Creative Director & Founder at jmerkstudio.com I'm a hands-on Creative Director with a background in design, a passion for storytelling, and a proven track record leading creative for high-growth DTC brands. With extensive experience directing campaign and ecomm photoshoots, I bring concepts to life from moodboards to final assets—always with a strategic lens to ensure creative not only looks beautiful, but drives results. From brand launches to rebrands, I’ve built and scaled visual identities, developed high-performing ad creative, and led multi-disciplinary teams that bridge brand and performance. I thrive at the intersection of aesthetics and strategy, and I love collaborating with savvy, ambitious teams to create work that resonates and converts.

Jaclyn Merk

Creative Director & Founder at jmerkstudio.com I'm a hands-on Creative Director with a background in design, a passion for storytelling, and a proven track record leading creative for high-growth DTC brands. With extensive experience directing campaign and ecomm photoshoots, I bring concepts to life from moodboards to final assets—always with a strategic lens to ensure creative not only looks beautiful, but drives results. From brand launches to rebrands, I’ve built and scaled visual identities, developed high-performing ad creative, and led multi-disciplinary teams that bridge brand and performance. I thrive at the intersection of aesthetics and strategy, and I love collaborating with savvy, ambitious teams to create work that resonates and converts.

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Creative Director & Founder at jmerkstudio.com

I’m a hands-on Creative Director with a background in design, a passion for storytelling, and a proven track record leading creative for high-growth DTC brands. With extensive experience directing campaign and ecomm photoshoots, I bring concepts to life from moodboards to final assets—always with a strategic lens to ensure creative not only looks beautiful, but drives results.

From brand launches to rebrands, I’ve built and scaled visual identities, developed high-performing ad creative, and led multi-disciplinary teams that bridge brand and performance. I thrive at the intersection of aesthetics and strategy, and I love collaborating with savvy, ambitious teams to create work that resonates and converts.

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Work Experience

Creative Director & Founder at J. Merk Studio
August 7, 2025 - Present
VP of Creative at Coop Sleep Goods
July 15, 2024 - June 19, 2025
Art Director at FIGS
November 17, 2020 - June 14, 2024
Art Director, Digital at Brooklinen
January 6, 2020 - July 30, 2021
Design Director at AEDIT
June 17, 2019 - January 3, 2020
Associate Art Director at Mack Weldon
November 28, 2016 - June 7, 2019
Visual Designer at Shopstyle
July 6, 2015 - September 30, 2016

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Temple University, Tyler School of Art
January 4, 2010 - May 12, 2014

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Retail