I care… a lot.
Like staying up until 5am to build our team a digital asset management system from scratch.
I'm one of those ADHD kids who couldn't sit still. Ask my first grade self, who spent every lunch period in detention because of it.
That kid became a Creative Director whose brain still doesn't stop.
Cool ideas, crazy ideas, brilliant ideas, random ideas. The good ones tend to end up in the work.
When I'm not helping brands wow their audiences, I'm riding my motorcycle, reading, tending to my garden, or falling down a YouTube rabbit hole.
If you still can't get enough of me, you can find me here:
Instagram: @jalilbutron
LinkedIn
Oakland Library free arts & crafts nights (not kidding)
PS: My work skills are below because I do take myself seriously sometimes 🤓
I started creating videos in 2015 when my friends and I filmed a music video using a navy blue sheet, a cheap work light from the hardware store, and my parent’s garage.
About a year later, I moved to Shanghai and started working my first corporate job. I quit in less than two months after realizing it wasn't for me.
Armed with a camera, a laptop, and the knowledge I had from making videos with my friends, I decided to pursue my passion. That landed me a job as the in-house director of photography for a production company.
After four years there, I decided to move back to California to join as Creative Director at YouthBeat, a non-profit in Oakland creating media career pathways for diverse storytellers.
