Jake Nava is a British director, mostly known for his work in music videos for Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Britney Spears and The Rolling Stones.
He also directs TV commercials, notably for Guinness and Levi Strauss & Co. Nava described himself to Complex magazine as "kind of mixed in race".
He was born and raised in North London to a father of Afro-Mexican ancestry and a mother of Austrian and Dutch descent.
[3] Nava has created videos for various artists, including Tina Turner, Spice Girls, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Atomic Kitten, Enrique Iglesias, Usher, Pink, Snow Patrol, Shakira, Kelis, Mariah Carey, Natalie Imbruglia, Natasha Bedingfield, The Cranberries, System of a Down, Leona Lewis, Blaque, Mis-Teeq, Beyonce, and Rolling Stones.
In 2013, Nava directed three music videos for Beyoncé’s visual album ("Partition", "Grown Woman", and "Flawless").