Summary
Creative director and producer with 14+ years leading end-to-end content across documentary, branded, and commercial formats. Co-created Micro Film Series — a 60+ episode documentary series across 6 seasons (IMDb). Directed and produced 21 documentaries for RadicalMedia (NYC) in 2025. Production credits with CBS, MTV, and Gordon Ramsay's One Potato Two Potato. Google Certified Trusted Photographer (Midwest). Combines deep creative instincts with technical fluency — builds AI-powered video tools, edits in Premiere and Logic Pro, and ships full websites alongside the content. Published author with live NBC broadcast coverage. Drone/aerial eligible (Part 107).
Core Skills
Production: Directing · Producing · Editing · Documentary · Branded content · Short-form · Social-first video
Visual: Photography (architectural, commercial, lifestyle) · Cinematic video · 360°/panoramic · Drone/aerial · Virtual tours
Audio & Post: Logic Pro · Music production · Premiere Pro · Lightroom · Photoshop · Color grading (.cube LUTs) · JUCE/C++
AI Creative: AI video generation workflows · AI-powered ad creation · AI video personas · Prompt engineering
Experience
Founder & Creative Producer — Nathan Maas Media
2012 – Present
- Lead end-to-end production of documentary, branded, and commercial content for local and national clients
- Co-created Micro Film Series — 60+ episode documentary series across 6 seasons (IMDb: tt13519776)
- IMDb credits as producer (60+ eps), director (7 eps), writer (6 eps), editor — concept through distribution
- Specialize in architectural interiors, lifestyle storytelling, and short-form documentaries
- Produce social media video for local businesses including Dakota Craft Links (2025–Present)
- Created "Great From Go" (2013) — children's educational video series using spaced repetition methodology
Creative Director — Betterocity
2018 – Present
- Direct content strategy and production for media brand; documentary profiles of creators and entrepreneurs
- End-to-end workflow: story development, filming, post-production, and multi-platform distribution
Network & Agency Production — RadicalMedia · CBS · MTV · Ramsay/Optomen
2014 – 2025
- RadicalMedia (NYC): Directed, produced, and edited 21 documentaries in 2025; DP on half. Story Manager for branded content (2015)
- MTV Teen Mom 2: Assistant Camera / PA across Cycles 6 & 7
- CBS NCAA: A2 audio for live broadcast
- Gordon Ramsay's One Potato Two Potato: Production crew (Optomen/All3Media)
- Lawrence & Schiller: Freelance video for major Midwest ad agency
- Central Casting LA: 12+ appearances incl. close-up with Milo Ventimiglia on This Is Us
Co-Founder & Author — Zeke & Nate Bake
2023 – Present
- Published cookbook (100+ recipes), live NBC KARE-11 appearance, SDPB Radio. Shopify e-commerce + content strategy.
Creative Tools Built
ColorGrading App — Desktop tool for generating .cube LUT files for video color grading
GoldWeatherMaster — JUCE/C++ audio plugin for Logic Pro (AU format)
Video Ad Generator — AI-powered automated video ad creation
AI Video Persona — AI-driven video persona system for scalable content
Education & Credentials
M.A. Social Justice, Loyola University Chicago · B.S. Psychology & Sociology, SDSU
Google Certified Trusted Photographer · Part 107 Eligible · Published Author · AmeriCorps VISTA