Activism Media, Llc

What Activism Media, Llc does

Activism Media, LLC is a US-based, founder-owned video production company founded in 2020 by Jackson Hyland-Lipski, an activist and filmmaker previously embedded in the Women's March movement. The company provides end-to-end video production services including scripting, directing, filming, and editing across TV advertisements, digital ads, social media content, campaign launch videos, and documentaries. Its client base is concentrated in the progressive political ecosystem, with documented work for over 40 political campaigns (federal, state, and local) and over 40 human rights and advocacy organizations including AFL-CIO, Greenpeace, Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, and National Immigration Law Center.

The underlying technology is conventional professional video production rather than a proprietary platform or software product. The company operates as a project-based creative services firm, with work typically contracted on a per-project basis directly with campaigns or through intermediary progressive organizations such as Collective Agency, Justice Democrats, and Working Families Party. A notable shift toward recurring engagement emerged in 2023 with a monthly video production contract for Fossil Free Media covering climate advocacy campaigns.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees with no disclosed pricing, subscription, or licensed-product model. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, leveraging the founder's pre-existing networks built through prior roles at Women's March (2016-2019) and as Board Member/Creative Director of Women's March Global (2017-2022). Distribution relies on portfolio-driven referrals within the progressive political ecosystem rather than formal marketing. The company is a private LLC with no disclosed external funding, institutional investment, or headcount data.

Name

Activism Media, Llc

Legal name

Activism Media, LLC

Website

https://activism.media

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Activism Media, LLC is a US-based video production company founded in 2020 that produces TV ads, digital ads, and documentaries for progressive political campaigns and human rights organizations, leveraging the founder's deep networks in the progressive movement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Political & Advocacy Advertising (MPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Issue & Advocacy Documentaries (MPADADAG), Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Nonprofit & Cause Communications (BPAFADAK)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Political campaign videos
• Documentary film production
• Advocacy video content
• Social justice filmmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Project-based video production for political campaigns and organizations. Services include campaign launch videos, TV ads, digital ads, documentary production, and social media content. Work is conducted for individual campaigns and organizations on a per-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Activism Media is a video production company that scripts, directs, films, and edits videos for progressive political campaigns, human rights organizations, and grassroots movements. Its work spans TV advertisements, digital ads, campaign launch videos, documentaries, and social media content delivered on a per-project basis. The company has produced content for over 40 progressive political campaigns and more than 40 human rights organizations.

Product overview

Activism Media offers a unified suite of video production services focused on social justice storytelling. The company provides end-to-end production capabilities including TV advertising, digital advertising, and documentary production. Services encompass scripting, directing, filming, writing, and editing across all video formats. The company was founded in 2020 and serves progressive political campaigns and human rights organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Production Services Full-service video production for political campaigns and advocacy organizations, including scripting, directing, filming, and editing across all video formats.
• TV Advertising Production of television advertisements for political campaigns and advocacy organizations, including campaign launch videos, closing arguments, and endorsement ads.
• Digital Advertising Production of digital advertisements for online distribution, including social media videos, targeted social media ads, and web content.
• Documentary Production Production of documentary films on social justice themes, including the award-winning 30-minute documentary 'The Light Won't Dim' and other short-form and long-form documentary content.

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Collective AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative agency hired through Collective Agency to produce television ads for Progressive Campaign Change Committee (PCCC/Bold Progressives). Collective Agency acts as the creative agency of record while Activism Media provides video production services for specific campaigns.
• Justice DemocratscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgressive political organization that has endorsed and worked with Activism Media on multiple campaigns including Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, and Rana Abdelhamid. Justice Democrats connects the company with candidates and provides political backing.
• Working Families PartycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgressive political organization for which Activism Media has produced Independent Expenditure TV and digital ads supporting their endorsed candidates including Delia Ramirez and Alessandra Biaggi.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SKDKnickerbickerbocker: Democratic political consulting, advertising, and public affairs firm producing campaign ads for Democratic candidates and causes. Directly comparable in producing political campaign video content.
• Bully Pulpit Interactive: Digital-first agency serving Democratic campaigns, progressive causes, and advocacy organizations with creative, media, and analytics. Directly comparable as a progressive political media shop competing for the same client roster as Activism Media.
• GMMB: One of the largest Democratic political media and advertising firms, producing TV, digital, and direct mail for Democratic campaigns and progressive causes. Directly comparable on political ad production for similar clientele.
• Perry Communications Group: Public affairs and political advertising firm producing campaign ads and advocacy content for Democratic candidates and progressive causes. Comparable in producing advocacy and political video content.
• Putnam Partners: Democratic political media and consulting firm producing TV and digital ads for Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations. Directly comparable in political advertising production services.
• Rising Tide Interactive: Progressive digital advertising and fundraising agency serving Democratic campaigns and nonprofits. Directly comparable in digital video and ad production for progressive political clients.
• Hilltop Public Solutions: Democratic political consulting firm providing campaign strategy, advertising, and communications for candidates and progressive causes. Comparable in producing political advertising content.

Broad incumbents

• BerlinRosen: Large progressive public relations and communications firm serving political, advocacy, nonprofit, and corporate clients. Comparable in serving progressive political/advocacy clients with communications storytelling, though broader scope than Activism Media's video focus.

Others

• Collective Agency: Progressive creative agency acting as agency of record on PCCC campaigns for which Activism Media provides production services. Adjacent — not a competitor — but operates in the same client ecosystem and shapes Activism Media's demand pipeline.

Emerging players

• Ace Content Company: Boutique political video production shop serving Democratic campaigns with TV ads and digital content. Smaller-scale direct competitor in the same progressive political video niche as Activism Media.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/activism-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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