Creative. Insightful. Authentic.
We are known for the thoughtful and insightful approach we bring to our work and the collaborative way we work with our clients.
We believe passionately in the power of story; not as hype, but as a way of making sense of complicated ideas and human experience.
The team
Rob and Claire personally oversee each project. Shaping the strategy and guiding the creative in partnership with the client team. Since every brief is different, our production expertise is supported by a network of trusted creatives, chosen for their experience, skill, and sensitivity.
With a core team guiding each project, and specialists brought in only when needed, we avoid the excess of a traditional agency and provide a cost-effective model that adapts to your needs.
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Creative Director, Executive Producer & Co-founder
Rob is an award winning creative and strategic thinker. He has over 20 years experience of working with global brands, charities and public sector clients and has held leadership positions within a number of creative companies.
Rob started off in commercials before moving to Endemol - and its corporate division Hawkshead. His time there coincided with the revolution in TV instigated by that company - Reality TV, Big Brother and the development of content that was immersive, interactive and entertaining. Rob was Creative Director for 8 years during which time Hawkshead was consistently voted in the top three most admired production companies in Televisuals annual peer poll.
Rob then formed the moving image department at the integrated agency Radley Yeldar before setting up Popla with Claire in 2013.
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Creative Director, Producer & Co-founder
Claire is a Creative Director and Producer working across campaigns, brand identities, and visual communications. She combines hands-on design expertise with strategic creative direction to produce engaging, accessible work that connects with audiences and communicates ideas clearly.
She spent many years as an Art Director in the fashion industry before becoming a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communications. At Popla, she art directs and produces film, animation, photography, illustration, and design work.
Claire has led award-winning projects for brands, charities, and public sector organisations - work that has shaped policy, improved public understanding, and amplified voices that deserve to be heard.
What our clients say
Working with Popla Media was the best decision I made whilst embarking on a new project that involved very delicate and sensitive stories, I needed a company that would really understand what was required and be able to interpret and navigate through the complexities of the stories being told. The whole team were exceptional.
Kelly Hounslow
Project Manager, NWG Network
Popla have produced a wide range of videos for Victim Support’s youth programme. Their partnership approach ensures open dialogue and effective collaboration and as a result the end product is creative and fresh. Importantly for us as a charity, Popla have been extremely cost effective and transparent with no hidden costs and all projects have been delivered on budget and on time.
Amanda Naylor OBE
Head of Programme Innovation, Victim Support
I have had the pleasure of working with Popla on a number of complex and sensitive projects. Rob and Claire were an absolute joy to work with, and they know their stuff! They were both thoughtful, considerate and generous sharing their experience, advice and guidance. I could not recommend them enough.
Suzanne Taylor
Assistant Director, Barnardo’s
Popla have created a beautiful and thought-provoking film that distils key messages from our two projects. We hope it will be used for many years to come. They made us feel like collaborators rather than clients, and they took great care in understanding the subject matter and what we needed from the animation.
Katie Hunter
Lecturer in Criminology, Manchester Metropolitan University