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We are a
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Birk Creative is a strategic and creative partner that helps organizations turn complex ideas, systems, and programs into clear, compelling, and actionable experiences. We bridge the gap between strategy and execution—combining brand development, content creation, and campaign execution with deep expertise in accessibility, wayfinding, systems integration, and public-facing communication. Whether leading as a prime or supporting as a subcontractor, we help teams align, communicate, and deliver work that people can understand, navigate, and trust.

  • We define how your organization communicates—from high-level brand positioning to the structure of complex programs, ensuring alignment across teams, channels, and audiences.

  • We bring ideas to life through high-impact graphic design, video production, storytelling, and multi-channel campaigns. From concept through final delivery, we produce visually compelling, strategically grounded work that performs across digital, print, and live environments.

  • We design for real-world use—creating intuitive navigation systems, accessible content, and clear information structures that improve how people experience spaces, services, and platforms.

  • From search engine marketing to content-driven influencer collaborations, we build tailored strategies that integrate seamlessly with your business goals. We design multi-platform marketing campaigns that leverage a mix of digital marketing strategy, print marketing, and emerging social media trends.

Who We’ve Worked With

We’re a highly-skilled, distributed and creative global workforce. Our clients include: Google, McDonald’s, DropBox, Meta, Advocate Health, CPASS Foundation, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, American Hospital Association, Ericsson, BentallGreenOak (BGO), American Hospital Association, State of New Hampshire.

Advocate Health Care
Marketing strategies and management consulting in the wake of the pandemic.
Honest Field Guide Podcast
Media platform serving small business owners, creative founders and independent professionals.
Meta
Creating a powerful social media experience for the world’s social media company.
Chicago Public Schools
Developing a comprehensive Strategic Social Media Plan focused on moving stakeholders from simple awareness to active advocacy.
Ericsson
Research, design and development to enhance productivity and efficiencies.
The Kennedy Center
Holding design-thinking sessions to re-envision the Education Department’s outreach efforts.
Tesla
Develop a branding initiative for Tesla's SolarCity, one of the largest solar energy services providers in the US.
CPASS Foundation
Help underrepresented students pursue and succeed in careers in healthcare.

Advocate Health Care

When Advocate Health and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services needed to reach nearly two million underserved Chicagoland residents during a global pandemic, they called Birk Creative. The result was "We Got You" — a multilingual, multichannel public awareness campaign built on cultural fluency and strategic precision. From campaign naming and visual identity to billboards, TikTok, radio spots, custom emoji, and programmatic ad buys, Birk delivered an integrated creative strategy that exceeded new patient acquisition goals and earned a Fast Company Innovation Award. It's the kind of work that proves what's possible when creativity, community, and purpose align.


Zing Health
Building a Medicare startup's entire brand from zero — and outperforming industry benchmarks by over 800%.
McDonald's
Turning a corporate survey rollout into a bilingual video that busy restaurant managers would actually watch.
Great Performers of Illinois
Crafting an Enduring Brand Identity for Great Performers of Illinois.
BGO
Building a Global Social Media Presence from the Ground Up.
Amnesty International
Creating a useful toolkit to help long time volunteers become community organizers.
Google
Translating enterprise technology into training that real communities could actually use.
CTA
A mobile wellness platform built to get employees off the sidelines and into their own health programs.
True Value
Helping a multinational hardware brand find and fix the gaps Amazon exploits.

The Honest Field Guide® Podcast

The Honest Field Guide® is your go-to podcast for conversations about business, entrepreneurship, and the real work behind building something meaningful. Hosted by veteran creative strategist, journalist, and founder of Birk Creative, JinJa Birkenbeuel, this show blends raw personal stories with bold insights to help you navigate your next move—whether you're launching your first product, pitching your big idea, or just trying to stay sane while being an entrepreneur.

“JinJa has been an innovative thought partner and activator of communities in partnership with my teams at Google. JinJa’s digital transformation know-how and passion have translated into thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, startups, and future founders gaining the skills, education, and inspiration to take their business to the next stage.”

Chris Genteel, Director, Google