
Jesse Larios
I spent years working around professional athletes before I ever started filming them, inside locker rooms, practices, and game-day environments. Being that close taught me to look past the public version of the athlete and pay attention to the person underneath.
Comedy sharpened that instinct for character, behavior, and observation. Advertising taught me how to turn those observations into ideas.
Today, I bring all three into the way I write, direct, and produce, building work around strong ideas, real people, and moments that actually feel lived-in.
Before moving deeper into production, I trained extensively in sketch, improv, joke writing, screenwriting, and performance through places including The Second City and iO Theater. I later worked in advertising as a copywriter, developing work across TV, radio, OOH, digital, and social in both English and Spanish.
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EXPERIENCE
Chicago Bulls (Freelance)
Camera Operator | Editor | Grip | Production Assistant | Post Production Assistant
Aug. 2023 – Present
Feature Film Documentary | John Leguizamo
Post Production Assistant
Sept. 2024 – Present
FCB Chicago
Bilingual Associate Copywriter (Spanish)
Aug. 2023 - June 2024
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Cox Communications, Terminix
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New Business Wins x1: Terminix
Broadcast & Post Production Intern
June 2023 - Aug. 2023
EDUCATION
Comedy (The Second City, iO Theater Chicago, Jerry Corley’s Comedy Clinic, Pack Theater)
Sketch, Joke Structures, Improv
Anticipated End Date: Never
Columbia College Chicago
Master of Fine Arts - Cinema and Television, Creative Producing
Anticipated 2026
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science
March 2020
SKILLS
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Field Producing
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Interview Direction
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Camera Operation (Sony FX6, FX9, A7SIII)
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Editing (Premiere Pro, After Effects)
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Content Strategy (Social / YouTube)
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Bilingual (English / Spanish)




