Our Company

An Adelaide-based strategic communications consultancy trusted to build the reputation and support the growth of leading businesses and organisations.

Our Company

Partnering with Hughes, our clients gain the power to influence action and opinion.

For more than 30 years, Hughes has been trusted to build and protect the reputations of hundreds of clients in all sectors across South Australia, Australia and the world.

Our clients are competing on the global stage or giving back to the community right here in South Australia. They are the gateway into our great state or be sharing South Australia with the world.

Since our foundation, we have continued to evolve while maintaining a disciplined, strategic approach to everything we do to deliver your desired results and return on investment.

Through our team’s broad industry experience, we have extensive networks within government, business and media organisations. We advise you fearlessly on engagement with key influencers and decision makers.

And we coach business leaders in how to use their voice, at times when it matters the most.

Our multi-disciplinary team delivers strategic communications to build and protect reputations with seamless integration across all channels.
Hughes’ philosophy for maintaining and protecting reputations is to “plan for the best and prepare for the rest”. And if issues or crises emerge, we help navigate them with a calm, considered and experienced hand.

At Hughes, we advise you as a partner, who is as invested in your own story as you are.

Think strategically. Think Hughes.

Industry leadership

Giving back to our industry is important to Hughes. Our team regularly participates in speaking engagements and industry workshops to share our expert knowledge and learn from other professionals in our field.

Hughes partners with Adelaide University to host an annual “open house” evening where final year university students get a behind-the-scenes look at careers in strategic communications, digital and social media, video production and graphic design. Our whole team attends to offer one-one-one opportunities to answer students’ career questions.

Intern program

Our team is committed to continuous improvement, while giving back to our professions through engagement with student interns, and emerging practitioners.

In addition to our annual “open house” for final year Adelaide University students, Hughes runs an internship program, where a student completes a real-world project, working alongside the Hughes team.

During the internship, the student gains valuable insights into strategic communications, digital and social media, video production, and graphic design. Students may also have the opportunity to attend video shoots, media conferences or other events and meet some of Hughes’ clients to learn about the industries that employ communications professionals.

Working at Hughes

Hughes is renowned for its standards of professionalism and collegiality, which are nurtured through a collaborative culture that promotes continuous improvement.

Professional development takes many forms at Hughes, including industry association participation, conference attendance and training sessions. Hughes prides itself on producing quality work for great clients and having a good time doing it.

Our team celebrates everyone’s wins at work and in life with formal recognition of professional achievements and informal social activities included on our calendar.