Littlefield Agency has been named one of the 2026 Ad Age Best Places to Work, coming in at No. 7. This follows up previous wins in 2024 and 2025, making Littlefield a back-to-back-to-back winner. Ad Age Best Places to Work is an annual ranking of companies that lead the pack in factors ranging from pay and benefits to corporate culture and leadership.
Ad Age revealed the rankings for Ad Age Best Places to Work on Jan. 20 on AdAge.com with a profile on each of the 50 winners.
The 2026 Ad Age Best Places to Work honors 50 companies that distinguished themselves over the past year as the advertising and marketing industry navigated economic uncertainty, shifting brand priorities and the growing integration of artificial intelligence across the business.
The winners reflect the highest overall numerical scores based on an analysis of questionnaires submitted by employers and survey responses from their employees.
Ad Age’s scoring system factors in employee responses on topics including pay and benefits and seven other core focus areas (80% of the score) and a company’s policies and practices on areas including pay and benefits, work/life balance, recruitment, training and development (20% of the score).
“This year’s Best Places to Work winners show what it looks like to lead with intention during a period of constant change,” said Dan Peres, president of Ad Age. “They’re investing in their people, prioritizing flexibility and building cultures that support both performance and retention.”
Ad Age produced the 2026 Best Places to Work in partnership with Workforce Research Group, an independent research firm specializing in identifying and recognizing great places to work. The competition was open to agencies, ad tech firms, data and research firms, brand or corporate marketing departments or groups and in-house agencies of marketers.
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