Jake is a Director from the North East of England. He began his career as the Creative Learning Facilitator at Hull Truck Theatre (2012 - 2014)  before becoming Trainee Director at Chichester Festival Theatre (2014 - 2016) under the tutelage of Jonathan Church, where he assisted directors such as Jonathan Kent, Howard Davies, Nadia Fall, Max Stafford Clark, Jonathan Church and Co-Directed A Christmas Carol in the Festival Theatre with Dale Rooks.

​He has held positions as Resident Director at the Almeida Theatre, developing new work for the venue and was invited by the National Theatre to their Directors Programme in 2017.

​He was nominated for an Off-West End Award for his UK Premier of Halley Feiffer's I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard for Best Director. 

​Jake is currently an Associate Lecturer at the Northern School of Art and a Board Member of The Customs House, South Shields.