Burlington, VT (January 6, 2026)—Fluency, the leading digital advertising operating system for agencies and large enterprises, today announced it has been recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work in 2026. The Burlington-based company was named one of the “Best Remote Places to Work.”
Now in its eighth year, Built In’s Best Places to Work program celebrates the companies shaping the future of work. The awards reflect Built In’s data-driven approach, evaluating and celebrating companies based on compensation, benefits, and company-wide culture programs.
Since its founding in 2017, Fluency’s workplace has been designed around employee trust, flexibility, and empowering people to do their best work. A remote-first company, Fluency’s team members are currently spread across 24 states. The company prioritizes autonomy, anchored by shared goals, open communication, and strong cross-team collaboration.
Fluency employees are supported through competitive compensation, equity in the company, and comprehensive benefits—including health coverage, a 401(k) match, flexible hours, and an award-winning health and wellness program—so teams can bring that same level of care and creativity to making digital advertising work better.
“At Fluency, we’ve been intentional about creating a culture where our team can do their best work and feel valued every day,” said Michelle Arnold, head of talent at Fluency. . “Employee recognition and celebration of their experience here is the greatest validation we could receive. Being named a Built In Best Places To Work affirms the environment we’ve built together.”
In a rapidly evolving AI-first job market, recognition as a Best Place to Work helps employers stand out as trusted brands when candidates turn to tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews to research where to work next.
“Today’s candidates discover the companies they want to work for using AI tools,” said Maria Christopoulos Katris, Founder & CEO of Built In. “Earning a Best Place to Work award not only signals to candidates that you invest in your people, it’s a lever to strengthen how AI search tools understand and represent your company’s story.”
This recognition adds to a growing list of workplace honors for Fluency. The company recently ranked No. 4 on Ad Age’s Best Places to Work 2025 and has been named a Best Place to Work in Vermont for four years in a row. Fluency has also been recognized for its growth, ranking No. 237 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and appearing multiple times on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America.
To learn more about the 2026 Best Places to Work program and view all winners, visit https://employers.builtin.com/best-places-to-work/.
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ABOUT FLUENCY
Fluency is the Digital Advertising Operating System (DAOS) that transforms paid media operations into breakthrough outcomes by centralizing all major campaign execution workflows into a single solution. The AI-powered platform eliminates the most time and resource-intensive aspects of campaign execution, and automates campaigns across all major digital ad channels - including walled gardens and the open web. As a result, advertisers can activate, automate, and analyze any number of campaigns with unprecedented efficiency, working at a scale not previously achievable. Fluency powers nearly $3b in annual media spend. Its user base supports more than 250,000+ monthly campaigns for brands with 50,000+ locations. In 2025, the company ranked #1,278 on the Inc 5000, marking its third year in a row on the list. With a founding team that’s worked in online advertising since 1998, Fluency has certified partnerships with many major ad publishers and was named a finalist for the Technology Innovation in the 2024 Amazon Ads Partner Awards.
