Cooley started his career as an intern at the Pixar Animation Studios, where he mostly worked as a storyboard Artist on several films like The Incredibles in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, Up in 2009, and Cars 2 in 2011. In 2009, Cooley wrote and directed a short film George & A.J. for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures.
In 2015, Cooley worked as a Screenwriter and storyboard supervisor on the film Inside Out, the film was released on June 19, 2015 by the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The same year, he wrote and directed another short film titled Riley's First Date? which released along with the Inside Out's Blu-ray.
