Jackson founded Illusion Studio in November of 2002 and quickly grew it from a one-man operation to Houston's leader in full production 3D computer animation. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Animation from The Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg and has since taught advanced 3d animation classes at the college level in Hong Kong. In 2009, Illusion Studio became a part of Bouncing Pixel. Jackson's work has received numerous Worldfest/Houston Remi Awards and AAF Houston Addy Awards. He has directed and worked on simulations and animations for the oil and gas industry, television commercials, product animation, corporate communications, and public relations. His work has been used by advertising agencies, video production studios, large corporate clients, and publicly traded companies.