JON MERLIN
Jon is a San Diego‑based Creative Director, email‑marketing specialist, and friendly AI tinkerer with 20+ years building brands that perform. He starts with empathy and finishes with results, having launched full-scale rebrands, built data-driven email ecosystems, and shipped thousands of multichannel campaigns that turn browsers into buyers.
As the email guru on The One Club San Diego's board of directors, Jon shares hands‑on advice on welcome flows, win‑backs, and inbox storytelling that actually moves the numbers. His calm, strategic eye and ability to translate complex plans into conversion-focused creative make him a go-to sounding board for peers.
For Compass Digital, Jon’s email campaigns helped drive a 39% increase in annual revenue for one of the agency’s top clients, proof that thoughtful strategy and sharp execution still win.
Today, he blends performance copy, visual storytelling, and cutting-edge AI to guide customers from first click to loyal fan. Whether it’s training models to write smarter subject lines or mapping Klaviyo flows by behavior, Jon treats tech as a co-pilot, freeing people to stay human.
Away from the keyboard, he’s pruning patio tomatoes or chasing his two young daughters. If you're looking for a creative partner who pairs big-picture thinking with sleeves-rolled execution, Jon would love to connect.
