Chatham has spent four decades reinventing itself since the Royal Dockyard closed in 1984. The town centre around the Pentagon Centre and the pedestrianised High Street is still Medway’s main shopping hub, while Chatham Maritime has grown into a mix of offices, homes, a marina, the Dockside Outlet and the shared Universities at Medway campus. Add the preserved Historic Dockyard, Fort Amherst and the Great Lines, and you have a town where heritage, retail, education and new business sit side by side.
That variety means Chatham businesses need very different things from their marketing. A start-up founded by graduates, a waterfront restaurant and a long-established ME5 trades firm don’t speak to the same people. From our studio in Maidstone, we help each of them get it right:
Web Design & Development
Sites for growing Chatham companies, waterfront hospitality and service firms in ME4 and ME5, built to bring in leads rather than just look tidy. Explore web design in Chatham →
Video Production
Location filming around the dockyard, Chatham Maritime and the Great Lines, plus shoots at your own premises and events. Explore video production in Chatham →
Graphic Design
Recruitment material, brochures, retail signage and social graphics for businesses competing for attention in a busy town centre. Explore graphic design in Chatham →
Branding & Visual Identity
Identities for new ventures coming out of the universities and innovation spaces, and refreshes for firms ready to look as current as the waterfront. Explore branding in Chatham →
PPC, SEO & GEO
Search and paid campaigns that help you stand out in Medway’s most crowded local market, including AI search visibility. Explore SEO, PPC and GEO in Chatham →
Mobile App Development
Apps and web apps for student services, customer accounts, bookings and internal tools. Explore app development in Chatham →
We’re a Maidstone studio with a full in-house team, and Chatham is one of the towns we know best. Our office is a short drive away over Blue Bell Hill, so popping over for a meeting at your premises is easy, and you’re always welcome to come and see us. If a video call suits a particular week better, we can do that too.
Film crew on your doorstep
When a project needs footage, our crew comes to Chatham with the kit, whether that’s a slipway at the Historic Dockyard, an office at Chatham Maritime or your own shop floor.
A short drive from your door
We prefer to sit down with clients face to face. Visit us at Union Park in Maidstone, or we’ll come to you in Chatham, whether that’s an office at Chatham Maritime or a shop in the town centre. A video call is there as an alternative when it’s easier.
Joined-up thinking
Because every discipline is under one roof, your website, campaigns, video and print all pull in the same direction instead of being handled by four separate suppliers.
Areas we cover around Chatham
Our Chatham clients come from the town centre, Chatham Maritime and St Mary’s Island, Luton, Walderslade, Lordswood, Princes Park and the area around Rochester Airport. We also work across the neighbouring towns of Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham, and the rest of the county on our areas we cover page.
Want to talk about a project? Call us on 01622 470474 or request a free quote.
Working with Dope Studio in Chatham: FAQs
Can you film at the Historic Dockyard?
The dockyard has a long track record as a filming location and handles location hire directly. We can approach them on your behalf, plan the shoot and bring our crew on the day.
Will you visit our office at Chatham Maritime?
Yes. We're happy to meet at your office, whether it's for a project kick-off or a video shoot, and you're always welcome at our Maidstone office, a short drive away. A video call works too if that's easier.
Do you work with start-ups?
Yes. We're used to working with new businesses and can phase projects so you get what you need first and build on it as you grow.
Can you help us recruit graduates from the Medway campus?
We can create recruitment videos, careers pages and targeted social campaigns aimed at students and recent graduates.
