Work At Play
Work at Play is a digital agency founded in Vancouver in 1999 by David Gratton. Clients have included BioWare,[1] Arc'teryx,[2] Turn 10 Studios,[3] Mattel, NBC, Viacom and BMW. The award-winning[4] agency specializes in digital strategy, web and app development, customer engagement, user experience design and technical problem-solving. Work at Play employs over 15 people.
| Private | |
| Industry | Digital agency & Services |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Key people |
David Gratton, CEO Ani Phelan, Director of Operations Lorraine Chisholm, Director of User Experience Christopher Brandt, Director of Technology |
| Products |
Customer Engagement Web & App Development Audience Mental Models User Research UX Design AR/VR Franchise Hubs Consumer Journeys |
Number of employees | 15 (2016) |
| Website | www.workatplay.com |
Work at Play previously operated as Donat Group Enterprises before a major re-branding in early 2009.
Recognition and Awards
2016 Game Marketing Award for Best Use of Social Media[5]
2015 Gold W3 Award for User Experience[6]
2015 Gold W3 Award for Television Website[7]
2015 Gold Communicator Award for Web Applications
2015 Silver W3 Award for Directory or Search Engine[8]
2012 Best Commercial Concept & Vobile TVSync Sponsor Award at TV Hackfest San Francisco[9]
2010 ADCC Gold Award in Interactive Media for Knowledge
2010 W3 Silver Award for Knowledge
2010 2nd place at Canary Derby charity event
2010 Honored at the Graphex Awards for Knowledge (TV channel) website redesign[10]
2010 Named one of British Columbia's Top 5 Digital Tech & Tech Services Companies to Work for by BC Business magazine
2010 CEO David Gratton featured in Vancouver Sun article 'Top 10 Movers and Shakers with cutting-edge innovations'
2010 Rose to 13th fastest growing company in Business in Vancouver Magazine's rankings
2010 Named Canada's 53rd fastest growing company in Profit Magazine's Profit 100 rankings[11]
2009 Recognized as the 23rd fastest growing company by Business by Vancouver Magazine
References
- ↑ "BioWare - Dragon Age Keep case study".
- ↑ "Arc'teryx Shell Finder case study".
- ↑ "Turn 10 Studios - Forza Hub case study".
- ↑ "Project CKP Wins 2016 Game Marketing Award".
- ↑ "Work at Play Wins 2016 Game Marketing Award with Eidos-Montreal and Goldtooth Creative".
- ↑ "Gold Winner - User Experience". 2015 W³ Awards.
- ↑ "Gold Winner - Television Website". 2015 W³ AWARDS.
- ↑ "Silver Winner - Directory or Search Engine". 2015 W³ Awards.
- ↑ "Vobile TV Hackfest Competition - Work at Play wins Best Utilized API". Vobile.
- ↑ "Graphex 2010: Canadian Graphic Design Awards".
- ↑ http://list.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/profit100/2010/DisplayProfile.aspx?profile=53