Job Title: Graphic and Motion Designer
Location: Hybrid — 2 days in the Leeds office, 3 remote
Type: Full-time
Experience: Up to 3 years. This one’s for someone building a career
About Sharp
Seventeen years ago, we decided the industry had it backwards. Agencies guess. Consultancies overthink. We built something in between: a brand consultancy that works with the rigour of strategy and delivers with the energy of an agency. Today, we flourish in the heart of Leeds.
Putting the people who actually matter, from customers to teams to stakeholders, in the room. Building the answer with them, not for them. That’s the platform we’ve spent 17 years building, testing and proving works. We call it Sharp Co-Create®. It’s how we solve the brand challenges other people call unsolvable. 150+ workshops. Results that hold up under scrutiny. Impossible to ignore, because it isn’t guesswork.
We’re privately owned by three partners who built this business on the belief that work should be a force for good, for our clients and for the people who do it. Courage, Ownership, Curiosity, Kindness aren’t a poster on the wall. They’re how we hire, how we work, and how we hold each other to account. It’s why every one of us gets a paid Volunteer Day: time back to put something into the causes that matter to us, not just the ones that make a good case study. Our standards are high, and we don’t apologise for that.
Who You Are
You’re not just good at this. You want to be great at it. You obsess over the details other people miss: the frame that’s a beat too long, the kerning that’s a hair off, the difference between a video people watch and one they skip.
You’ve got up to three years in the industry, and you’re hungry for the next three to matter more. You want mentors who push you, briefs that stretch you, and a portfolio that gets sharper every year you’re here.
If that’s you, keep reading.
The Role
Graphic Design: Develop conceptually and visually engaging ideas for digital and print: brand identities, social, campaigns, presentations, website design. Support the team with artwork assets.
Video Production: Create compelling video from storyboard to execution. Confident with editing software. Comfortable with colour grading and audio editing. Content for online and offline.
Animation: Bring ideas to life. Build brand stories that move.
Brand Consistency: Own the detail. Keep every touchpoint on-brand, across print, digital and motion, in step with the wider team.
Collaboration: Work with strategy, client services and new business to understand the brief and deliver work that lands.
Stay Sharp: Track trends, tools and technologies. Bring fresh thinking to every project, proactively.
What We Need
- Degree or equivalent in Graphic and Motion Design or a related field
- Up to 3 years’ relevant experience in graphic and motion design
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign), plus PowerPoint
- A portfolio that proves range
- Sharp communication and collaboration skills
- The ability to run multiple projects and hit deadlines at pace
What You Get
- Personal Growth Budget: use it on training or wellbeing, your call
- Volunteer Day
- 4pm finish on Fridays
- Closed over Christmas
- Plenty of snacks
- An office in the heart of Leeds, rooftop terrace with the big views over the city
- Annual company conference, this year in a European city
- Salary between 26K and 33K depending on experience.
How to Apply
Send your CV and examples of work, plus a couple of lines on why Sharp, to Creative Director Richard Sharp: richard@thesharpagency.co.uk
Solve the unsolvable. Join us.
Ps. To find out more about us follow our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharp-agency/
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