Producer + AD2024 · Chris Cole Films for Saxum
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance
National campaign with a $100k+ budget. Took it from the sale through pre-production, on-set AD and final delivery, leading a 16 person crew.
Producer · Based in Southern California · Available to travel and remote
A producer's plan, with a filmmaker's eye.
I produce commercial and brand work, keeping budgets, crews and timelines on track. I also bring years behind the camera and in the edit, so the creative stays sharp from brief to delivery.
Since 2019running productions, from first call to final delivery
$15k–$100k+budgets produced for agencies and brands
Producer · AD · DProles I've covered on set
4agency partners: Saxum, Levitate, Localeyes and Spherical
Selected work
Producer + AD2026 · Feature film · Chris Cole Films
The Archivist
Producer and assistant director on a full-length feature shot in Northern California, from pre-production through principal photography.
Production manager + AD2026 · Chris Cole Films via Levitate
American Red Cross
Ran crew, logistics and the set as production manager and assistant director on an agency campaign, with an 8 to 10 person crew.
Producer + camera2024 to 2025 · Chris Cole Films
Maui Ocean Center
Two campaign sets, including nationwide advertisements and ads that run on cruise ships.
Director + cam op2026 · via Localeyes
Good Life Management
Directed and operated camera on a full commercial for a San Diego property management company.
Also produced for
Gaylord Hotels, Graduate Hotels, Hims & Hers, Pocari Sweat, SureFox, SNRA Pecans, Vibe Board, Slyngshot, Bubs Naturals, Villa Group, Puragain, Zoho POS, Digistore24, San Carlos Fire Department, ActiveForce and All Good.
Two ways to work together
For projects
Freelance and contract producing
Bring me in for a shoot, a campaign or a season of content. I plug into your team or run production for you.
- Budgeting, scheduling and bids
- Crewing, casting support and vendor management
- Locations, logistics and call sheets
- On-set producing and assistant directing
- Post-production management through final delivery
For teams
Producer roles at agencies and brands
Open to Producer, Creative Producer and Content Producer roles. Based in Southern California, ready to travel, and set up to work remote.
- Full-time, part-time or contract
- Founder mindset: budgets, clients and delivery
- Comfortable on set and behind the camera
- Built and led a network of 84 creatives
- Agency vendor-side experience with Saxum, Levitate, Localeyes and Spherical
Why a creative producer
Plenty of producers live in spreadsheets. The best projects need someone who can read a budget and a frame.
Plan with precision
Budgets, schedules, call sheets, vendors and logistics, handled so nothing slips and nobody is guessing on shoot day.
See like a filmmaker
Years behind the camera and in the edit means spotting creative problems early, before they cost time or money.
Lead like a founder
Years of building and running my own teams. Calm under pressure, and easy to work with on a long day.
About
I'm a producer who loves turning a brief into a finished piece, on time and on budget, without losing the creative spark along the way.
I co-founded Take Flight Cinema to produce commercial and brand work for agencies and direct clients. I also built and still run two premium event production brands, delivering more than 1,000 live, no-second-take events with a network of 84 associates. Earlier, I managed around 300 productions a year across California and Arizona as a regional project manager for a multi-state media company, and sold $1M+ in events annually as Sales Manager at Cuvier Club in La Jolla.
I studied music performance at Syracuse and culinary arts in San Diego, so timing, teamwork and a calm head under pressure come naturally.
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