Jett Steiger

IQ Membership: Partner

Year joined: 2026

Country: United States of America
Languages: English

Biography

Jett Steiger is an award-winning American producer and co-founder of Los Angeles-based creative studio Ways & Means, working across feature films, commercials, music videos, and branded content.

His feature film credits include In a World…, Super Dark Times, The Nowhere Inn, and The African Desperate, with work presented at major international festivals including Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, the Toronto International Film Festival, and Rotterdam. His latest feature, Atropia, written and directed by Hailey Gates, won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Beyond narrative filmmaking, Jett has produced commercial campaigns for global brands including Apple, Sonos, Meta, Nike, and Spotify, as well as music videos for artists such as Pharrell Williams, St. Vincent, Grimes, Arctic Monkeys, and Brockhampton. In 2015, he received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for Pharrell Williams’ Happy.

Through Ways & Means, which he co-founded with Lana Kim in 2012, Jett continues to collaborate with filmmakers, artists, and creative partners across entertainment, music, culture, and advertising, bringing an independent filmmaking sensibility to projects across platforms.

Filmography

Atropia (2025) – Producer
Directed by Hailey Gates
Winner, U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival 2025

The African Desperate (2022) – Executive Producer
Directed by Martine Syms
Released by MUBI; Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award nominee

Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022) – Associate Producer
Documentary

The Nowhere Inn (2020/2021) – Producer
Starring St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein
Premiered at Sundance Film Festival; released by IFC

Super Dark Times (2017) – Producer
Directed by Kevin Phillips
Independent Spirit Award-nominated film

I Do… Until I Don’t (2017) – Producer
Directed by Lake Bell

In a World… (2013) – Producer
Written and directed by Lake Bell

Contact

Company: Ways & Means
Business Phone: +1 (323) 363-9008
Business Email: jett@ways-means.co
Business Address: 2828 Newell Street, Suite 5
City: Los Angeles, California, USA
Business Zip/Postal Code: 90039
Personal Phone:
Personal Mail Address: jett@ways-means.co

Company Overview

Ways & Means is a Los Angeles-based creative studio and production company co-founded by Lana Kim in 2012, producing work across narrative film, commercials, branded entertainment, music videos, and new media.

Working at the intersection of filmmaking, art, music, fashion, and contemporary culture, Ways & Means brings together distinctive filmmakers and creative collaborators to develop visually driven work for brands, artists, cultural institutions, and entertainment platforms.

The company’s portfolio ranges from independent narrative features and internationally recognized branded films to commercial campaigns and original creative projects. Its collaborators have included filmmakers such as Ana Lily Amirpour, Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Brownstein, and Humberto Leon, while its client roster spans global brands and cultural organizations including Netflix, Dior, Nike, Google, Sonos, Kenzo, MoMA, Adidas, Levi’s, Miu Miu, Jimmy Choo, and Nissan.

Ways & Means also maintains a strong presence in independent film, with productions that have premiered and screened at major international festivals including Sundance, Venice, Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Across its work, the company combines independent filmmaking sensibilities with the scale and craft of commercial production, creating projects designed to connect audiences across entertainment, culture, and brands.