Nathan Maas

Creative Operator · AI & Automation · Production · Product Leadership · Real Estate

Sioux Falls, SD · Open to Remote & Travel · Valid U.S. Passport
LinkedIn · IMDb · Licensed Realtor (SD Active · CA Inactive)

Professional Summary

Creative operator who builds at the intersection of storytelling and product. 14+ years of professional production — co-created a 60+ episode documentary series (Micro Film Series, 6 seasons on IMDb), directed and produced 21 documentaries for RadicalMedia (NYC) in 2025, and holds production credits with CBS, MTV, and Gordon Ramsay's One Potato Two Potato. 20+ shipped projects across AI agents, consumer apps, e-commerce brands, trading tools, and desktop software. Co-founder/CPO who won 1st place at the Independent Lodging Congress pitch competition in NYC. Licensed Realtor and Google Certified Trusted Photographer. Bridges creative vision and technical execution — fluent in how creative, product, and go-to-market actually connect.

Core Capabilities

AI & Automation

Claude API · Agent SDK · LLM Tooling · AI Creative Workflows · Python Automation · Web Scraping · Data Pipelines

Product & Technology

Co-Founding · CPO · UX & Systems Thinking · Next.js · React · Flask · APIs · Vercel · Netlify · Git

Creative & Production

Directing · Producing · Editing · Photography · 360° Imaging · Drone/Aerial (Part 107 eligible) · Documentary · Adobe Suite · Logic Pro

Real Estate

Residential Sales & Leasing · CMAs · Property Marketing · Virtual Tours · Investment Analysis · MLS Platforms

Marketing & Growth

Brand Strategy · Content Marketing · Social Platforms · SEO · Copywriting · Campaign Planning · Email Marketing

Technical Skills

Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · HTML/CSS · C++ (JUCE) · SQLite · REST APIs · Tailwind CSS · Salesforce · CRM

Professional Experience

Real Estate Agent — eXp Realty

Mar 2022 – Present

Sioux Falls, SD

Full-service representation for residential buyers and sellers across the SFAAR MLS market
Produce professional photography, video walkthroughs, and 360° virtual tours for listings
Develop targeted digital marketing campaigns and listing strategies that differentiate properties
Conduct CMAs and advise clients on pricing, staging, negotiation, and market timing
Built automated property scanning and market analysis tools to identify investment opportunities
Google Certified Trusted Photographer — architectural and commercial specialty

Creative Director — Betterocity

Nov 2018 – Present

Remote

Direct content strategy and production for media brand featuring innovative ideas, products, and services
Produce, shoot, and edit short-form documentary videos profiling creators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders
Curate and develop content across multiple formats: video, podcasts, and editorial
Manage end-to-end production workflow from story development through post-production

Founder & Creative Producer — Nathan Maas Media

Jan 2012 – Present

Temecula, CA / Remote / On Location

Independent photography and video production for commercial, real estate, and private clients
Specialize in 360° photography, panoramic imaging, architectural interiors, and lifestyle portraiture
Produce social media video content for local businesses including Dakota Craft Links (2025–Present)
Created "Great From Go" (2013) — children's educational video series using spaced repetition methodology
Deliver full post-production and asset management across all projects

Co-Founder / Creative Director / CPO — Hawser LLC

Jun 2014 – Present

Sioux Falls, SD / Allentown, PA / Remote · Co-Founders: Josh Sapienza (CEO), Chris Wagner (Lead Engineer)

Paire.io (2018–Present) — CPO/Consultant: Led rebrand and product evolution into AI recommendation engine with ML-powered compatibility matching. Shipped native iOS & Android apps. Continue advising on product strategy and feature roadmap.
Course App (2016–2018) — CPO: Pivoted platform into world's first AI-powered personal restaurant guide. Won 1st place at Independent Lodging Congress pitch competition (NYC). Designed emoji-based rating system and personal taste profiling engine.
Hawser.org (2014–2016) — Co-Founder & Creative Director: Communication platform for direct audience engagement. Led creative vision and branding from concept through launch. Primary liaison between CEO and lead engineer.

Co-Founder & Co-Author — Zeke & Nate Bake

2023 – Present

Co-authored Going Bananas: A Banana Bread Cookbook (100+ recipes)
Managed end-to-end: recipe creation, food photography, book design, and e-commerce launch
Secured broadcast coverage: KARE 11 (NBC Minneapolis) live appearance, SDPB Radio "In the Moment"
Built multi-platform content presence across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook

Film & Television Production

Co-Creator / Producer / Director / Editor — Micro Film Series

2019 – Present

IMDb: tt13519776 · 6 Seasons · 60+ Episodes

Co-created IMDb-listed documentary series exploring how things are made and what drives people to create — one story, one minute at a time
Producer on 60+ episodes across 6 seasons; Director on 7 episodes; Writer on 6 episodes
Handle every stage: concept development, pre-production, on-location filming, editing, sound, and distribution

Director / Producer / Editor / DP — RadicalMedia (NYC)

2025

Directed, produced, and edited 21 documentary films for RadicalMedia, a leading global media company (NYC)
Served as Director of Photography on half of the productions

Production Crew / Freelance — Network & Agency Credits

2014 – 2019

MTV — Teen Mom 2: Assistant Camera / PA across Cycles 6 & 7 (via New Remote Productions)
CBS — NCAA Championships: A2 (Audio Assistant) for NCAA Div II Women's Basketball broadcast, Sioux Falls (2015)
RadicalMedia: Story Manager / Producer Partner — managed story production pipeline for branded content (2015). Returned in 2025 as Director/Producer (see above)
Gordon Ramsay's One Potato Two Potato: Production crew for Ramsay/Optomen Television joint venture (All3Media)
Lawrence & Schiller: Freelance video producer for one of the Midwest's largest ad agencies
Nick Simon Productions / Doug Lee Pictures: Camera and production work for indie film and commercials

Background Actor — Central Casting

Jul – Oct 2019

Los Angeles, CA — 12+ appearances across 14 shooting days

Featured in close-up scene alongside Milo Ventimiglia on This Is Us (NBC)
Credits: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Shameless, Black-ish, The Goldbergs, All Rise, Carol's Second Act, How to Get Away with Murder, Schooled, Coop and Cami, Tommy

IMDb Credits (nm5000203) — 7 Producer · 6 Director · 7 Editor · 5 Writer

Micro Film Series (2019–Present) — Co-Creator/Producer (60 eps)/Director (7 eps)/Writer (6 eps)/Editor (tt13519776)
Hook, Line and Qallupilluit (2022) — Associate Producer (tt14982320)
Stay (2015) — Producer (tt5042756)
The Middle Ages (2013) — Writer/Director/Producer (tt4295492)
I Really Hate Coffee (2014) — Writer/Director/Actor (tt3765174)
Britta & Clive (2013) — Director

Earlier Career

Support Services Project Specialist — DocuTAP

Aug 2011 – Mar 2012

Market research study analyzing population change, traffic patterns, and healthcare facility density
Transitioned 50+ clients to new clearinghouse for claims management and real-time EDI solutions

Director of Media & Marketing — The Center for Equality

Jun – Oct 2011

Recruited, trained, and supervised media/marketing staff, interns, and volunteers
Developed media and marketing plans for Pride and AIDS Walk events

Social Media Coordinator — MN Health Literacy Partnership (AmeriCorps VISTA)

Aug 2009 – Aug 2010

Authored White Paper on health literacy; designed and delivered classes across 11 St. Paul public libraries
Developed organizational social media strategy across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs
Redesigned MHLP website and managed RFP process for new site development

Land Monitoring & Stewardship Intern — NeighborSpace

Apr – Dec 2008

Chicago, IL

Monitored 63 community gardens; conducted research resulting in published Master's thesis
Secured $1,333 Roger S. Grein grant; designed One Seed Chicago website distributing hundreds of seed packets

Research Intern — Minnehaha County Human Services

Jan – May 2007

Field interviews with chronically homeless individuals; compiled research for Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
Research contributed to creation of Safe Home, which saved the county $201,000 in its first year

Shipped Project Portfolio (Selected)

20+ live projects across AI, web, trading, media, games, and desktop applications

Options Analytics — 18-tool CLI + Flask dashboard for options trading analysis, pattern scanning, AI research agent

MarketMind — AI market research agent: scans Reddit/web for pain points, generates 7-phase opportunity reports

BARK Cinnamon — DTC e-commerce brand from zero: sourcing, supply chain, Shopify, content strategy

BodyForge — PWA fitness app deployed on Vercel, offline-capable, Next.js + TypeScript

Property Scanner — Multi-source real estate lead scanner with scoring engine and SQLite dedup

ColorGrading — Desktop app that generates and exports .cube LUT files for video color grading

GoldWeatherMaster — JUCE/C++ audio plugin for Logic Pro (AU format)

Disco Cat — HTML5 Canvas browser game with particle systems, touch controls

Video Ad Generator — AI-powered tool for automated video advertisement creation

AI Video Persona — AI-driven video persona system for content creation

Great From Go — Children's educational video series using spaced repetition for shape recognition (2013)

Guitar Scales — Interactive fretboard visualization app for learning scales

Education

M.A. in Social Justice — Loyola University Chicago

B.S. in Psychology & Sociology — South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, SD

Staff Writer/Reporter, SDSU Collegian

freeCodeCamp — Web Development

2017–2018

Licenses & Certifications

Real Estate License — South Dakota (Active)
Real Estate License — California (Inactive)
Google Certified Trusted Photographer — Midwest Region
Drone/Aerial — Part 107 Eligible
Published Author — Going Bananas: A Banana Bread Cookbook (2023)
AmeriCorps VISTA — Completed Service