Jared Avalos

Jared Avalos is a 22 year old director and founder of Dreamer Data, a production company based around Chicago. Growing up in Minooka, IL, Jared credits his small town for a lot of his creativity and inspiration. “Growing up in a town nobody has heard of is something I used to view as a disadvantage, but over time I’ve come to realize that it’s an advantage and allows me to bring a unique perspective to the table.” Jared is self taught in directing and video editing, after attending a year of college he decided it was not for him and continued on to pursue filmmaking full-time.

Jared began directing in late 2017 after a friend asked if he could shoot a music video for them. Working with artists by the likes of Dreamer Isioma, Nina Tech, and Tullis, Jared’s work has been seen in Billboard, BET, and Rolling Stones. Jared expressed how important working with artists he can also consider friends is to him. Keeping things organic and natural has been one of the important keys to his success. Jared claims running a business is the hard part of what he does, the creativity comes natural. Producing, directing, and editing a majority of the projects within the company, Jared credits the team around him for the success when saying “I’m a product of the people I surround myself with, everyone around me inspires me in their own way.” 

Jared’s aspirations for the future are to continue telling stories in whatever way he can. He aims to inspire those that have repeatedly been told they weren’t good enough and show that with a little bit of determination and hard work they can achieve greatness in what they desire.

Keep up with Jared on Instagram @jaredavaloss and @dreamer.data

Workshop

Come join Jared during his workshop on Thursday, 3.30.23 from 9AM-2PM in our Skyline Room. Get your tickets by clicking on the image below.