He attended Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California and graduated with a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University in 2006.
Following the film's premiere, Jones and long time friend Drake Doremus began conceiving Like Crazy.
The film is based on Ruta Sepetys' New York Times Bestseller Between Shades of Gray.
Jones changed the title to avoid any possible confusion with the vastly dissimilar Fifty Shades of Grey franchise.
In 2017, Jones wrote Newness, directed by Doremus, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.