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Admin Platform Redesign

End-to-end redesign of the platform's admin experience to improve navigation, layout, and workflow clarity

Project Overview

The Admin Platform Redesign was a comprehensive overhaul of the platform's administrative interface, addressing years of accumulated complexity and inconsistency. As the platform evolved with new features, the admin experience became fragmented, with settings scattered across multiple locations and varying UI patterns.

The goal: Create a unified, intuitive admin experience that reduces task completion time, improves feature discoverability, and decreases support burden while maintaining backward compatibility for existing users.

Problems We Set Out to Solve

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Complex and inconsistent navigation

Admins struggled to find settings spread across multiple tabs and submenus, leading to wasted time and frustration.

Results & Impact

Reduced task completion time by 30-50%

Common administrative workflows became significantly faster with improved navigation and workflow design.

Decreased support ticket volume

Clearer UI and better onboarding reduced admin-related support requests significantly.

Improved adoption of advanced features

Better discoverability led to increased usage of premium capabilities.

Enhanced admin satisfaction scores

Customer feedback showed marked improvement in ease of use and overall satisfaction.

Created foundation for scalable platform growth

The new design system and information architecture enabled faster feature development with consistent UX.

My Role

Led UX discovery and redesign for BigMarker's admin platform, partnering closely with design and engineering to define the product vision, establish a new information architecture, and align on performance and feasibility constraints.

Identified key admin friction points through interviews, usability analysis, and support ticket reviews, then prioritized improvements with the highest impact. Authored user stories and acceptance criteria across release phases, guided UX copy for clarity, and drove alignment through design reviews and engineering syncs.

Solution: Unified Admin Experience

A complete platform redesign focused on simplified navigation, consistent UI patterns, and workflow optimization.

Key Improvements Delivered

1. Restructured Navigation & Information Architecture

Making everything easy to find

  • Consolidated settings into logical groups with clear hierarchy
  • Implemented persistent sidebar navigation for quick access
  • Added contextual breadcrumbs and in-page navigation
  • Created unified search functionality across all admin sections

Impact: Reduced time to find settings by 60% based on usability testing.

2. Consistent Design System & UI Patterns

One platform, one language

  • Standardized form layouts, buttons, and interaction patterns
  • Created reusable component library for consistent experience
  • Unified color palette and typography across all modules
  • Implemented consistent error handling and validation patterns

Impact: Improved learnability - users could apply knowledge from one section to another.

3. Streamlined Workflows & Quick Actions

Fewer clicks, faster results

  • Reduced multi-step processes into single-page workflows
  • Added bulk actions for common administrative tasks
  • Implemented keyboard shortcuts for power users
  • Created contextual quick actions within data tables

Impact: Average task completion time decreased by 40% for common workflows.

4. Improved Onboarding & Contextual Help

Guidance when and where you need it

  • Added inline tooltips and help text for complex features
  • Created interactive walkthrough for new admins
  • Embedded contextual documentation links within workflows
  • Implemented progressive disclosure to reduce cognitive load

Impact: Support tickets from new admins decreased by 45% in first month post-launch.