‘Jake instantly got what we were aiming for and brought our brief to life in a way that felt genuine.’

Andreas Michael Strategic Projects Lead, The Futures Trust

The Brief

I was approached by The Futures Trust to provide website consultancy and UX design services following their rebrand. After reviewing their site and implementing improvements for a more seamless student journey, they needed help marketing their 'Bridge' programs—a specialised environment for Year 7 students. The challenge was creating engaging animated content and marketing strategy that could be used across multiple schools in the trust.

The Process

My consultancy work began with website UX optimization, focusing on reducing clicks and improving the student experience. For the animation production, we developed a creative strategy using colourful non-human characters, ensuring the content could be repurposed across all ten schools without needing school-specific uniforms or branding.

I provided art direction, project management, and animation consultancy while collaborating with a motion designer from my creative network to meet the tight turnaround. The project also included voice recording services, working with a young person to create authentic, student-focused audio content for the explainer video.

The Result

The multi-school animation campaign successfully launched across three schools initially, with the scalable design allowing easy adaptation for the remaining seven schools as they adopt the Bridge program. Deliverables included:

  • Website Consultancy & UX Design: Streamlined site navigation and improved student journey

  • Animation Production: Created engaging motion graphics suitable for Year 6 students. Developed cohesive logo animations for multiple schools.

  • Creative Direction & Project Management: Art-directed the visual style and oversaw production

  • Voice Recording & Audio Production: Directed voiceover recording with sensitivity and encouragement with inexperienced Year 7 Drama student.

  • Marketing Strategy: Developed reusable video content for multi-school deployment with minimal changes/ easily editable segments.

Full Testimonial

‘Jake instantly got what we were aiming for and brought our brief to life in a way that felt genuine. The final animation looked fantastic and really captured the spirit of our school. Updates and edits were done quickly, and their kind, encouraging manner—especially when working with the young person who recorded the voiceover—made the whole experience seamless. I’d happily recommend Jake to any school looking for creative, high-quality media or website consultancy.’

Andreas Michael

Strategic Projects Lead

Project links

https://www.thehinckleyschool.co.uk/page/?title=The+Bridge&pid=68

https://www.barrshill.coventry.sch.uk/the_bridge/

https://www.coundoncourt.org/the-bridge