At Courtney Jerome Media, there’s a passion for storytelling and featuring people, businesses, and organizations in a positive light. Especially in the state we all love to call home—Michigan. Whether it’s through promotional videos and TV commercials, social media posts, or other digital marketing materials, one thing is certain—we know how to spot a story and tailor it to your specific needs and audience.
Our woman-owned agency not only thrives in Michigan but makes waves across the country, leaving a trail of successful stories in our wake. We represent fields such as food and beverage, hospitality, high-end residential construction and landscaping, medical and health, non-profit organizations, sustainability, retail, & more. View our portfolio here.
About Courtney Jerome, Owner & Creative Director
Hi. I’m Courtney. And to answer your first question … Yes. I’m that girl from that show about Michigan on PBS. The former Destination Michigan host and segment producer on the TV series? Yes, that’s me. And secondly, yes. I’m that girl who has written stories for Traverse Magazine. Yes, it is my name you’ve seen on MyNorth.com and in their print publications. And, yes. I was the previous station manager of UpNorthTV (now Traverse Area Community Media), broadcasting live events like the National Cherry Festival Parade, Traverse City Film Festival, TEDx Traverse City, and Picnic at the Opera. It’s true. You saw me directing large camera crews at all hours of the day and night in Northern Michigan.
Telling others’ stories is what people say I am “born to do,” and that’s part of the reason why Courtney Jerome Media LLC launched in late 2017. That, and having a more flexible schedule to spend time with our family. I am grateful for the talented teams I’ve trained professionally alongside with throughout my EMMY Award-winning career, and I am so proud of the Courtney Jerome Media team we have now. We get to keep telling the stories of hard-working community members through a variety of content that connects—tributing the businesses and nonprofit organizations that make this state great, and the one that we all love to call home.
In addition to CJM, Courtney also serves on the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Great Lakes Bay Region Board, the Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MIOCA) Board, and the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation’s Community Relations Committee.
About the Creative Content Marketing Team
Meet our CJM Design Specialist, Lindsey Lintjer. Lindsey studied graphic design at Central Michigan University and has been in the design biz for over eight years. She specializes in logo and brand creation for CJM clients, as well as Squarespace web design. Lindsey is so happy to be a part of the talented CJM team and looks forward to designing something special for your brand!
In her spare time, Lindsey serves on the board of the Mt. Pleasant Jaycees and is a member of the Mt. Pleasant Craft Beer Festival Committee. Nonprofits are a big passion of hers and she loves to help use her design talents in various opportunities to help out the community.
Courtney Jerome Media’s Social Media + PPC Advertising Specialist, Jacob Pinkney, is a full-stack marketer with a decade of experience helping companies across the world scale their returns with measurable, reliable marketing practices. His experience across dozens of industries makes him a valuable asset to any team that wants to grow and needs a plan and implementor to help them do so. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Howard University and a Master’s degree in strategic communications from Florida International University.
In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and enjoying new food with his fiancée, and giving back to communities through scholarships.
“I pride myself in the professional relationships I’ve built throughout my career. And I’m proud those connections can help small businesses when they’re looking for nearly anything creative or media related. If a business is looking for a skill I don’t have, or they have a project larger than I can personally take on at the moment, I probably have someone within the CJM team that can do the job great. And I specifically, strategically, request the right person per individual campaign, that I believe will lead to a positive result. They might have only joined me for one project. Or maybe for several campaigns. Either way, they’re part of the CJM team.”
— Courtney Jerome
Interested in having your story told? Get in touch with us via our Contact Page.
Recent Courtney Jerome Media clients include:
MyNorth Media // Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine
Midland Center for the Arts in Midland
Boge, Wybenga and Bradley, P.C. in Mount Pleasant
Tondue Medical Spa in Bay City
McLaren Central Michigan Hospital in Mount Pleasant
Leland Gal in Leland
Baabaazuzu in Lake Leelanau
Jenkins Group Inc. in Traverse City
Michigan Society for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
The Bluebird Restaurant and Tavern in Leland
ViewTech Borescopes in Traverse City
Mid Michigan Smiles // Richards & Ribitch Dentistry in Mount Pleasant
ShapeUpNorth.com in Northern Michigan
Robert F. Murray and Company in Mount Pleasant
Rove Estate and Winery in Traverse City
Outdoor Beerdsman & Smitten by the Mitten based in Boyne City
Falling Waters Lodge in Leland
The Journey Program in Traverse City, Suttons Bay, and Frankfort
Laughlin’s Slice of Spice Restaurant in Spring Arbor
Watch this highlight reel below featuring Michigan small businesses Courtney Jerome Media has recently created creative content for. It features digital content marketing work with a variety of Michigan businesses.
Don’t see your industry highlighted above? Well, odds are we’ve probably told a story or two that’s similar to your industry! Here’s a list of about half of the Michigan organizations, businesses, and individuals Courtney Jerome has told stories about throughout her career:
- A-Way Hunting Products, Beaverton
- Abraham’s Carriage, Mesick
- Ann Loveless, Artist, Beulah
- Annual Atique Tractor Crossing, Mackinaw City
- BaaBaaZuZu, Lake Leelanau
- Barrier Free Boating, Otter Lake
- Bay View Inn, Epoufette
- Becky Thatcher Designs, Glen Arbor
- Better Made Snack Foods, Detroit
- Biggby Coffee, East Lansing
- Bill Gannon, Grayling
- Bohning Archery, Lake City
- Bottle-Cap Museum, Grayling
- Brek-n-Ridge Farm, Harbor Springs
- Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth
- Bruce Catton Exhibit, Benzonia
- Castle Farms, Charlevoix
- Charles Breed, Artist, Midland
- Classic Trailer Specialists, East Jordan
- Cops & Doughnuts, Clare
- Cowboy Action Shooting, Emmett County
- Dahlia Hill, Midland
- Darwin’s Antique Slot Machines, Chelsea
- Dave Kenyon, Wildlife Photographer, Dimondale
- Dave’s Barber Shop, Indian River
- Dean Molnar, DNR, Tustin
- Detroit City Distillery, Detroit
- DRL Wooden Metal Crafts, Sanford
- Earl Young’s Mushroom Houses, Charlevoix
- Ebels General Store, Falmouth
- Frank Sedlar, Artist, St. Louis
- Frankenmuth Woolen Mill, Frankenmuth
- Fred Petroskey, Artist, Lake Leelanau
- Galloup Guitars, Big Rapids
- Glen Van Antwerp, Wooden Bird Carver, Tustin
- Global Energy Innovations, Flint
- Great Lakes Boat Building School, Cedarville
- Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Saranac
- Hoaglund Hardware, Tustin
- Houghton Lake Resorter, Houghton Lake
- House of Flavors, Ludington
- Huron Lady II, Port Huron
- Ice Racing, Bentley
- Ingrid Tourangeau, Artist, Shepherd
- Jerry Wares, Harp Creator, Traverse City
- Joe Grimm, Author, East Lansing
- Land Conservancy of West Michigan
- Lavender Hill Farms, Boyne City
- Lay-Z-Boy, Monroe
- Lee’s Miniature Golf, Alpena
- Leelanau Conservancy
- Legs Inn, Cross Village
- Leon Vietzke, Collector, Traverse City
- Little Traverse Conservancy
- Luke Clyburn, Scuba Diver, Alpena
- Manistee Weir, Manistee
- Mark Martin Ice Fishing, Cadillac
- Matt Koontz, Flute Maker, Petoskey
- MDOT Freeway Signs, Lansing
- Meadowbrook Hall, Rochester
- Meredith Krell, Artist, Charlevoix
- MI Ice Cube Trays, Warren
- Michael Glenn Monroe, Illustrator, Brighton
- Michigan Firehouse Museum, Ypsilanti
- Michigan Humanities Council, Lansing
- Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville
- Midland Creative 360, Midland
- Mike Cornelius, Author, Hubbard Lake
- Mike Sutherland, Glen Arbor
- Moomers Ice Cream, Traverse City
- Morgan Composting, Sears
- Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum, Mt. Pleasant
- Music House Museum, Acme
- Nature’s Kennel Sled Dog Adventures, McMillan
- Noah Creamer, Traverse City
- Osceola Quilt Trail, Osceola County
- PaleoJoe, Paleontologist, Alpena
- Pat Harrison, Gourd Carver, Maple City
- Pere Marquette Catering, Reed City
- Pictured Rocks Boat Cruise, Munising
- Pinconning Cheese, Pinconning
- Roger Card Wildlife Museum, Big Rapids
- Rose Wunderbaum Traines, Sculptor, Mount Pleasant
- Serenus Johnson Portables, Bay City
- Snow Snake, Harrison
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Sporck Tileart, Suttons Bay
- Stained Glass Cabinet Company, Acme
- Steve Toornman, Artist, Charlevoix
- Stoney Creek Essential Oils, St. Johns
- Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe, Dewitt
- Tall Ship Celebration, Bay City
- Ted Peterson, Artist, Glen Arbor
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena
- Todd and Brad Reed Photography, Ludington
- Tom Trumbull, Pilot, Leland
- Tom Ulrich, Glen Haven
- Toy Town, Cadillac
- Trick Dog Art Gallery, Elberta
- Trisha Witty Fine Art, Harbor Springs
- Turkey Roost, Kawkawlin
- Vanderwal Dairy Farm, Merritt
- Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City
- Waterloo Croquet Club, Waterloo
- Waterloo Farm Museum, Waterloo
- West Michigan Ice Yacht Club, Muskegon