As an award-winning director and cinematographer, as well as the owner of one of the most thriving production companies in the Midwest, Jacob is relentless in his pursuit of creating high-level content. He has won 18 regional Emmys in the areas of directing, cinematography, editing, and producing.
He has worked with celebrity talent ranging from: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Mike Wolfe, Lonestar, Jewel, Phil Vassar, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, Tiffany Amber-Thiessen, Tony Braxton, and more. He’s had the opportunity to develop projects for companies worldwide, including: ADOBE, AIR FORCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD, BETTER HOMES & GARDENS, CAPITOL ONE, DISNEY, DUNKIN’, FACEBOOK, GMC, HARLEY DAVIDSON, IOWA LOTTERY, LENNOX, LIBMAN, LOWE’S, MEDIACOM, MEREDITH, MICROSOFT, NASCAR, PwC, THE HOME DEPOT, and UNITED WAY.
Jacob has worked as a director and/or DP on several independent feature films including: A Southern Haunting (Imani Hakim, Laya Hayes - a Starz Original), A Place for Heroes (Paul Sorvino, Norman Lloyd), One Song (Melissa Gilbert, Barbara Eden) A Timeless Love (Daniel Roebuck, Stephanie Zimbalist ), After Life (Liza Weil, Gary Kroeger ) and more, as well as TV series: A Haunting (1 episode – Discovery Channel), Working for Whiskey, Life Dare and several more.
AWARDS: 18 Regional EMMY® Awards, 9 Gold , 12 Silver & 32 Bronze TELLY Awards, 1 - MARCOM Award : All awards for direction and cinematography in commercials and brand content for both local and national clients.