivery
Lead UI/UX on 5+ client engagements. Produced leadership sign-off proposals (such as the device-limit strategy), evaluated 15+ OTT vendors, and built pitch narratives for La Liga and Saudi Pro League fan platforms. Partnered with product, engineering and senior leadership.
AI and training
Corporate AI trainer with General Assembly, delivering 40+ sessions to 500+ learners at News UK, GE HealthCare and Deloitte. Built AI tools in production, including an “ask the data” insights dashboard with synthetic personas and an agentic ad-generation pipeline using MCP integrations.
CRM and growth
Built Braze lifecycle experiences for Christie’s (opt-in flows, RSVP pages, in-app messages, content cards), supporting 20+ events and sales with a 65% opt-in or RSVP rate. Ran GA4 analysis to identify subscriber-driving events for H&C. Integrated Klaviyo, Chargebee and Stripe data across 5 data sources.
Creative technology and frontend
React · Next.js · TypeScript · React Native and Expo · SwiftUI concepts · Web Components · GSAP and ScrollTrigger · Scroll-driven experiences and microsites · Data dashboards · AI video and ad generation · 3D (Blender)
Tools
Figma (Dev Mode, Make, FigJam) · Claude Code · Cursor · Codex · VS Code · Higgsfield · shadcn/ui · Tailwind · Recharts · Supabase · PostgreSQL · FastAPI · Python · RevenueCat · Railway · GitHub
Industries
Luxury and auction · Fintech and financial services (ISA, pensions, payments) · OTT and streaming · Sport and fan engagement · Consumer apps

Education

Selected clients

Christie’s · Visa · AJ Bell · Horse & Country · Opta · ClassVR · Fanfinity · General Assembly

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