Jake is a graduate of Macalester College '08, where he majored in English and Theater. In 2014 he graduated from Northwestern University's MFA in Writing for Screen & Stage.
He served as a production intern on the feature film "Unfriended" and wrote, produced, and directed the short comedy film "Jesus House." His scifi/action feature film script "The Crossing" have placed in the Top 5 of the 2014 Final Draft Big Break Contest, and as a finalist in the 2014 Script Pipeline Student Competition, as a semifinalist for the Screencraft Fellowship. He lives and works in Los Angeles.