RJDM · Since 2001
25 years.
Still moving.
Animation. Platforms and experiences. Systems and applications. AI. Consultancy. Film. One connected studio, a quarter century in.
How we got here.
RJDM started in 2001 with one stubborn idea: communication should actually work.
Not louder. Not flashier. Clearer.
Tools change. Discipline doesn't.
Animation, platforms, apps, AI, film: we use what the work actually needs.
Every project starts with a question, not a deliverable.
We don't sell services.
We solve problems.
Our Approach
Built differently.
On purpose.
We're not a holding-company agency. We're not a freelancer collective. We're a small, senior team that's been doing this long enough to know what's worth fighting for and what isn't.
That means no junior-led work hidden behind a polished pitch deck. No layers of account management between you and the people making the thing. No padded retainers for work you don't need.
Just the people who'll do the work, doing the work, and telling you the truth while we do it.
Senior team
The people who'll do the work.
No layers, no juniors, no hand-offs. The names on this page are the names on your project.
Ricky O'Donnell
CEO
Richard Hardy
CTO
Agnieska Mackonyte
Lead Artist
Melanie Beard
Company Secretary
Timeline
25 years. Built properly.
Not by chance. By decisions.
Founded
Animation & Film
Oakleaf joins RJDM. Richard Hardy becomes co-owner.
Systems & Applications
Consultancy
AI, in the workflow
25 years
25 years
Twenty-five years, still moving.
Showreel coming soon
How We Think
Clarity. Creativity. Technology.
Clarity
Most work fails because no one stopped to ask what it was really for. We start by stripping away the noise until the actual problem is visible, then we build from there.
Creativity
Ideas are cheap. Ideas that land are rare. We spend the time to find the angle, the shape, the moment that makes someone stop scrolling and actually feel something.
Technology
Tools should disappear into the work. We use animation, film, code and AI not to show off, but to make the answer real, usable and durable long after the pitch is over.
Long Relationships
Why clients stay with us.
- We tell the truth, even when it's not the easy answer.
- We do the work ourselves: no hand-offs, no juniors learning on your budget.
- We move quickly without cutting corners on craft.
- We stay curious. The brief in 2026 isn't the brief from 2001, and we like it that way.
The Human Edge
Perspective matters.
Twenty-five years of work means we've seen what lasts and what doesn't. We bring that perspective into every brief, quietly, without lecturing, but it's there in every decision we make on your behalf.
Want to put a face to the work?
We'll introduce you to the senior person who'd actually own your brief, no account-manager layer in between.