Space Studios has hosted productions including House of Guinness, The Talamasca, Peaky Blinders and Daddy Issues

Cheryl Hughes has joined Manchester’s Space Studios as brand and marketing manager, taking up the role with immediate effect.

Hughes arrives from her position as senior brand and content marketing manager at the Pinewood Group, working across its Pinewood, Shepperton and Toronto facilities.

Hughes brings more than 15 years of brand and marketing experience in the media and charity sector, including time at Global Media Entertainment, AO.com and the RNID.

As the screen sector continues to focus on the importance of production in the nations and regions, Hughes said: “I’m excited to be back in Manchester [Hughes is from the north] to help raise the profile of Space Studios and the whole north-west region as a first-class filming destination here in the UK.

“Many US and international clients have already enjoyed the northern hospitality and solid film and TV infrastructure we have to offer and I look forward to building on that.”

High-profile productions to have filmed at Space Studios include: Netflix’s House of Guinness, AMC’s The Talamasca, Peaky Blinders, Boiling Point, Brassic and Daddy Issues.

Rob Page, MD Space Studios said of the new hire: “Welcoming Cheryl into the role of Brand & Marketing Manager, marks an important step in Space Studios’s evolution. Her expertise will help shape Space for the future and really put us on the map as the go-to destination for filming in the north-west of England.”

Open since 2014, Space Studios Manchester is a purpose-built facility for large-scale film, TV and commercials production, with six acoustically- treated stages across a 17-acre site offering 85,000 sq.ft. of stage space.

For more on UK studios around the nations and regions, take a look at our latest edition of World of Studios here. To book your spot in the next issue, which goes to press in early autumn, email sarah.keegan@mbi.london or alex.curry@theknowledgeonline.com.