I'm Ed Manson, a designer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

I’m passionate about crafting digital product experiences that blend strategy, AI, and user-centred design to create real value for both clients and users. I’ve worked across agencies, startups, and large corporations, and I’m currently part of the design team at Bettor Faster.

If you would just like to say hello, or like to work on a project together please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Experience

Bettor Faster

Senior UX Designer • May 2023 to Present

I am one of the product leads for client-facing projects at Bettor Faster, overseeing all phases of the product life cycle to meet client requirements, enhance user experience, and drive innovation. I also work on AI prompting and automation to streamline digital experiences while providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

Whitespace

Senior UX Designer • May 2018 to May 2023

As a Senior UX Designer at Whitespace, I led projects across the full product lifecycle—from discovery to UX & UI design, testing, and iteration. I collaborated with stakeholders to align business goals with user needs while also mentoring junior designers to grow their skills.

Big Motive

Interaction Designer • Nov 2016 to May 2018

During my time at Big Motive, I focused on understanding end-user requirements whilst keeping clients involved at all key product design and development stages to ensure final products that were both successful and user intuitive.

Bag of Bees

Interaction Designer & FE Web Developer • June 2014 to Nov 2016

At Bag of Bees, I was the primary front-end developer responsible for website development. I also assisted with UX and UI design for all web projects.

Green 17 Creative

Interaction Designer & FE Web Developer • May 2013 to May 2014

Whilst at Green 17 Creative, I was a key team member contributing to both design and development of responsive websites and mobile applications.

We Are Duo

Interaction Designer & FE Web Developer • Jan 2013 to May 2013

I worked closely with the team members at We Are Duo to produce responsive, bespoke websites which were developed using HTML, CSS, jQuery/JavaScript and PHP.

Archer Advertising

Junior Web Designer • Sep 2011 to May 2012

As an intern at Archer, I worked closely with the lead web developer to help design and create websites that used WordPress as their main content management system.

Education

Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours)

Interactive Multimedia Design

Skillset

Discovery
Competitor & User Research
IA Design
UI Design
AI Design & Automation
Project Management
Product QA
HTML/CSS
CMS & Shopify Integration