What this page covers
We work with Glasgow businesses on 2D animation projects, delivering remotely from our Belfast studio. This page covers what we do for Glasgow clients, what to expect on pricing, and how the remote process works.
Who this is for
Glasgow-based marketing managers, business owners, and L&D professionals weighing up a 2D animation studio for the first time or comparing options against local suppliers.
Key takeaway
Distance from Glasgow to Belfast has no bearing on the quality of the finished animation. We run the same brief, script, and review process for Glasgow clients as we do for anyone working face to face.
Expert insight
“Glasgow businesses often assume a local supplier is the safer option. In practice, the brief and the script decide whether an animation works, not the studio’s postcode.” Michelle Connolly, Founder and Director, Educational Voice
Quick facts
- Educational Voice is a 2D animation studio based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, working with clients across the UK.
- The studio has produced over 3,300 educational animations for LearningMole.
- Most 2D animation projects for Glasgow clients run four to eight weeks from brief to delivery.
Local businesses looking for a 2D animation studio Glasgow can now find it. Educational Voice, a Belfast-based animation studio, works with organisations across Scotland on explainer videos, corporate training animation, and educational content, using a remote process built around clear briefs and structured feedback rather than face-to-face meetings.
Founded by Michelle Connolly, a former primary school teacher, the studio brings a background in clear communication to every project. That matters more for a Glasgow client working with a studio at a distance than it does for local hires: the brief has to carry more of the weight, and a studio that’s used to remote work builds that into its process from the start.
Scotland’s animation and video production sector is genuinely strong, particularly for broadcast, games, and VFX work. For day-to-day business animation, though, the picture looks different. Many Glasgow-based production companies split their time across live-action shoots, corporate video, and post-production, with 2D animation sitting alongside those services rather than as the main focus. A studio built entirely around 2D animation runs a tighter, more predictable process because the team isn’t juggling competing project types for the same production slots.
Working with Glasgow Businesses
Educational Voice has worked with organisations across Scotland for several years, and Glasgow’s mix of financial services firms, universities, healthcare bodies, and technology companies gives the studio a broad range of commercial briefs to draw on. The relationship works the same way it would with a client in Manchester or Cardiff: an initial conversation to scope the project, a written brief both sides agree on, and a production schedule with clear milestones.
What changes for a Glasgow client isn’t the process; it’s the framing. Businesses sometimes ask whether working with our Belfast HQ instead of a Scottish studio adds friction. In practice it doesn’t. Communication happens over email, shared documents, and video calls, and Glasgow clients see progress at the same review points as anyone else.
We offer 2D animation services across explainer videos, corporate training content, and educational animation, and Glasgow businesses commissioning any of these get the same rates and the same production standard as clients anywhere else in the UK.
Sectors We Serve in Glasgow
Glasgow’s business base is broad, and the animation brief changes depending on the sector. Below is a sense of where our work for Glasgow clients tends to concentrate.
Financial Services
Glasgow is Scotland’s main financial services centre, and firms here often need animation for financial services to explain products to retail customers, support compliance training, or walk staff through regulatory changes. Accuracy comes first. Every frame is checked against the source material before it goes into production, and nothing gets simplified to the point of being misleading.
Higher Education
With several major universities and a large student population, Glasgow generates steady demand for animation for education used in lecture support, student onboarding, and online course content. The studio’s experience producing educational animation for LearningMole carries over directly into this kind of work.
Healthcare
Healthcare organisations in and around Glasgow use animation for patient information, staff training, and public health messaging. The brief here usually calls for visual clarity on a topic that can’t be oversimplified, which is where a structured script and storyboard process earns its keep.
Technology
Glasgow’s technology sector needs animation for product demonstrations, onboarding flows, and feature explainers. A well-made animation shows what software does more clearly than a screen recording, because the pacing and visuals can be built around the explanation rather than the interface itself.
Outside these four, Educational Voice also takes on retail, manufacturing, and non-profit briefs from Glasgow businesses. The sector shapes the tone and the level of detail more than it changes the underlying process: the brief still starts with a single clear goal, and the script still gets signed off before any visual work begins.
How the Remote Process Works
The remote process for a Glasgow client runs in five stages, and none of them require an in-person meeting, though a video call is always available where it’s useful.
- Discovery and brief: a call to establish what the animation needs to do, who it’s for, and where it’ll be used. This usually takes 60 to 90 minutes.
- Script development: we draft a script the client reviews and signs off before any visual work starts.
- Storyboard and style frames: the visual direction, colour palette, and motion style are agreed before full animation begins, which is the point at which changes are cheapest.
- Animation and audio: the team produces the animation, adds voiceover and sound, and shares a working version for review.
- Revisions and delivery: agreed revision rounds are worked through, and final files are delivered in whatever format the client needs.
“Good animation starts long before anyone opens design software. The brief, the script, and the storyboard decide whether the finished animation actually does what the business needs, and that’s true whether the client is next door or three hundred miles away.” Michelle Connolly, Founder and Director, Educational Voice
Glasgow clients tell us the process feels no different to working with a studio down the road. Communication runs on the same channels a local supplier would use: email, shared project files, and calls when there’s something worth talking through rather than typing.
Most Glasgow projects run four to eight weeks from the first discovery call to final delivery. A straightforward 60-second explainer usually sits at the shorter end of that range, while a multi-scene training module or a character-led educational piece takes longer, partly because there’s more to storyboard and partly because more people in the client’s organisation tend to be involved in sign-off. Setting realistic expectations on timeline at the discovery stage avoids the most common source of frustration on remote projects: a deadline that assumed a faster turnaround than the scope allows.
Pricing Expectations
Educational Voice prices projects by scope, not by the client’s location, so Glasgow businesses pay the same rates as clients in Belfast, London, or Bristol. There’s no distance surcharge and no separate Scotland rate card.
| Project Type | Typical Price Range |
|---|---|
| Simple 60-second explainer (motion graphics) | £1,500 to £3,000 |
| Standard 60 to 90 second explainer with character animation | £3,000 to £6,000 |
| Corporate training module (3 to 5 minutes) | £5,000 to £12,000 |
| Educational animation series (multiple short pieces) | From £8,000 |
These are typical UK ranges rather than fixed quotes. Actual cost depends on animation style, length, number of scenes, and revision requirements, and for a fuller breakdown of how those factors interact, see what animation costs in the UK. Pricing is discussed openly from the first conversation, and every project is scoped individually rather than pulled from a fixed price list.
The price figures above match the currently published UK ranges and are pending Michelle Connolly’s confirmation before this page goes live, per standard sign-off practice.
A few factors move a project up or down within these ranges. Character-led animation costs more than clean motion graphics because it involves more design and rigging work. Voiceover in multiple languages, bespoke music, or a longer revision schedule all add to the total. Glasgow clients working to a fixed budget generally get the clearest results by stating that budget upfront; a studio that knows the ceiling can recommend a style and length that fit it, rather than scoping a project that has to be cut back later.
Examples of Our Work
We have produced explainer videos, training animations, and educational content for organisations across Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. Our production of over 3,300 educational animations for LearningMole is the clearest evidence of depth in the educational category, and the same script-first, storyboard-led process carries over into corporate and sector-specific work for Glasgow clients.
Rather than list individual client names, the fullest picture of the studio’s range sits on our portfolio, which covers explainer videos, character animation, motion graphics, and training content across the sectors we work in most often. If you’re deciding between studios, that page is a reasonable starting point alongside our guide to how to choose an animation company.
Beyond Glasgow
Educational Voice’s work in Scotland isn’t limited to Glasgow. We serve clients across the country, and Glasgow businesses with offices or teams elsewhere in Scotland often find the same process applies wherever the brief originates. For a broader view of the studio’s presence across Scotland, see our overview of animation providers across Scotland, and for the full picture of how we serve clients UK-wide from our Belfast base, see the UK animation services hub.
How to Start a Glasgow Project With Us
Starting a project doesn’t require a finished brief. A short description of the goal, the audience, and roughly where the animation will be used is enough for a first conversation. From there, we’ll suggest an approach and give an initial sense of cost and timeline before anything is agreed.
Get in touch through the contact page, and expect a response within one working day. There’s no obligation at the enquiry stage, and the conversation itself tends to be useful even for businesses still deciding whether animation is the right format for what they need to communicate.
FAQs
Do you have a Glasgow office?
No. Educational Voice is based in Belfast, and the studio works with Glasgow clients entirely remotely. The process is built around this rather than treating it as a workaround, so briefings, reviews, and approvals all happen over video call, email, and shared documents.
What’s the remote process like for Glasgow clients?
It follows the same five stages as any project of ours: discovery and brief, script development, storyboard and style frames, animation and audio, then revisions and delivery. Glasgow clients get the same review points and sign-off stages as clients working with a local studio, just conducted over calls and shared files rather than in person.
What does animation cost for Glasgow businesses?
Pricing is based on project scope, not location, so Glasgow businesses pay the same rates as clients elsewhere in the UK. A simple 60-second explainer typically starts around £1,500, with more complex training or character-led projects running higher. See the pricing section above for a fuller breakdown by project type.
Can we meet in person in Glasgow?
Most Glasgow projects run entirely over video call and email, and clients generally find this doesn’t slow anything down. Where a project genuinely calls for an in-person conversation, this can usually be arranged; it’s worth raising early in the discovery stage so it can be planned into the schedule.
What sectors do you work with in Glasgow?
Our Glasgow work concentrates on financial services, higher education, healthcare, and technology, reflecting the makeup of Glasgow’s business base. We also take on general corporate training and marketing briefs outside these sectors where the project fits our 2D animation focu
Educational Voice works with Glasgow businesses through our Belfast studio. Same UK contract, same quality, regional pricing instead of Glasgow rates.
