Jacobs has overseen visual effects and served as miniatures supervisor on the feature films such as Olympus Has Fallen, Ed Wood,[1] What the #$*!

[3] Jacobs served as the 3D stereoscopic supervisor on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier as well as Conan the Barbarian 3D for Lionsgate.

He made short films with a camera he received as a gift, and later studied acting and directing at South Coast Repertory and Milton Katselas' Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Jacobs is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[9] Producers Guild of America and the Visual Effects Society.

[12] Evan Jacobs married Script Supervisor and Assistant Director, Clara Gheorghiu on March 22, 2008 in Napa Valley, California.