About Riot

Riot is a communications consultancy that connects cultural institutions, creatives and business leaders with new audiences to deliver lasting impact.

We build initiatives that matter, designed for leaders and organisations who want long-term value and results that live far beyond the day’s headlines.

Riot Team

What we do

Design and deliver transformative cultural programmes

Developing launches, awards, anniversaries and social impact initiatives that combine creativity and commercial thinking to achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes.

Connecting institutions, corporates, philanthropists and audiences in ways that unlock influence and shared value and grow in impact over time.
Assisting senior figures and brands to become trusted voices in vital conversations through strategic comms counsel, thought leadership, crisis comms and reputation management.
From strategy through to execution, encompassing PR, media relations, events, social media, content creation, influencer programmes and brand collaborations.

Our values

We work with the best of the best across the worlds of arts, culture and entertainment – from national treasures to rising stars – and we hold our clients in the highest regard.

Our values ensure we deliver work that is fittingly exceptional and create an environment in which our team feel happy, supported and thriving.

Riot Experts

Expert

We are specialists, with a deep understanding of the areas we work in, the opportunities and the issues our clients face.

Riot Connected

Connected

We are deeply embedded in the UK’s arts, culture and entertainment worlds. We bring together institutions, brands and audiences in ways others simply can’t.

Inclusive and Diverse

Inclusive and diverse

Open, representative and progressive – in our thinking, our team and our work. Please see more about our DEI commitments below.
Energetic

Dynamic with intent

Riotous in spirit, passionate in delivery, disciplined in execution.

DEI at Riot

The Blueprint

We are proud to have earned The Blueprint diversity mark.

The Blueprint helps businesses attract, retain and nurture diverse talent, and helps Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority communications professionals find employers committed to supporting them to achieve their career goals.

As part of our work to retain The Blueprint – which we must reapply for every two years – we uphold its 24 commitments, covering everything from recruitment and nurturing talent to company culture.

Our DEI Charter

Please download our Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Charter here.

Reporting on our diversity data

We hold ourselves accountable by publishing our diversity data annually. We are proud to have a diverse team in terms of gender, ethnicity and faith, with representation from the LGBTQ+ community, disabled and neurodiverse colleagues, parents and carers in our team.

Have a project for us?

If you have a brief that you think we would be a good fit for, or a challenge we could help you address, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.

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Stop-motion commotion for young animation fans: making the launch of ‘Inside Aardman’ the museum’s biggest ever
Launching a new books prize with a lasting legacy on behalf of champion of the arts, Caffè Nero
Shooting for the stars with the Christmas Lectures delivered by space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Shining a spotlight on the next generation of comedy genius with ‘the Oscars of Comedy’
Celebrating 50 years of the Oscar-winning creators of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph
Reopening Station Hall, a beloved exhibition space, on the 50th anniversary of the National Railway Museum
Using the 80th anniversary of the first Moomin story to share a message about the importance of a warm welcome
Delivering thought leadership around the launch of John’s book, A Talent for Giving, and the wider work of the Genesis Foundation