A descendent of the Lama Lama and Gamiliroi people, Jake completed a Journalism Cadetship at Vibe Australia where he became the organisation’s Senior Editor (2008 to 2014). He was responsible for producing the nationally distributed Deadly Vibe magazine (both as co-writer and Senior Editor) and worked across a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander events and media products, including the nationally syndicated radio program Deadly Sounds, television programs Living Strong and Move it Mob Style, and the Deadly Awards.