After Emerson College, Jacob rose up through the ranks in New York, working for production companies and ad agencies where he learned to tell stories visually. He made his directorial debut, at the helm of reality the campaign, the “Gain Show and Smell Challenge” for Procter and Gamble that turned into a 40-spot package shooting across America.
Since he has created content for blue-chip advertisers like; American Express, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart while partnering with ad agencies such as Young and Rubicam, BBDO, Grey Advertising, The Uniworld Group, Momentum, Burrell Advertising, and cable networks such as BET, TV One and Aspire.
As a member of SAG/AFTRA he worked on films and television shows such as “American Gangster”, “The Good Shepherd”, “Blindspot”, “Now You See Me”, and “Lovecraft Country” and “Boardwalk Empire” as a stunt performer.
Jacob has won Telly Awards, Ceba Awards, ADDY Awards Gold Effie, and an Emmy.