We are Merithot.

Where Design Meets Function.

We are Merithot, a full-service marketing agency based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We're a close-knit team of enthusiastic marketers, strategists, creators, and designers. We work together to produce exciting experiences for brands that are as smart as they are effective.

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Rules We Live By.

We value accountability.

We trust and rely on each other for the things we commit to. We don’t just hold each other accountable for our work, but for strengthening our skills, and growing as individuals in our team.

We value diversity.

In both representation and ideas. We want to always be looking for opportunities to bring in different perspectives and voices to make our work the best and most inclusive it can be.

Our clients don’t fit in boxes.

Rather than limiting ourselves to one industry, we’re inspired by clients with excellent products we can feel good about – from companies that share our values.

We help each other.

We’re kind to one another, we exercise empathy and compassion every day and we don’t pile on when someone’s struggling to deliver.

We have fun.

Our humors dry, fast and sharp and we’re unapologetically ourselves with each other and our clients. We can do our best work when there’s no pretense.

We want to grow.

We push ourselves and face new opportunities head on to challenge ourselves and each other to learn new skills and be the best we can.

We bring creativity to everything.

No matter the challenge or subject matter, we don’t stop until we’ve created something unique and creative that still accomplishes the goal.

We value the details.

We want to know our clients’ challenges intimately and have all the context we need to offer them the best solution. We’re problem solvers, and the better we know the problem, the better our solution.

And we learn from mistakes.

If we fall short of these values, we don’t throw them out. If  something didn’t go how we hoped or we’ll take stock and figure out what to do differently next time. We don’t overcorrect, we don’t skirt the mistake, we make a plan – together – to do better.

Our Team — Small but Mighty.

Great work requires great people, and we think ours are some of the very best. We’re a creative, sarcastic and diverse bunch, who wear many hats to help companies like yours flourish.

Benjamin Jenkins

CEO & Founder

Shelby Powers

Creative Director

Carolyn Cardenas

Director of Operations

Logan Braun

Director of Video

Juliyana Fridline

Digital Marketing Manager

Margaret Chesbrough

Digital Marketing Manager

Selena Strain

Technical Lead

Sarah Wolf

Brand Manager

Sarah Chung

UX/UI Designer

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