JJ is an award winning director and writer who's helped create so many comedy spots for so many brands. She was a founding creative and head director at The Onion’s Peabody award winning webseries and IFC TV show, The Onion News Network. Her short films have won awards at Sundance, Vimeo, Short of the Week, and even a Student Academy Award. She’s also directed TV including Netflix’s Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show.

Her short film The Oracle premiered in competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

In 2020, Adler founded her own full service US commercial production company, Ruckus Films. Right now she's either directing more commercials, working on a feature, or talking to her dog in an embarrassing voice. She holds an M.F.A. in film directing from Columbia University.