VSA Partners

VSA Partners

Strategy and creative agency delivering outcomes

Overview

VSA Partners is a strategy and creative agency that blends consumer insights and data with human-centered design to create measurable brand experiences. It combines strategy, branding, advertising, data science, and technology, delivering tailored programs through project-based engagements or long-term partnerships. By integrating these capabilities under one roof and collaborating through the Meet The People network, it offers customized solutions aimed at delivering clear business outcomes for global brands. Its goal is to help clients grow their business and strengthen creative leadership through accountable, data-driven programs.

About VSA Partners

Simplify's Rating
Why VSA Partners is rated
C-
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Enterprise Software

Design

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1982

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What believers are saying

  • May Shek joined in August 2026, strengthening strategy leadership after founding Boundless.
  • FactSet's February 2026 Fluent in Finance launch shows active enterprise brand spending.
  • VSA's August 2026 news feed shows consistent publishing and client-facing positioning.

What critics are saying

  • Glassdoor reviews describe annual layoffs targeting low and mid-level staff.
  • Client concentration around FactSet, Google Cloud, Nike, and Chime pressures utilization.
  • One major lost retainer forces layoffs and shrinks VSA's remaining platform.

What makes VSA Partners unique

  • VSA blends brand strategy, creative, data science, and technology across three U.S. offices.
  • FactSet has used VSA as its brand campaign partner since 2022.
  • Anne-Marie Rosser keeps senior strategy, creative, and operations decisions in one agency.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Professional Development Budget

Performance Bonus

Company News

Ads of Brands
Aug 19th, 2026
VSA Partners welcomes May Shek as Associate Partner, Head of Strategy.

VSA Partners welcomes May Shek as Associate Partner, Head of Strategy. Aug. 19, 2026 VSA Partners, a leading brand strategy and creative agency, is proud to welcome May Shek as Associate Partner, Head of Strategy. Shek brings over 18 years of brand and campaign strategy experience and will continue to drive VSA's commitment to building brands and campaigns that break through. Her career spans New York and Hong Kong, with work in brand architecture, marketing strategy and product innovation for organizations in financial services, technology and healthcare. In her most recent role, she served as founder and CEO of Boundless, a consulting agency dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations turn strategy into action. Anne-Marie Rosser, CEO said: "May has spent her career solving complex problems in brand architecture, positioning and campaign strategy. We've worked alongside her for years in a contractor capacity and are thrilled to have her join VSA as our new head of strategy. May is someone our teams and clients already trust, and her ability to move from brand strategy to creative and campaign strategy at market speed will sharpen how we build brands that break through." Shek said: "I am beyond excited to join the strategy team at VSA. This role pulls together the things I care about most: digging into hard strategic problems, building teams and helping organizations make real change. I've always believed good strategy is equal parts humanity and rigor, and getting to do that alongside people I already like and respect is kind of the dream. I can't wait to learn from you and build something together." Outside her agency work, Shek uses her passion for strategic design to educate the next generation of strategists and designers by serving as an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, where she teaches a course on transformation design. She also serves on the New York leadership team for Women in Innovation, a nonprofit that exists to inspire and advance women as changemakers and leading voices in innovation. Shek joined VSA in early August and is based in the agency's New York office.

Crain Communications
Mar 12th, 2025
People on the Move

VSA Partners has appointed Susan Pfeifer as Head of Operations.

Little Black Book (LBB)
Nov 19th, 2024
Boring Office Worker Has All the Facts in Factset Spot

FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, has partnered with Chicago-based creative agency VSA Partners to unveil a second round of spots in its 'Not Just the Facts' campaign.

MarComm News
Oct 26th, 2023
EdgeCore Unveils New Brand Identity

VSA Partners, a strategy and creative agency, recently announced the launch of new brand identity work for client EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure.

Reel Chicago
Oct 9th, 2023
Early cancer detection for firefighters is focus of new campaign

DetecTogether has joined forces with the Chicago-based creative and strategy agency, VSA Partners, to launch its "Response Time Matters" campaign aimed at a high-risk demographic - firefighters.

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