Scott began his career as a director of music videos creating acclaimed work for Will.I.am, Jordin Sparks, and Jason Derulo, winning an MVPA Award for Directorial Debut of the Year, two GMA Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. National campaigns followed with commercials for Buick, Colgate, and Sara Lee. Scott made his feature film debut with Step Up Revolution which grossed over 142 million worldwide. He went on to direct Midnight Sun for Open Road/Universal and I Still See You for Lionsgate.

In television, Scott directed MTV's Finding Carter pilot and served as series producing director. His episodic work includes MTV's Scream and Eye Candy as well as Hulu's The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.