 In 2008, after the death of the writer Norman Mailer, he was named Senior Advisor to the Norman Mailer Estate and is the Managing Director of The Norman Mailer Center which he created with Norris Church Mailer.Schiller was a close friend of Mailer and collaborator on five of his works, and represents the Norman Mailer Licensing company.Schiller also serves on the Executive Board of the Norman Mailer Society.