Best Creative Agencies in Vienna (2026)

Introduction

Vienna is Austria’s main market for creative agencies, and the seven below are the independents and integrated idea shops that did the most visible work there in 2025 and 2026. They were chosen for recent campaigns, awards and the strength of their client rosters.

The scene is small but competitive, and the same names keep coming up at the awards. At the 2026 CCA Venus, held by the Creativ Club Austria at the Wiener Werkshallen in May, 1,078 entries produced only 11 Golds. Jung von Matt Donau took the most awards, Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann won two Golds, and Wien Nord Serviceplan came third. Austria then placed second in Europe in the 2026 ADC Europe nominations, with 46 shortlist places. Much of the best-known work is for local clients: Erste Bank und Sparkasse, WienTourismus, Österreich Werbung, the MAK and Österreichische Post.

Every agency here has an active Vienna office in 2026. Network offices such as PKP BBDO, Ogilvy and Publicis are covered on our advertising agencies page. The list is in no order of merit, since the right choice depends on your brief, budget and how you like to work.

The best creative agencies in Vienna

1. Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann (DMB.)

Independent · Vienna · dmb.at

DMB. is Austria’s most decorated agency over the last two years. It was the most-awarded agency at the 2025 CCA Venus, with 3 Gold, 12 Silver and 15 Bronze, and was named Creative Lead of the Year. In 2026 it won 22 Veneres, including two Golds for the MAK campaign “MAK aus allem deine Jahreskarte”, and in October it took 17 awards and Best in Show at the iab webAD.

The client list is long and mostly Austrian: Wiener Städtische (whose “RosaLilaLand” won Silver at ADC Europe in 2025), Vöslauer, Darbo, XXXLutz, Wien Energie, Palmers and KFC. “Sights of Tomorrow” for Letzte Generation Austria was one of the most-shortlisted pieces of work at ADC Europe in 2025.

2. Jung von Matt Donau

Part of the Jung von Matt group · Vienna · jvm.at

Jung von Matt Donau is the Vienna agency of the German Jung von Matt group. It was the most-awarded agency at the 2026 CCA Venus, with 24 awards, and was named Creative Lead of the Year for Vienna. Its client WienTourismus was Client of the Year. In June 2026 it shared a Bronze Lion at Cannes with other Jung von Matt units for “§hoplefting”, and creative managing director Mike Nagy sat on the Entertainment Lions jury.

The core clients are large local brands. Erste Bank und Sparkasse’s spark7 account campaign “Officially Cool” won Gold at both the CCA Venus and the iab webAD in 2026, and the agency also launched the Koralmbahn for ÖBB. Other clients include WienTourismus (“Vienna Is Not Dull”), Burger King Österreich, Interspar and several federal ministries.

3. Wien Nord Serviceplan

Part of the Serviceplan Group (independent) · Vienna · wiennord.at

Wien Nord Serviceplan is the creative and content agency in Serviceplan’s House of Communication in Vienna, which it shares with Mediaplus Austria and Plan.Net Austria. Serviceplan describes itself as Europe’s largest independent agency group. Wien Nord came third at the 2026 CCA Venus with 13 awards and a Gold for “Non Disclosure Austria”.

Österreich Werbung is its standout client. “AUTfluencer” won Gold at ADC Europe in 2025, and “Non Disclosure Austria” also took two Golds at the 2026 iab webAD. Other work covers the Leopold Museum, Casinos Austria, Almdudler and Samsung. Having media and digital teams in the same building suits clients who want one group to handle the whole campaign.

4. Team Violet

Owned by AANDRS, Virtual Identity and dialogic · Josefstadt · teamviolet.at

Team Violet is a joint unit owned by three agencies: the creative agency AANDRS, Virtual Identity and the data marketing firm dialogic. It coordinates their people and pulls in whichever skills a project needs. Its “die Pst.” work for Österreichische Post won Gold at the 2025 CCA Venus and Bronze at ADC Europe.

Österreichische Post has been its main client since February 2021, and bank99 came back in 2026. AANDRS also wins under its own name: one of the 11 Golds at the 2026 CCA Venus was for Österreichische Post, and its other clients include willhaben and Vöslauer.

5. LWND

Founder-led · Vienna · lwnd.at

LWND is a Vienna creative agency led by founder and CEO Diego del Pozo and a growing team of concept creatives and designers. It won four awards at the 2026 iab webAD, including Gold for Best Digital Extension with the Billa campaign “Finde Billa-Elfie”.

Billa is the best-known account, and the agency’s interactive banner for Billa Bio was shortlisted at the 2026 ORF Awards. In June 2026 LWND won a tender to rebuild the brand identity of Oesterreichs Energie, the electricity industry association, around the line “Das hat Zukunft.” Other clients include win2day and Tailax Steuerberatung.

6. Kubrik

Founder-led · Vienna · kubrik.at

Kubrik is a Vienna boutique agency led by founder and CEO Stefan Häckel, with a strong strategy focus. Its own brand models, “Lifebrands” and “Life Equity”, are about making a brand the habitual choice. Herbert Teichtmeister joined as Head of Strategy in October 2026.

Its audio work for McDonald’s Österreich, “Iconic Candles Hörspiele”, won a Bronze at the 2025 CCA Venus. Kubrik suits clients who want positioning and creative work handled by one senior team.

7. BTTR

Independent · Neubau · bttr.agency

BTTR is a Vienna agency with studios in Neubau and Alsergrund. It has won at the CCA Venus two years running: “Nicht Wieder Mary”, a care soap for the Wiener Arbeitnehmer*innen Förderungsfonds (waff), took Silver in 2025, and “Alle Lieben Ali” won Bronze in 2025 and Silver in 2026.

The portfolio mixes public-sector campaigns with international and health clients, including GetYourGuide (lighting up the Vatican Museums), VidenViden Dentistry and Future Health Lab.

What to look for in a Vienna creative agency

Start with ownership and structure. Vienna’s leading independents compete directly with network offices for the biggest accounts. Group-backed shops such as Wien Nord Serviceplan and Jung von Matt Donau can draw on media, digital and production teams in the same building or the wider group. Smaller founder-led agencies usually give clients more senior time.

Look closely at the awards record, but read it in context. The CCA Venus, the iab webAD, the Effie Austria and the ADC Europe shortlists show which agencies are producing work that peers rate, and Austrian agencies did well at all of them in 2026. Ask which of the winning work came from the people who would run your account.

Check how the agency works with Austrian and German-speaking markets. Many Vienna briefs cover Austria alone, while others run across the DACH region or Central and Eastern Europe. Ask whether the agency adapts its campaigns for other markets itself or through partner offices, and who handles each language.

Finally, look at the day-to-day: where files live, how feedback is collected and how approvals are tracked. A campaign with film, radio, out-of-home and digital formats creates many versions, and a public client may add its own approval steps. Agencies with one clear place for the latest work and one review process are easier to work with over a long relationship.

How Fabric helps creative agency teams

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Campaign files sit in Fabric’s cloud drive, which streams files on demand so they take no local disk space, and heavy video files open without a full download. Search works by meaning across documents, images, PDFs and transcribed recordings, and results jump to the right page or timestamp. Similar search finds past work with a similar composition, colour or subject when a team is building references for a pitch.

For client feedback, the team shares a file or folder with the client as a commenter, and the link works without sign-up. With annotations, clients leave timestamped comments on films and radio spots, draw on video frames and key visuals, and highlight text in scripts and PDFs. The agency marks each comment completed as it is handled, so a review round works like a checklist. Finished work can be published as a web page for view-only delivery, and link analytics shows when each named recipient opened a pitch deck and how long they spent with it.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best creative agency in Vienna?

There is no single answer, as the right agency depends on the brief. On 2026 recognition, Jung von Matt Donau won the most awards at the CCA Venus and was named Creative Lead of the Year for Vienna. Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann won the most Golds there and took Best in Show at the iab webAD.

Which Vienna agencies won Gold at the 2026 CCA Venus?

Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann won two Golds for the MAK. Jung von Matt Donau, Wien Nord Serviceplan and AANDRS won one each, as did the design studio HFA-Studio and the sound studio Polaire Audio.

Are Vienna creative agencies independent?

Many of the best known are. Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann is independent, Wien Nord Serviceplan belongs to the independent Serviceplan Group, and Jung von Matt Donau is part of the Jung von Matt group. The large network offices are covered in our list of advertising agencies in Vienna.

Do Vienna agencies work in English?

Most campaigns for Austrian clients are made in German, but the larger agencies run English-language and international work as well. Österreich Werbung and WienTourismus campaigns, for example, are aimed at visitors from abroad. Ask early who will write and check copy in each language.

How much does a Vienna creative agency cost?

Fees depend on the scope and the size of the agency. Most work on retainers or project fees, and a campaign with film production costs far more than a digital or radio-only brief. Ask for a written scope with the team named, and agree how success will be measured before the first brief.

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