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From 1996 to 2005, Jarvis researched, wrote and produced non-fiction television programs at major networks and studios for international broadcast/cable. He worked for several years as a researcher on A&E “Biography” and wrote game show questions for programs like NBC’s “The Weakest Link.” He also would spend several months researching single subjects (Elvis Presley, Nobel Prize scientists, unusual mansions) for a variety of television programs. Jarvis re-wrote the narration for a mock documentary, “The Mystery of Dalaro,” produced by Spike Jonze for Volvo as part of a viral media campaign in 2004. Jarvis wrote and produced “Rat People: Friends and Foes” for New Line Cinema in 2003. He worked on productions at many companies and networks including the Lifetime Network; DreamWorks SKG Television; NBC; Fox Television; The History Channel; The Travel Channel; A&E; The Family Channel; Warner Bros. Studios; Columbia Tristar and MTV.

Jarvis wrote hundreds of stories as a frequent contributor for the Los Angeles Times Magazine and Calendar sections from 1999 until 2005. In 2005, he was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Deputy Director for Communications for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CALFIRE. He directed all department media strategies for statewide disaster responses to major incidents like the October 2007 Fire Siege and the 2008 Lightning Fire Siege. He frequently appeared as a department spokesman on local news as well as on international television and radio shows such as Larry King Live on CNN and Hannity & Colmes on Fox News. In 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger re-appointed Jarvis as Deputy Secretary for Public Affairs with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Since 2010 Jarvis has worked in communications planning, strategy and outreach as a federal employee.