Creative media agency, What Media, has expanded its business into its own production space at Department Bonded Warehouse, giving it a dedicated studio to create content for its clients.
The agency has had resident desk spaces at the Manchester city centre workspace since 2020 and is now taking advantage of one of the six newly acquired production studios at the site. In that time, the business has grown to a team of 12 and worked on major campaigns with household name clients.
What Media produces commercials, social media video content, animations, product videos, drone fly-throughs, events and more for clients such as Leeds University, The Fragrance Shop, Missguided, Quorn and New Balance.
The studios at Department Bonded Warehouse give creative and media members easy access to state-of-the-art facilities in a flexible and agile way. They can be used for one-off sessions or leased in the long-term to give businesses ownership of their creative space. Initially, Department started with a content photography studio but given its popularity, the offer has since been expanded to dedicated production spaces for TV, media and broadcasting requirements.
Chris Founder, co-founder and director at What Media, said: “Department Bonded Warehouse is a hub for creative work in Manchester and has been an excellent location for us to have our desk-based home over the past couple of years. We are so excited to now also have a dedicated studio space within the building, allowing us access to top tier facilities that we can call our own. We have worked on some really exciting projects and have more in the pipeline and having this space is a huge step in our business journey that we are pleased to be taking with the support of the team at Department.”
Anthony Powell, managing director of Department, said: “It is so rewarding to see our members expand and grow and to be able to offer them the facilities to accommodate that development. What Media have been with us since the early days of Department Bonded Warehouse and we look forward to seeing what the business goes on to achieve and create in their new facilities.”
