head office studio

Name

head office studio

Legal name

Head Office Studio

Website

https://headoffice.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation and Illustration Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• Illustration services
• CGI animation production
• Explainer video production
• E-learning content creation

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremantle

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animation and Illustration Production Services: Project-based creative production services for advertising campaigns, government communications, educational content, and industrial visualisation. Revenue generated through fixed-price project quotes and hourly rates for additional work beyond scope.
2. Ongoing Creative Partnerships: Long-term production partnerships with major brands (e.g., 5+ years with HIF Australia) providing consistent revenue through multiple campaign cycles and rebunds.
3. Multi-Platform Asset Creation: Production of assets across multiple formats and platforms (TVC, social media, print, cinema) from single character/brand systems, enabling upsell within projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Head Office Studio is a boutique creative studio that produces multidisciplinary animation and illustration content — including 3D CGI animation, 2D animation, character design, illustration, e-learning modules, and explainer videos — for advertising agencies, government departments, educational institutions, and industrial clients across Australia and internationally. Projects are delivered as full-pipeline production engagements, spanning concept art and storyboards through rigging, motion, and final render across broadcast TVC, social, print, cinema, and digital platforms.

Product overview

Head Office Studio is a boutique multidisciplinary animation and illustration studio offering a unified production pipeline. The core service portfolio comprises: 3D Animation (CGI for campaigns and branded stories), Character Design (production-ready characters for advertising and education), 3D Visualisation (photorealistic stills and animation for products and concepts), Illustration (illustration systems for campaigns and learning material), 2D Animation (frame-by-frame, puppet animation, and motion graphics), E-Learning Content (animated training and education modules), Art Direction (creative direction and visual storytelling), Explainer Videos (advertising and PSA content), and CGI Production (character animation and technical visualisation). The studio positions itself as medium-agnostic, offering both traditional/analogue methods and AI-enhanced production, allowing clients to choose the approach that fits their budget and goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3D Animation Three-dimensional CGI animation services for campaigns, explainers, and branded stories, built to be clear, tactile, and memorable across every screen. Spans broadcast campaigns, explainer videos, product launches, and title sequences for advertising, government, and industrial clients.
• Character Design
• 3D Visualisation
• Illustration
• 2D Animation
• E-Learning Content
• Art Direction
• Explainer Video Production
• CGI Production

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured Stage 1 funding for Australian Space Agency Trailblazer programme through high-fidelity 3D pitch visualisation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Birdhouse MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for WA Department of Transport Passenger Transport Subsidy Scheme explainer videos. Birdhouse Media provided project coordination while Head Office led visual production.
• Comma FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for RMIT University cybersecurity e-learning animation suite. Comma Films provided script, storyboards, and sound design while Head Office led visual production, art direction, and animation.
• The Brand AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOngoing creative partnership under art direction of The Brand Agency for ATCO gas safety campaigns, HIF insurance national campaigns, and City of Perth FOGO campaigns. Head Office retained as production partner when accounts moved to this agency.
• Gatecrasher AdvertisingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term agency partnership for WA Department of Justice medical e-learning content and initial HIF Insurance 'What If?' campaign launch. Gatecrasher commissions Head Office for animation production on government and commercial projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Framestore is a global VFX, CG, and immersive content studio operating across film, advertising, and experience. Compared to Head Office at the broad incumbent level: an established player with overlapping CGI and animation capabilities serving advertising brands, but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio scope.

Direct peers

• Heckler Studios: Heckler is an Australian creative production studio producing commercials, branded content, and VFX for major brands and agencies. Closely comparable in advertising agency channel, multidisciplinary creative production, and Australian boutique scale.
• Oddfellows: Oddfellows is a director-led animation and design studio producing commercials and brand films for major brands. Closely comparable in style-led character animation, director-driven creative, and agency-channel distribution model.
• Buck: Buck is a design-driven animation and motion studio serving advertising agencies, brands, and platforms. Head-to-head comparable: multidisciplinary animation pipeline (2D, 3D, CGI) producing TVCs, brand content, and experiential work for major global brands — closely aligned in offering, customer base, and craft-led positioning.
• Giant Ant: Giant Ant is an animation storytelling studio producing character-driven commercials and branded content for agencies and brands. Directly comparable target market (advertising agencies and global brands), product category (animation for ads), and boutique scale.
• Hornet Inc. Hornet is an animation and design-driven production studio creating commercials, branded content, and character-led work for agencies and global brands. Similar artisanal-yet-scaled production model with CGI, 2D, and mixed-media pipelines.
• Tendril Studio: Tendril is a multidisciplinary animation and design studio producing short films, commercials, and brand content. Comparable in mixed 2D/3D/animation pipeline, advertising agency clientele, and project-based boutique production.
• Psyop: Psyop is a hybrid animation and content studio serving agencies and brands across commercials, brand content, and entertainment. Directly comparable in animation-led advertising production, CGI capabilities, and agency-client business model.
• Buck (formerly Buck LA): Same entity as Buck listed above; included once for clarity.

Regional players

• Liquid Animation: Liquid Animation is an Australian animation studio producing broadcast, advertising, and digital content. Geographically-comparable peer serving Australian and APAC agency and brand clients with character-led CGI and 2D animation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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