Pollution Studios

What Pollution Studios does

Pollution Studios is a privately held, full-service video production company founded in 2008 in Los Angeles by Asher Brown (CEO) and Tasia Judd (COO). The company produces commercial, series, and creator-driven video content for three stakeholder groups: brands and advertisers (Google, Discovery+, Perrier, Disney, ASICS, Healthline), publishers and media companies (Jellysmack, LADbible, Crunchyroll, GQ), and mission-driven nonprofits (Veganuary, Amazon Watch, Youth Climate Save, Million Stories Media). Its operating model combines a 2,925 ft² in-house production studio in Los Angeles (film stages, camera and lighting rental, set-building via in-house partner Settlers LA, green rooms, kitchen, production offices) with a global network of creator talent curated across two divisions: We Are Impactors (vegan, environmental, and social-justice creators) and Magic Beans (kids, babies, and parents content). A London regional office extends production capacity for EMEA campaigns, supplemented by a channel partnership with UK-based Irresistible Studios.

The company's revenue mechanics follow a professional-services, project-based model with custom quoting on a campaign-by-campaign basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise sales built on a portfolio of award-winning case studies and inbound from existing client relationships; marketing channels include a case-study-rich website, organic social (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn), news/blog output, and industry awards (multiple Telly Awards including Gold, and a Webby nomination). Notable commercial outcomes include 2 billion+ cumulative video views across the portfolio, 700 million+ views for the Jellysmack Conspiracy Central series with 3 million+ followers added across Facebook and TikTok, 114 million media impressions and 580K signups for Veganuary, and broadcast campaigns with celebrity talent (Charli XCX "Boys" at 140M views, KSI "Wake Up Call" at 16M views). The business is founder-owned with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates with a slim 1-10 core employee base in LA supplemented by freelance and global creator contractors.

Name

Pollution Studios

Legal name

Pollution Studios

Website

https://pollutionstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pollution Studios is a Los Angeles-based, founder-owned full-service video production studio that creates creator-driven commercials, series, and campaigns for brands, publishers, and mission-driven nonprofits via an in-house LA stage and a global creator network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Content Production & Co-Creation Studios (BPAFAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content & Creative Studio for Creators (Concepting/Production) (MPAAAHAD), Soundstage & Stage Rental (Film/TV) (MPADAIAA), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Branded content production
• Creator-driven campaigns
• Commercial film studio
• Creator network partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Full-service video production for brands, publishers, and nonprofits. Services include creative development, talent recruitment, strategy, production, and post-production. Works on campaign basis with custom pricing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pollution Studios is a full-service film and video production company that produces commercial campaigns, original series, and creator-driven content for brands, publishers, and nonprofits. It pairs strategy, creative development, and talent recruitment with in-house studio facilities (stages, camera and lighting rental, set building) in Los Angeles and London, supported by a global network of creators. Deliverables span broadcast commercials, digital series, branded content, and creator/influencer campaigns, billed on a custom project basis.

Product overview

Pollution Studios is a global video production company operating from Los Angeles and London, offering an all-in-one film studio model for the creator generation. The company provides full-service video production including creative development, talent recruitment, and multi-format content production across series, commercials, and creator content. The portfolio includes two distinct divisions: We Are Impactors (creator network focused on vegan, environmental, and social justice) and Magic Beans (content featuring kids, babies, and parents). Key productions include award-winning series such as Science of Dreams (Healthline), Conspiracy Central (Jellysmack), Wags to Riches (Million Stories Media), and Faceplant, as well as commercial campaigns for major brands including Google, Sephora, Disney+, Discovery+, and Perrier. The company operates a 2925 ft² production studio in Los Angeles with full production infrastructure including stages, equipment rental, and set building facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• We Are Impactors: Our creator network focused on the vegan, environmental, and social justice space
• Magic Beans

Products and services

• Pollution Studios Video Production Services Full-service video production company providing creative development, talent recruitment, strategy, production, and post-production services for brands, publishers, and creators across commercial, series, and creator content formats.
• We Are Impactors Sub-brand division operating as a creator network focused on the vegan, environmental, and social-justice space, connecting mission-driven content creators with plant-based brands and animal-rights nonprofits.
• Magic Beans
• Creator-Generated Content Services
• Los Angeles Production Studio (Stage & Equipment Rentals)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 billion+ video views across portfolio
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• We Are ImpactorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWe Are Impactors is Pollution Studios' creator network focused on the vegan, environmental, and social justice space. This division connects mission-driven content creators with brands and nonprofits for impact campaigns.
• Magic BeanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagic Beans is Pollution Studios' division that creates branded content featuring kids, babies, and parents.
• Discovery+majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with Discovery+ on Ghostober series featuring makeup artist Jo Steel, targeting her 5M social media followers
• JellysmackmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreated Conspiracy Central series with 700M+ views and 3M+ followers added for Jellysmack's Facebook and TikTok channels. Produced 1,000+ creator-driven episodes.
• Miyoko's CreamerymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreated Vegan Butter Academy and Making It Butter series for global food brand. Content gained national media attention with hundreds of thousands of organic views.
• ASICSmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMental health awareness campaign featuring Michelle Visage (RuPaul's Drag Race) for ASICS brand.
• CrunchyrollmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with Crunchyroll and mural artist Kristine Campbell to recreate iconic door from Suzume anime. Also filmed with director Makoto Shinkai.
• Google x SephoramajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Look You Want series of broadcast commercials for Google Home Hub and Sephora, reaching 35M views.
• LADbiblemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing series partnership with UK's LADbible including Life Advice with Pharrell (2.7M views) and First & Last with Kristen Bell (200K views).
• VeganuarymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational broadcast campaign with TikTok and Food Network superstar Tabitha Brown. 114M media impressions, 580K campaign signups.
• HealthlinemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerScience of Dreams 8-part series won 2023 Gold Telly Award. Expert interviews with Dr. Matthew Walker on dream science.
• Disney StoremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerI AM Halloween costume campaign video equal parts fashion shoot and superhero comic.
• Million Stories MediamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNonprofit financial literacy client. Created Faceplant series (failure stories) and Wags to Riches (animal entrepreneurs) winning 9 Telly Awards.
• GQmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Weeknd cover teaser for GQ featuring reimagined Party Monster song.
• Youth Climate SaveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGenesis Takes Action series with 13-year-old environmental activist Genesis Butler. Won Silver Telly Award and Marvel's Hero Project Award.
• Amazon WatchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGuardians of Life short film with Joaquin Phoenix in partnership with Nation Earth and Extinction Rebellion.
• PerrierminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExtraordinary campaign transforming three-story house into artwork for national Perrier campaign. Partnered with Irresistible Studios (UK).
• Irresistible StudiosmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK production company partner for Extraordinary Perrier campaign and JuJu Watkins Degree campaign.
• Settlers LAcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull-service set building shop partner located within Pollution Studios facility.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TheSoul Publishing: Large international producer of social-first video content with global creator networks and owned channels—a scaled analog showing how the creator-network-plus-studio model can be built across geographies.
• Jellysmack: Well-capitalized creator content distribution and production platform that works at scale across Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube; comparable as both a Pollution Studios client and an emerging competitor with deeper VC-funded capacity.
• Participant Media: Mission-driven studio producing impact-oriented film, series, and branded content for major brands; comparable to Pollution Studios' impact/health/sustainability positioning and major-brand campaign work.
• Anonymous Content: Premium LA-based production company behind commercials, branded content, and series; relevant peer for full-service LA production capabilities and high-end brand/agency clients.

Direct peers

• Kin Community: Multi-channel creator network producing branded and original video content for advertisers; directly comparable in terms of creator-to-brand matchmaking and scaled short-form content output.
• Studio71: Major creator-economy content studio and MCN producing original video series and branded content for global brands—directly comparable to Pollution Studios' creator-network-plus-production model for advertiser and publisher clients.
• Mmm (Mechanism/Mmm Agency): Creator-led media and branded content agency producing video series and campaigns around talent; comparable in its creator-first, campaign-driven approach to bringing brands, publishers, and creators together.
• Hello Sunshine (Reese Witherspoon): Creator-driven media and branded content company producing premium video series with talent partnerships; comparable because it pairs a talent/creator network with full-service production for brands and platforms.
• Irresistible Studios: UK-based production company that partnered with Pollution Studios on the Perrier 'Extraordinary' campaign—directly comparable as a boutique commercial/video production company serving brands in adjacent geographies.

Emerging players

• Brat TV: Digital-first studio producing Gen-Z-targeted creator-driven series for streaming and social platforms; overlaps with Pollution Studios' high-volume creator-driven series production for publishers like Jellysmack and LADbible.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pollution-studios
• Instagraminstagram.com/pollutiontv
• TikToktiktok.com/@pollutionstudios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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