David Himmel is a Chicago writer, editor and producer.
As principal of Himmel, Ink he works as a copywriter, and marketing and brand strategist for international, national and regional companies in a variety of industries. Himmel has served as the in-house brand manager for an international consumer products company and has managed brand activation and written for B2C as well as B2B on an agency level. His work as a journalist has been featured in political and men’s magazines, high-end glossies, newspapers and webzines. Himmel is also managing editor of Chicago Health Magazine. His book, A Camp Story, was published in May.
His work as a playwright and producer with The Number 10 Productions, and other Chicago theatre companies, has resulted in sold out comedy shows with The Second City and received awards for an original musical. He has also worked as a contract producer for HBO. Himmel’s most recent play, Christmas in Chicago showed at the Chicago Dramatists theater and was produced by The Fine Print Theatre Company.
Himmel serves on the Associate Board of Gilda’s Club Chicago, a support community for lives who have been touched by cancer. Additionally, he has sung with Judy Collins, had lunch with Dick Cheney and was once beaten up by a girl. Despite all that, he is generally known as a sweet guy.
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