Jared Malik Royal is a Brooklyn-based commercial and music-video director who applies a surrealist approach to human-centered storytelling. He started as a music producer, photographer, and model—with credits in Cultured, Office Magazine, and British Vogue—before moving into branded film. RSA Films signed him for spot representation in February 2023 after a prior stint at Moxie Pictures; he is also associated with Sequoia Content and Black Dog Films (UK music-video roster). Brand work includes Walmart’s “Dear Dad” for the Black & Unlimited series, which he wrote and directed as a real-subject portrait of farmer Kamal Bell of Sankofa Farms and which premiered Father’s Day weekend 2023 at the American Black Film Festival; Comcast’s “Rise”; MassMutual’s “Millennials,” featuring Billy Dee Williams; Square’s “Photodom”; a Ford film with New Orleans car club Mustang Mafia; Mercedes-Benz fashion films; Levi’s; Converse; Hypebeast; The Africa Center’s “Home Is Here”; and Trust’s “Keynote.” A Square film earned 4 stars from Mr David Reviews. Black Dog videos include Lucky Daye “Think Different” and Becky G “Mercedes.” He is a Music Video judge for the Shots America Awards 2025. Craft priorities include emotional connection, dark humour, beauty in the ugly, and exploratory tools such as LIDAR CGI, NeRF, and AI character design.