Steve Jarvis

Design leader, educator, and digital product builder with over twenty years' experience across creative technology, higher education, and interactive digital design. Experienced in leading creative teams, developing digital learning provision, and building user-focused platforms that combine accessibility, usability, engagement, and strong visual communication. Alongside senior leadership roles within higher education, independently conceived, designed, and launched live digital platforms and SaaS products used by real users.

Background combines commercial digital production, educational leadership, and hands-on product development. Earlier in career worked as freelance 3D designer and modeller, producing interactive media and game assets for clients including Bizarre Creations, with assets featured within the Project Gotham Racing series, alongside visualisation work for the MOD. Degree in Interactive Multimedia Design with focus throughout career on how digital experiences can improve usability, engagement, learning, and accessibility.

Founder & Sole Developer at ClearCut.tools (2025-01 – Present)

Live SaaS platform featuring more than 90 production tools, developed independently using Next.js, Neon Postgres, Clerk, Vercel, Stripe, and Gemini AI. Designed around scalable content systems, accessibility, onboarding, and user-focused workflows.

Founder & Product Designer at The Voltas (2023-01 – Present)

Professional membership platform and digital community for practitioners working across immersive design, digital arts, and creative technology. Designed and developed full brand identity, editorial systems, gated member infrastructure, events platform, and wider digital experience using Webflow and Memberstack.

Principal Lecturer of Art & Design (Managing Wrexham School of Art) at Wrexham University (2022-01 – Present)

• Lead strategic and operational management across undergraduate and postgraduate creative programmes, overseeing a team of 20+ academic, technical, and sessional staff.
• Manage creative and digital disciplines including animation, comics, illustration, graphic design, games, and wider creative technology provision.
• Oversee curriculum development, digital delivery, accessibility, recruitment growth, and industry engagement across the school.
• Coordinate industry consultation panels and programme validation processes aligned to current digital and creative sector workflows.
• Manage international partnerships with Chinese universities across transnational delivery and collaborative programme provision.

Programme Leader & Senior Lecturer in Animation at Wrexham University (2016-01 – 2022-12)

• Led the Design Suite across Animation, Comics, Illustration, and Graphic Design.
• Built and chaired an Expert Advisory Panel of industry employers to guide programme direction and curriculum development.
• Developed live industry projects with external partners including Bentley and Design Reality.
• Served as External Examiner for BA (Hons) Game Art at the University of South Wales.

Curriculum Team Leader, Digital Arts at City of Liverpool College (2010-01 – 2016-12)

• Expanded digital arts provision from 15 students to more than 200 across Levels 2 to 6.
• Established eight studios, built a team of staff, and secured OU validation for higher-level programmes.
• Collaborated on a successful £2m LEP-funded digital suite project involving planning, technical specification, and delivery.
• Managed apprenticeship provision and employer partnerships across creative and digital sectors.

Lecturer & Programme Lead, Game Development at West Cheshire College (2008-01 – 2010-12)

• Wrote and led Level 2 Game Development provision from initial concept through to delivery.
• Designed and delivered curriculum focused on games, digital media, and interactive technologies.

PGCE in Post Compulsory Education – Glyndwr University (2009-01)

BA (Hons) in Interactive Multimedia Design – North Wales School of Art & Design (2007-01)

HND in Design Communication – North Wales School of Art & Design (2005-01)