J3media

What J3media does

J3media is a privately held, for-profit creative services firm headquartered in Durango, Colorado, founded in 2005. The company provides design services across three core areas: corporate visual identity (logos, brand systems), catalogs and print/digital publications, and websites. With a headcount band of 11–50, J3media operates at the scale of a small-to-mid-sized boutique agency.

Leadership comprises Harrison McInnis as Chief Executive Officer and Jerrod Farlow as Founder and Owner, indicating an active founder-led operating structure with a separate CEO appointment — a common configuration for established family- or founder-controlled agencies.

Business model mechanics — pricing structure, contract length, customer segmentation, and go-to-market — are not disclosed in the available source data; the company's website (https://j-3media.com/) rendered only a verification/loader page during data collection, providing no product detail, no named clients, no awards, and no technology stack. There is similarly no disclosed funding history, no app or platform offering, no integrations, and no AI/ML capabilities on record. As a result, the company should be understood as a regional service provider in the visual design space whose commercial specifics (revenue, churn, customer mix) are opaque to outside observers.

Name

J3media

Website

https://j-3media.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

J3media is a privately held, 11–50-person design agency based in Durango, Colorado that provides corporate visual identity design, catalog and publication design, and website design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Graphic Design & Visual Content Production (BPAFAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC), Graphic Design & Visual Communications (Collateral, Illustration) (MPAAAEAC), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Corporate identity design
• Catalog design services
• Publication design services
• Website design services
• Visual branding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Durango

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

J3media designs corporate visual identities, catalogs and publications, and websites for its clients. The firm operates as a small design agency producing tangible branding and print deliverables alongside digital website assets for corporate customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Visual Identity Design
• Catalog and Publication Design
• Website Design

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Broad incumbents

• Landor: Global brand consulting and design firm (now under WPP) covering identity, packaging, environments, and digital. Comparable to J3media only at the brand-identity layer, with broader reach and significantly larger scale; useful as the strategic-incumbent peer.
• Interbrand: Global brand consultancy providing branding, naming, and design services as part of the Omnicom network. Overlaps J3media on visual identity and broader brand expression, but operates as a broad incumbent serving enterprise clients.
• Pentagram: Largest independent design firm in the world, with partners delivering brand identity, publications, and digital design across virtually every category. Useful as the upper-bound incumbent benchmark for J3media's brand + print + digital triad, though it operates at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Civilization: Brand strategy and design firm delivering identity, print systems, and digital experiences for cultural, civic, and commercial clients. Overlaps J3media on the visual-identity + publication + website triad with a similar independent, project-led model.
• Hyperakt: Independent design agency working on brand identity, print, and digital/web projects for nonprofits, cultural institutions, and purpose-led brands. Comparable in service triad (brand, print collateral, web) and in operating as a small, founder-led studio.
• Watson Creative: Boutique creative agency in the Pacific Northwest providing brand identity, publications, and web design for lifestyle, food, and B2B clients. Comparable to J3media in service offering, regional positioning, and boutique operating model.
• Franke Design Group: Independent design firm delivering visual identity, marketing collateral, and websites to consumer and B2B clients. Closely aligned with J3media's service triad and small studio profile.
• Bunch Studio: Independent brand and design studio focused on identity systems, publications, and digital experiences for emerging and growth-stage companies. Highly comparable to J3media in scope (branding + print collateral + websites), size, and full-service boutique model.
• Manual: Small-to-mid independent creative agency offering brand identity, print design, and digital/website work for mission-driven and B2B clients. Comparable to J3media because both are boutique, founder-influenced studios delivering integrated brand-to-web engagements outside the major coastal creative hubs.
• Miresco Creative: Woman-owned independent brand design agency offering visual identity, print collateral, and website design. Directly mirrors J3media's three-pillar service model and small-team project delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/j3media
• Facebookfacebook.com/j3media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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