Custom WordPress website for Somerville Media

Somerville Media Center

Somerville Media Center (SMC) is a digital makerspace based in Somerville, Massachusetts, dedicated to empowering the community through media production. As the oldest access center in Massachusetts, SMC provides low-cost education, access to production resources, and distribution on cable television and the web.

At a Glance

At a glance - Snapshot details

  • Client: Somerville Media Center
  • Industry: Community Media / Nonprofit
  • Project Type: Website design and custom WordPress development
  • Location: Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Platform: WordPress
  • Services: Custom website design, content structure, streaming integration, membership workflows

A community media platform rebuilt for access and participation

We redesigned SMC’s WordPress website to support media access, membership growth, and program discovery while honoring the organization’s long-standing role in community storytelling.

Web Design

A custom WordPress website designed to support education, media access, and community participation.

Somerville Media Center needed a modern digital presence that reflected its history while making programs, services, and content easier to discover and engage with.

Challenge

The existing site no longer reflected the breadth of SMC’s offerings or supported smooth user interaction.

Primary needs included:

  • Communicating SMC’s mission and history clearly
  • Making programs, services, and resources easy to find
  • Encouraging engagement through memberships and training enrollment

Solution

We collaborated with SMC to design and build a site that supports both access and participation.

Work included:

  • Custom Design: A layout that reflects SMC’s community-driven mission and creative energy
  • Program and Service Information: Clear sections outlining programming, workshops, memberships, and production services
  • Live Streaming and On-Demand Content: Integrated access to live television and radio streams alongside video-on-demand content
  • Membership and Training Enrollment: Intuitive forms and calls-to-action for joining and signing up for programs
  • Responsive Design: Consistent performance across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices

Results

The redesigned website revitalized SMC’s online presence. Clearer structure and improved functionality have increased community engagement, simplified membership enrollment, and expanded access to live and on-demand media content across the Somerville community.

Map

This project was completed for Somerville Media Center, a community media organization based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Let’s create something great together

We combine strategy, design, and execution to help you show up online in a way that feels true to your brand—and impossible to ignore.

Branding
  • Brand Storytelling
  • Visual Brand &. Rebranding
  • Personal Branding
  • Brand Voice Development
  • Logo Design
  • Corporate Identity (ID)
  • Tagline and Slogan Development
  • Marketing Collateral Design
Web Design
  • Custom WordPress Design
  • UIUX Design
  • eCommerce Design
  • Website Redesign and Refresh
  • Website Accessibility
  • Responsive Website Design
Digital Marketing
  • Social Media Management
  • Pay-Per-Click Management
  • Content Marketing
  • Analytics and Performance Tracking
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
Development
  • WordPress Development
  • Custom Web Application Development
  • eCommerce Development (WooCommerce)
  • Page Speed Optimization
  • API Integration for Third-Party Tools
SEO
  • SEO Audit Services
  • Local SEO for Small Businesses
  • Technical SEO
  • On-Page and Off-Page SEO
  • Content Strategy & Optimization
  • Image Optimization

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