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Top 25 Content creation companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Content creation companies based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026 545 companies tracked

This directory lists 545 content creation companies based in Chicago, United States for buyers and business development teams researching potential partners. It includes 4,603 contacts and 556 email addresses. Across the United States, Los Angeles is the largest hub for this category (1,908 companies); Chicago has 545.

Content creation companies produce written, visual, audio, and video content for brands, organizations, publishers, and other clients. This list covers companies whose primary services include creating, producing, editing, or managing content for clients. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 7, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest content creation companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 545 content creation companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to content creation companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Optimus	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	157 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Optimus is a collective of award winning filmmakers, storytellers, and artists working with agencies and brands to develop and produce engaging and effective creative content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
2	Mainland	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2018, Mainland was born out of a need to transcend the old ideas of storytelling for the 21st century.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
3	True Star Media	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	n/a	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “True Star is a media company and digital agency led by youth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
4	Clutch Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We design and produce striking, meaningful and impactful brand content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
5	Sarofsky	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Director, creative director and designer Erin Sarofsky kick-started Sarofsky in 2009 and formed a group of extraordinarily talented makers who have been providing their services…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
6	Daily Planet Productions, LTD	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Daily Planet is an Emmy Award-winning full-service video production, editing, and motion graphics company, primarily serving advertising and B2B clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
7	Purpose Brand	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a seasoned, strategic integrated marketing agency focused on creating content that makes headlines, executing social media that sparks conversation and producing video that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
8	Banner Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A digital content studio specializing in video production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
9	LEFF	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Leff is a content marketing company made up of problem solvers and creative minds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
10	Imagination	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Content marketing that matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
11	Bottle Rocket Media	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bottle Rocket Media is a Chicago-based, nationally serving video production company specializing in traditional video production, motion graphics, video marketing, SEO, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
12	Blublu Studios	Strong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BluBlu is a global, design-driven, Oscar-nominated, Sundance-winning creative studio that thrives on crafting top-tier animated content and design for renowned brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
13	Dino Marketing Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dino Marketing Group (along with our Dino Publishing division) is a content marketing firm intent on helping your company's brand pillars and lifestyle message resonate with your…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
14	Vis-A-Vis Creative	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vis-a-vis offers Strategy & Creative Concepts for: Video & Animation for Web & Mobile, Consumer Advertising, Brand Development, Image Campaigns, iPhone Application Development and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
15	Futureman	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Futureman is an award-winning production and interactive agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
16	Image Base	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For more than 30 years, Image Base has delivered creative video and outstanding events for hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, agencies, and associations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
17	Fungi Media	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FUNGI Media is the creative partner built for industrial B2B organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
18	AKA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AKA is a video-first marketing and communications company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
19	Kingdom Branding, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kingdom Branding is a creative partner for brands that rule.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
20	Hippo Media	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hippo Media is a digital media company specializing in video production, content creation, and targeted advertising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
21	True Productions	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who We Are True Productions is a boutique digital media agency based in Chicago and Pittsburgh, specializing in Website Design and Development, Video Production, and Marketing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
22	Flightless	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creative, production, and post.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
23	Gravity Well Studio	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a production studio dedicated to helping brands of all sizes tell powerful stories across platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
24	Taste Media Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Taste Media Group is a video production and digital strategy company located in Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026
25	JV Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “JV Studios is a creative video production & photo agency providing a tailored approach for your company’s unique needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 7, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: content creation companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names content creation companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of content creation companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name content creation companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Content creation companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026

12.1%Verified-email coverage

8.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

472

11-50

51-200

201-500

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 545 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among content creation companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “content creation companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names content creation companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among content creation companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 556 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Content creation companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many content creation companies are based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase counts 545 content creation companies listed based in Chicago, United States.

Which city in the United States has the most content creation companies?

Los Angeles leads the United States with 1,908 headquartered companies, followed by New York (1,585) and Atlanta (574). Chicago has 545.

How can I find contacts at content creation companies?

The directory includes 4,603 contacts and 556 email addresses for outreach and supplier research.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.