Judges have shortlisted entrants to the Best Places to Work Awards 2022 across seven specialist categories – including the new Sustainability Award – in addition to the best agency accolades. See the full list below.
The next stage of judging – the question-and-answer sessions – will take place in person in April before the winners are announced in May.
PRWeek would like to thank everybody who entered the Best Places to Work Awards 2022, and to congratulate the finalists.
Thanks also to our judges: James Acheson-Gray, founder partner, Apella Advisors; Jo Carr, co-founder and chief client officer, Hope&Glory PR; Alison Clarke, business consultant and mentor; Katie de Cozar, head of enterprise technology, CCgroup; Jackie Elliot, founder and chairman, Cathcart Consulting; Claire Foster, director, Williams Nicholson; Anna Geffert, managing director, Hera Communications Strategy, and president, Women in PR; Jon Gerlis, public relations and policy manager, CIPR; Anna Guyer, founder and director, Greenhouse PR; Bibi Hilton, communications director, Creative Access; Melissa Lawrence, chief executive, Taylor Bennett Foundation; Avril Lee, head of healthcare Europe, Zeno Group, and chair, CIPR Diversity & Inclusion Network; Kirsty Leighton, founder, Milk & Honey PR; Kate McFerran, director of communications, London North Eastern Railway; Julian Obubo, partner, Manifest; James Olley, partner, Montfort; Sneha Patel, vice president – public affairs and marketing, The Blackstone Group; Barbara Phillips, strategic communications consultant and chair, PRCA Race and Ethnicity Board; Chloe Pope, senior account director, CCgroup; Harriet Rich, managing director, business communications, Brands2Life; Rachel Royall, founder and managing director, Blue Lozenge; Charles Tattersall, chief executive, Citypress.
Main categories
Small Agency (two to 29 employees)
- Alfred
- Missive
- Forster Communications
- Ready10
- Blurred
Mid-Size Agency (30 to 99 employees)
- Battenhall
- Citypress
- Hope&Glory PR
- Kindred
- Porter Novelli
Large Agency (100+ employees)
- BCW
- Brands2Life
- FleishmanHillard UK
- Ketchum UK
- MSL UK
Specialist categories
Sustainability Award
- Blurred
- Don't Cry Wolf
- Forster Communications
Employee Support During COVID-19
- Blurred
- Brands2Life
- Virgo Health
Best Internship Scheme Award
- Blurred
- Brands2Life
- Missive
Diversity & Inclusion Award
- Blurred
- Ketchum UK
- PrettyGreen
Mental Health Champion Award
- Aspectus Group
- Blurred
- Hope&Glory PR
Reward & Benefits Award
- Blurred
- CCgroup
- Lansons
Training & Development Award
- Blurred
- Citypress
- Virgo Health