David Jacobs, formerly of Slippery Rock, stands by the sign of his new employer, Facebook, headquartered in San Fransisco.

A Slippery Rock High School graduate has taken a job with a billion-dollar company.

David Jacobs, Slippery Rock High School Class of 2005, moved to the West Coast after finishing college in 2009 from Point Park University in Pittsburgh with a degree in sports art and entertainment management.

Jacobs said after the move he discovered a passion for marketing and worked for a few companies in the Bay Area, before he landed his latest gig with Facebook about four months ago.

“I work in their consumer marketing division,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs said one of his responsibilities is working on the marketing campaigns for messenger, which includes Facebook's latest spinoff app, Messenger Kids.

“We're constantly thinking of new apps or new ways to constantly connect with youth or kids,” Jacobs said.

Read more about David Jacobs in the Butler Eagle.