Purdue Brand Studio awarded Top Place to Work in Communications

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Brand Studio — the university’s full-service, in-house marketing agency — has been named a 2026 Top Places to Work in Communications by Ragan, recognizing its excellence in work and workplace culture for communications and marketing professionals.

The award is a reflection of “what communicators across the industry value most today: strong leadership, meaningful work and an environment where communications teams can thrive,” according to Ragan.

Purdue Brand Studio is made up of nearly 100 marketing and communications professionals charged as the chief storytellers for Purdue University and Purdue Global, telling the stories of research breakthroughs, student experiences and alumni changing industries worldwide.

“While our mission is to promote and protect this great university, what I’m most proud of is that Purdue Brand Studio has built a team culture where people show up for one another and share a passion for creating meaningful work,” said Kelly Hiller, chief marketing officer.

The award will be presented April 28 in New York City.

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Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States, Purdue discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 106,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 57,000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap — including its integrated, comprehensive Indianapolis urban expansion; the Mitch Daniels School of Business; Purdue Computes; and the One Health initiative — at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.