PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE   

Freelance Line Producer – Various Production Companies                                                                                                2008 – Present

EP/Owner – Surface Features Inc.

A full-service production company providing end-to-end support for international clients producing projects in the United States and for talent working abroad.

• Line produced hundreds of high-profile, big budget national and international projects for leading brands, agencies, production companies and directors across advertising, television, documentary, and film.
• Bridged agency and production-side operations to translate creative vision into executable and profitable production budgets and timelines while maintaining creative integrity and brand standards.
• Led end-to-end production execution for hundreds of deliverables with budgets varying from $2 million to $25,000.
• Supported creatives and stakeholders throughout the production process as scripts and ideas developed, changed, and grew into actual production shoot days and eventual final assets.
• Leveraged an extensive network of crews, vendors, and locations to control costs, optimize resources, and consistently deliver premium production value within approved budgets.
• Provided expert oversight of union regulations and labor agreements, including IATSE, DGA, Teamster and SAG contracts, ensuring full compliance with union rules, labor laws, crew rates, and talent requirements.
• Maintained clear, proactive communication among clients, agencies, directors, and production teams, mitigating risk and ensuring smooth execution across all phases of production.
• Managed and hired production teams throughout the US, Vancouver, Europe, and Central America and overseeing talent casting, location scouting and approval, film permits, service company needs, director and crew travel and other complex logistics like completing carnets or obtaining visas.
• Achieved proficiency in post-production while building a strong network of gifted editors, vfx companies, music houses, and mixing facilities.
• Developing long format projects and reality tv competition series with production partners.
• Produced dynamic and memorable Superbowl spots for Ram Trucks, T-Mobile, Microsoft and Coca-Cola.
• Agency Producer at Special Group LA and Ground Zero on productions for Uber Eats and Beck’s Beer.

BRANDS WITH COMMERCIALS PRODUCED BY CLIFF SCHUMACHER

Adidas, Adobe, Arby’s, AT&T, Cognizant, Beck’s Beer, Burger King, Co-op Extra, Chantix, Dannon, Dell Computers, Delta, DNB Bank, Disney, Dolby, Dr. Pepper, EA Sports, Eastpak, Estee Lauder, Evian, Ford, Gatorade, Gillette, Hallmark, Hewlett Packard, Humeria, Islands Restaurants, Jaguar Automotive, Jeep, John Deere, Kalles Kaviar, KNBC News, Lucid Automotive, Lunesta, Moet, Mohegan Sun, Mounjaro, NBC Sports, NetScout, NFL, Nintendo, Nordstrom, Oatly, Omnipod, Outback Restaurants, Panda Express, Pepsi, Pet Smart, Porsche, Princess Cruise Lines, Ram Trucks, Resident Evil, Rizk Casinos, Ruffles Chips, SAS Airlines, Sleep Number, Skype, Sony, Square Ennix, Suave, T-Mobile, Touchstone Electric, Tele2, Time Warner, Toyota, Verizon, Victoria Beer, Uber Eats, Voo Wireless, Walmart, Yara

DIRECTORS WITH COMMMERCIALS PRODUCED BY CLIFF SCHUMACHER

Brian Aldrich, John Andreas Andersen, Walt Becker, Sam Bennetts, Dom Bridges, Fredrik Bond, Ivan Cash, Sarah Chatfield, Bram Coppens, Thibault Debaveye, Michael Downing, Daniel Eskills, Kim Geldenhuys, Rodrigo Garcia Saiz, Anthony Garth, Ernie Gilbert, Tobias Grandstrom, Tim Georgeson, Paul Haggis, Phil Harder, David Harner, Aksel Hennie, Werner Herzog, Jody Hill, Misko Iho, John Israel, Mark Jenkinson, Brian Klugman, Oma Lindsberg, Henry Littlefield, TB Martin, Michael Morantz, Rocky Morton, Nic and Sune, Ace Norton, Ben Nott, Dael Oates, Klaus Obermeyer, Sam O’Hare, David Palmer, Stuart Parr, Janssen Powers, Tomas Skoging, Jacques Steyn, Marcus Svanberg, Morten Tyldum, Max Ward

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Acne Film, Aéro Film, Bang Bang India, Bob Industries, Bodega Pictures, Bully Pictures, Caviar Content, Chromista, Chuck Studios, Concrete Pictures, Einar Film Norway, Fante Film Norway, Farm League, Fixer Films, Furlined, Hey Baby Films, Interrogate, JOJX Productions, King and Country, Maipo Film, ModOp, NBC Sports, Palmer Productions, Persuade Content, Partizan Entertainment, Pet Gorilla, Saville Productions, Schofield’s Flowers, Surface Features, Steelhead, Sweetshop, The Institute, The Satisfaction, Stopp LA/Sweden, World Wide Mind

TELEVISION & NARRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Line Producer – Nothing, Arizona – Peggy Höy Norway / Surface Features – Director: Daniel Paida Larsen

Line Producer  – LO AND BEHOLD: Reveries of the Connected World – Saville Productions – Dir: Werner Herzog

Line Producer – One Second to the Next – Saville Productions – Director: Werner Herzog

Producer / 2nd Unit Director  (California Unit) State of Happiness – Maipo Films Norway – Director: Petter Naess

VFX Production Manager – Minority Report – 3 Ring Circus – Directors: Steven Spielberg / Jeff Boortz

Segment Producer / Question Writer – The Newlywed Game – Brown Bear Productions

Segment Producer/  Sketch Writer – Outrageous! – Wheeler-Sussman Productions

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

• Lifestyle & Surf Photographer (2020 – Present): Produced, photographed, and edited high-quality visual assets for clients and brands, and marketed images for fine art print sales and commercial stock licensing. FAA Licensed Drone Pilot.
•  Life Rolls On (2006 – Present): Supported adaptive (para) athletes in enjoying and participating in surfing events, beginning in a water support role and progressing to Team Leader and Surf Coach. Currently serve as Lead Photographer for LRO surf, skate, and fishing events, covering four to six events annually.
• A Walk on Water (2022 – Present): Mission-driven volunteer dedicated to sharing the experience of surfing and ocean engagement with children on the autism spectrum and those with other learning disabilities. Serve as an AWOW Surf photographer, supporting and documenting three to six events annually.
• Volunteer (Fall 2004):  Volunteered at an orphanage for deaf children in Cusco, Peru, supporting fundraising efforts, providing educational assistance, repairing and upgrading playground equipment, and constructing mud stoves for an off-grid farming community. This experience was documented for the television series Journeys of the Heart.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration / Writing Minor – Stetson University | May 1991

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Budgeting & Scheduling: Excel, Hot Budget, Movie Magic Budgeting, StudioBinder, Movie Magic Scheduling
• Presentation & Design: Google Slides, Pitch.com, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Express, Keynote, MS Word, WordPress, Vimeo, YouTube, Pixieset
• AI & Creative Technology: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Midjourney, Sora, Runway AI, Canva (AI Tools)
• Communication & Collaboration: Microsoft Teams, Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive
• Video & Editing: Premiere Pro (Basic), Final Cut (Basic), iMovie (Basic), OBS Studio (Live Streaming)