Name:
Richard Sharp
Age:
44
Hometown:
Huddersfield
Secondary school:
Newsome High School
- Where do you live now?
- Huddersfield
- Which Kirklees College site did you go to?
- Huddersfield Annex (former site)
- What course?
- BTEC Diploma in Art and Design, completed in 1986.
- Where do you work now?
- The Sharp Agency, Media Centre, Huddersfield
- What's your job title?
- Creative partner and owner
- What do you do?
- I have overall management of the business, secure new contracts and work with our clients to design the right creatives.
- What was Kirklees College like?
- The open and creative nature of the course allowed me to proactively develop my own thinking. I had a brilliant tutor who supported me all the way, she was the best tutor I have ever had anywhere. My tutor totally understood how to inspire and encourage her students and how to prepare them for the next stage of their education or career.
- Has the course helped you get where you are now?
- It was a brilliant grounding in creative thinking and confidence building and was a great way to start my career.
- Why did you choose Kirklees College?
- I was impressed by the quality of the art and design faculty.
- If you could give advice to students in their final two years of school, what would you say?
- The faculty of art and design just keeps getting better and better so I would encourage anyone to seriously consider studying at Kirklees College.
