[1] Pitts began his career working as J. J. Abrams' assistant on the film Cloverfield and held the same position on Abrams' Star Trek, before transitioning into a writer.
Pitts has written a horror screenplay entitled Spring Break Zombie Cruise, about a government-created virus that infects a group of people on a Spring Break cruise.
[4] He served as a writer, executive story editor, and co-producer on the NBC adventure series Revolution.
Pitts worked on the FOX science-fiction/mystery series Fringe in some capacity since the first season, beginning with being co-creator Abrams' assistant.
Installments he has contributed to include: He also wrote the Tales from the Fringe comic series.