media co-op

what people say about us

Our brand development process started with a blank sheet of paper. Media co-op and was really key in helping us consolidate THRE as not only a brand identity but overall as a project and team. They asked the right questions to get us to a point of shared understanding. Now, our unified brand identity works so well across all the platforms. It’s having impact.
THRE
“When I think of everything we managed to achieve with our budget – we got such great value for money with your commitment and involvement.”
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The media co-op staff worked so well with the young people – that was a real strength! The young people definitely enjoyed themselves, and developed lots of skills around technology and communication, and had a good time. Anything that gives them an opportunity to have their voice heard is really important. And the animations are great.
TIE
I sincerely hope we manage to work with media co-op again! The team managed to put all the key messages from a 20-page article into a 3-minute animation. Communication was really good and clear – it felt like media co-op took away the burden of coordination and that was really nice. Overall, I’d sum up the experience as well organised, collaborative, fun, and great quality.
Equally Safe at School
“It highlighted to me that with media co-op, we have a meeting of minds, we agree on human rights, equality and diversity. I don’t have to explain these things to media co-op and that’s one of their huge strengths.”
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
I’d absolutely definitely recommend media co-op as a great organisation to work with. They weren’t just there to do a job – they have real passion and commitment. The film really captures people’s stories, hits all the points. It captures the essence of us.
St Joseph's Services
We came to media co-op in the first place because they’re professionals with high standards, and because we share the same values: media co-op “got it”. The film manages to capture the right emotions: both moving and joyful. Excellent value for money. I’d certainly recommend them.
SCVO
“We found it very easy to work with media co-op and ended up with exactly the product we wanted in the timescale we needed. media co-op demonstrated a real understanding of our clients and had an emphasis on the end user, which fitted very well with our way of working.”
Advice Renfrewshire
We chose media co-op because we value their ethos and their process. The most important thing for us about this animation has been the impact it’s had. The film has been seen well over 20,000 times and even won an award. Most poignant though has been the feedback from women who took part in our research and whose voices are now being heard through the film: “Thank you for how well you represented us. I hope this is the start of future change.”
We gave media co-op the brief, then they did the magic. It was worth every penny, and probably double! The animation is beautiful, and it’s being shared thousands of times. All of the co-producers found it empowering, without exception; they say “it’s definitely my story.”
Little Hearts Matter
Our CEO said “I’ve been here 20 years and I’ve seen a few attempts to sum up what we do, and they’ve all failed. This is the first time I’ve ever seen it so well put together.” We’ve worked with people before who have just followed our brief word by word, but media co-op didn’t do that: they challenged us, honestly and transparently. We so appreciated media co-op’s creativity, energy and collaborative approach.
Foundation Scotland

about us

Fresh, clear, compelling film, animation, podcasts, graphic design, and branding for social justice and climate justice. That’s us.

We walk the walk: media co-op is a not-for-profit women-led, workers’ co-operative – ethical, sustainable and collaborative.

We work with the public sector, charities, social enterprises and co-operatives.

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We’re a multi-award-winning team with a huge range of skills and diverse backgrounds. All of us have roots in the voluntary sector and campaigning for social change, and we’re here to help.

You can rely on us for creativity, commitment and quality. On time and on budget.

Co-production has been our speciality since 2004. We know how to support people to take a genuinely active role in media production.

Unlike most digital agencies, we’re driven by ethics, not profit. media co-op is a democratic business, owned by the workers. Our prices are fair, with no outside shareholders to rake off profits.

We believe in equality, so we all get same salary, whatever our job. We cycle, we re-cycle, and we buy from ethical suppliers.

We co-operate: we’ll combine your expertise with ours. People we’ve worked with comment on how refreshing it is to work with creatives who share the same values.

If you’re looking for media production with flair and integrity, we’d love to hear from you.