Editor Carl Schumacher has joined Optimus. A veteran of the Chicago post community, Schumacher brings experience with brands as diverse as the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Disney, Indiana University Health, Miller Lite, Oscar Mayer and State Farm for agencies including DDB, Digitas, Leo Burnett, mcgarrybowen and Schafer Condon Carter.
Most recently, Schumacher was an editor and partner at Conspiracy. Before that, he worked at Cutters in Chicago from 2007 until early this year. At Cutters, Schumacher worked his way up from intern to assistant and then made his way to the editor’s chair in 2010. He earned this relatively quick promotion to editor by working to cut anything and everything he could get his hands on, from commercial client work to videos and short films he did in his own time.
Optimus EP/managing director Gretchen Praeger said of Schumacher, “He is a great fit for Optimus, especially during this exciting time as we expand our roster and anticipate our move to the Wrigley Building.”
Production and post house Optimus maintains offices in Chicago, Santa Monica, Calif., and New York.