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Top 25 Music video directors based in Chicago, United States

Name: Music video directors based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 244 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 244 music video directors headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,735 professional contacts across them, including 330 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers music video directors headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

244Companies

3,735Contacts tracked

330Verified emails

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The 25 largest music video directors based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 244 music video directors based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to music video directors: 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	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	157 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
2	Sarofsky	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
3	Daily Planet Productions, LTD	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
4	Banner Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A digital content studio specializing in video production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Bottle Rocket Media	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
6	Flightless	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creative, production, and post.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Taste Media Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Taste Media Group is a video production and digital strategy company located in Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	JV Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
9	Lakefront Pictures	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Lakefront Pictures & Lakefront Creative Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Retriever	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Retriever is a commercial and film production company with a roster of trusted directors and photographers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Fabre Media Fabre Studios	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fabre Media and Fabre Studios is a full-service production powerhouse based in downtown Chicago, specializing in building powerful visual identities for brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Holy COW Productions	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Holy Cow Productions is a multimedia production company specializing growing companies sales by improving their marketing materials and creating social media strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Digifé	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Digifé is a Black-owned, Emmy award-winning full-service production company based in Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Solidline Media	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're a Chicago-based, world-traveling high definition video production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Mode Project	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since our establishment in 2002, Mode Project has proudly stood as one of Chicago's top creative studios, cultivating a diverse collective of talented producers, filmmakers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	october.tv	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.” - Nelson Algren October is a production & post-production studio in Chicago, IL that also has capabilities in graphics…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Radar Studios	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chicago's Radar Studios is a full-service production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Vision ONE Agency	Partial evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’re an award winning full service creative video agency that focuses on commercials, social videos, documentary, and short films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Plum Productions, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plum Productions is a leading Chicago video production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Resolution Studios	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Resolution Studios, we are dedicated to creating high-quality and impactful projects that shine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Video ONE Productions	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Video One Productions is a Chicago video production company that provides video production, digital editing, multimedia, and duplication services for business, nonprofits, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Robotoaster LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RoboToaster, is a Chicago based Content studio, which has been making DOPE shit since 2012.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Jump Point	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We make TV commercials, web content, animations, visual effects, commercial photography and some of the world's best startup videos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	BIG Teeth Films & Animation	Partial evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Big Teeth Productions is a Chicago video production company that makes brand films, documentaries, and motion graphics with brains, heart, and dare we say, humility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	720 Films	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “720 films is a Chicago-based production company specializing in wedding, commercial, and event video for web and broadcast.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: music video directors. 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 music video directors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of music video directors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name music video directors. 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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Music video directors based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

8.8%Verified-email coverage

15.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

435.7%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

217

11-50

51-200

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 244 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 music video directors, 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 “music video directors”. 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 music video directors), 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 music video directors, 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, 330 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 20, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its 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 the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names music video directors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many music video directors are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 244 music video directors headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Optimus, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most music video directors?

Los Angeles leads with 1063 headquartered companies, followed by New York (717) and Atlanta (245).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 330 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 244 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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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.