Picture a place where thoughts become actions, ideas become accomplishments and imagination becomes reality. Whether you’re looking for a playful spin or a serious twist, Jump skillfully brings your concept to life. Our days are filled with energy and collaboration with inspired talent and clients from around the world. We’re proud of our small but mighty team … who love every minute of what we do.
Meet The Team
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Jeff August - Partner / Creative Director
If you’ve watched any of the main Canadian or US networks, chances are you’ve already caught a glimpse of some of Jeff’s work. As director, editor and designer, he hits the television industry “trifecta”. His one-of-a-kind skill set is in high demand throughout North America, and for good reason. Jeff possesses a rare blend of creative excellence and astute technical ability, with 30 years experience to back it up.
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Brian Vos - Partner / Business Affairs
When you have a question about the film and television industry, you can trust Brian has the answer. His realm of experience includes both live and post-produced programming, corporate communications, special event marketing, media strategy and buying, brand marketing and management, as well as project management of broadcast design and animation packages. The meticulous attention he puts into every project guarantees his clients a product of excellence.
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Jennifer Avis - Partner /General Manager
With nearly 30 years in media and communications, Jennifer brings a calm, cool presence to her role overseeing the daily operations of Jump Studios. Having worked in broadcast news taught her the motivating influence of a deadline and how to manage competing priorities. As a series, commercial and corporate producer she honed her organization and attention to detail skills, while film and TV publicity showed her the power of strong communication. Building and maintaining colleague and client relationships are the best parts of her day. Now as General Manager of Jump Studios she is working on building a business that is more than the next quote, invoice or project but rather the next decade in the industry.
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Liz Bugera - Producer
At the age of 16 you would either find Liz in the edit suite or cable television remote truck in the small town of Cranbrook, BC. Fast forward to a couple years later and you would find her assisting a Casting Director and acting as a Production Assistant on a Dairy Queen commercial shoot. At an early age Liz knew the TV/Film industry was in her blood and felt like a second home.
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Bharat Sarwaiya - Design Director
Bharat is an award winning Director/ Designer with masters in art history, Bharat is an active artist with several solo and group art exhibitions under his sleeve. His work reflects a strong, yet fine, modernist approach towards design, typography and animation. He also dabbles in filmed art, sound design, music and photography, art.
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Brock Roberts - Graphics & Editing
A voracious reader, he brings his love of story to all of his projects. It shows in the short films and award winning projects he has worked on. He is always looking for those special moments to make a piece shine. Some of his favorite Jump projects are the Lux Windows commercials; all are story driven with a humorous twist … a twist Brock interprets like no one else, getting laughs every time.