She worked as a real estate agent, a web designer, and at Nielsen Media as a journalist, eventually being promoted to the regional editor during her college years.

Avis formed her production company Alchemy Pictures in 2010, and began directing and producing branded commercial content, eventually landing clients such as Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Pfizer, and the Cali Group.

[13] In 2016, she directed her second feature, the coming of age story Adolescence, starring India Eisley, Elisabeth Rohm, Tommy Flanagan, and Jere Burns.

[17] In 2018, she worked with Oscar winner Cloris Leachman, Betsy Brandt, and Sascha Nastasi on Being and Nothingness,[18] and in 2019, she embarked on a feature length documentary project that would eventually span five years, Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West.

[1] In 2020, Avis wrote, directed, and edited Black Beauty for Disney+ and Constantin Film based on Anna Sewell's classic novel starring Oscar Winner Kate Winslet, Mackenzie Foy, and Iain Glen.

In July 2024, Avis was brought aboard to write and direct American Wolf for Apple Original Films, based on the book by Nate Blakeslee.

[34] In 2022, a wild horse Avis rescued from the slaughter pipeline was adopted by Black Beauty star Mackenzie Foy, who is also an Ambassador for the foundation.