Jared Brock is a Content Creator, Designer, Writer, Editor, Actor, and a whole lot of other things! If you want to chat, you can shoot him an email at JaredBrock4242@gmail.com.​
Jared’s worked as a UX Designer, Senior Consultant, Internal Communications Specialist, and Workplace Office Coordinator for CBRE and Booz Allen Hamilton. He also volunteers as a Social Media Manager and Writer for veterans advocacy groups and local political organizations.
Jared runs JaredTakesTime, a YouTube Channel full of video game reviews, vlogs, video essays, and more! He’s written and produced videos on a bunch of things from video games like Star of Providence and Felvidek, to deep dives on the Professional Wrestling business. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, "His interests contain multitudes!" Here's a few of his favorites-​
A Little Portfolio
Jared does a bunch of things, but these are his three main skillsets!
Writing
Jared writes a video essay every single week. Here are links to three scripts/blogs he's reasonably proud of.
1. State of Video Games 2024
2. Is Russia Losing the Digital War?
3. Alligator Alcatraz DSA Post
Design
Jared is proficient in most Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc) as well as Figma, Canva, and more! He drew the cool icons above!
Video Production
Jared is especially proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, and has been editing videos for ages. Some of his favorite videos are all around this lil' website! The rest are on his YouTube Channel here.
FUN FACTS ABOUT JARED:
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Jared's an FSU-trained Writer, Editor, Actor, and went to Northwest Florida State College on a Technical Theatre Scholarship. He has Backstage and Casting Call Club Profiles that detail his Performing Arts experience.​
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Jared doesn’t fast-travel in video games. Not because he’s cool, but because he likes to suffer.​
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He is a proud member of the PSANWF (Production Services Association of Northwest Florida) and is local to Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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His High School, Wellington High School, became a Fine Arts Academy the year he graduated, which he is immensely proud of. Go Wolverines!
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Jared is a Chamber Singer, performing as a Bass II and Featured Soloist for the Madrigal Singers of Northwest Florida State College, and as a featured Soloist and Dancer in their Show Choir program.
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He's also training to be a Professional Wrestler. To answer you, yes, it really does hurt!
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Jared has had positive comments/retweets on his videos from Hank Green, John Green, Yahtzee Croshaw, and Videogamedunkey. If he gets a NorthernLion shoutout, he'll call the YouTube channel an outright success.
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Jared is a Nerdfighter, and, subsequently, a fan of AFC Wimbledon. DFTBA!
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That’s a lot of stuff! But to be honest, he’s just getting started. Feel free to reach out on BlueSky/Twitter/Discord (He’s @JaredTakesTime on all the socials).
