Our APPROACH

In order to build a brand you must understand it. We strive to understand the brand essence, its challenges and the target your brand is speaking to.

Experience that works

Our principals and partners possess vast industry experience. Our collective know-how enables us to get to practical solutions quicker, so we solve your business challenges on budget, brief, and time. Our low overhead allows us to keep our project-based fees lower than big agencies while providing big picture thinking.

Principals

David Boensch

A proven marketing and advertising professional, David is a creative problem solver with a successful and varied background. His skill set includes mass media and digital marketing alike. Not limited to one area, he has created successful integrated campaigns that have set engagement and sales records for big brands such as Gatorade, Quaker Oats, Kraft, and Kellogg’s, as well as building momentum for emerging brands. A leader, Boensch has successfully contributed creatively and strategically from product development to packaging and point of purchase for companies including Conagra, Frito Lay, and Anheuser-Busch. Always collaborative, David can be counted on to consider data and strategic insights on his way to delivering successful campaigns.

EXPERIENCE

WorkBoensch Founder / Creative Director / 2018 to Present / Clif Bar, RiceWorks Snack Crackers, Yodelay Yogurt, ER Sports Drink, Carnival Grocery

BTP Unite Creative Lead / 2018 to Present – Goldman Sachs, Tropicana Brands Group, Chicago History Museum, Butler Credit Union, Protein Water, RiceWorks Snack Crackers

MK Advertising Group Creative Director / Michelob Light & Hoosier Lottery, Indianapolis Speedway

VML Chicago  Group Creative Director / Kellogg's

Digitas  Creative Director / KitchenAid

element79partners  VP / Creative Director / Gatorade, Quaker, & Conagra

FCB Chicago Senior Art Director / SC Johnson, Quaker, & Kraft

Valentine Radford  Creative Director / VP / Hallmark, Sprint, Bayer Ag

HONORS

Cannes, Clios, AICP, National Addys, London Festivals, Mobius, NAMA, New York Festivals, OMMA – Best of Show, numerous regional and local shows 

PRESS

Adweek, Ad Age, Creativity, Luerzers Archive, US Ad Review, Wall Street Journal, ESPN SportsCenter, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Show, Ellen!, NBC Today Show, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Shoot, and boards

Talks

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, and DePaul University

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Kimberly Viviano

Kimberly’s contribution to WorkBoensch are immense. Her knowledge of art and technology has proven invaluable. With a Master in Fine Arts in Visual Communication from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and ten years of illustration and design experience at Hallmark Cards, Viviano has an uncanny knack for coming up with fresh creative solutions. Equally accomplished in fine arts, illustration, and design, make Kimberly a triple threat. Her positive energy and can-do attitude make her stellar creator and creative practioner.

EXPERIENCE

WorkBoensch Principal / VP Design Director / Present

Viviano + Company Founder / Creative Director

Hallmark Cards  Design Manager / Illustrator / Designer

HONORS

Society of Typographic Arts; SEGDesign; Addy Awards; Next Generation Design Award Winner; American Business Women's Grant.

PRESS

Metropolis; Step; Chinese Old City Wei Shan; Society of Environmental Graphic Design, Hatch Design Public; Chicago Tribune; Chicago Reader; Metropolis; Hello Beautiful; WBEZ

Exhibitions

Saint Xavier University, Chicago, New York University, Rosenberg Gallery; Chicago Cultural Center; Daley Plaza; Wei Shan, China

Lectures

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, DePaul University, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, New York University, Chicago Cultural Center,

Client Endorsements

STRATEGIC PARTNERS