About Me

Resume, Experience, and Education

Hello,

  • I'm Nikkia. I'm a fine artist and designer who found her way in brand identity and UX research by a complete accident.

  • Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Adobe XD,

  • Media Encoder, Dimension, Figma, Miro, Keynote,

  • Squarespace, Traditional Illustration.

Profile

  • I paint, I design, I draw, I do cross-stitching and I bring that same talent to every project I touch.

  • I'm early in my career and hungry to experience everything the field has to offer me.

  • I don't have all the answers yet but, I know how to listen, and make meaningful things for people.

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“I really wanted to be an animator working in video games or cartoons when I was a kid. However, that didn’t work out and I ended up in graphic design. This was the happiest mistake I ever made.”
— Nikkia Prim

Experience

Community Manager / Event Volunteer

  • AIGA Boston

  • Cambridge, MA

  • 03 / 2023 – Present

  • Served as a Go-Between(Community Manager) for the V.0 Mentorship Program, acting as the primary point of contact for assigned mentor/mentee pairs throughout the 3-month program.

  • Facilitated communication between participants via Slack and email. Sending regular check-ins and helping resolve questions and concerns as they came up.

  • Supported the GenUX 2023 and 2024 Symposiums.

  • Handling attendee registration, directing guests, and keeping the event running smoothly.

  • Contributed to DEI initiatives within the chapter.

Design Thinking Facilitator

  • UXPA Boston

  • Boston, MA

  • 04 / 2023

  • Served as one of 10 facilitators at a collaborative design thinking workshop hosted at Northeastern University, targeting up to 100 UXPA members and students.

  • Led a small group through a full design thinking process; journey mapping, gallery viewing, ideation, and dot voting.

  • Focused on improving UXPA Boston's programming and volunteer offerings.

  • Guided participants in applying human-centered design methods including empathy mapping and affinity diagramming in a hands-on, real-world setting.

Event Volunteer

  • SEGD Boston

  • Boston, MA

  • 03 / 2023

  • Supported guest check-in, registration, and wayfinding at a co-hosted SEGD and AIGA Boston lecture featuring award-winning designer and author Richard Poulin.

  • Helped ensure smooth event flow across a three hour program including a presentation, discussion, and book signing reception.

Education

 

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

  • Lesley University / College of Art & Design

  • Cambridge, MA

  • 2015 – 2022

V.0 Mentorship Program

  • AIGA Boston

  • Boston, MA

  • 04 / 2023 – 06 / 2023