Ayden Millar is an Art Director based in Glasgow, Scotland. She graduated with a BA in Technical and Production Arts from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2010. The focus of Ayden’s work is in HETV Drama, however she also has extensive experience in Children’s, studio based Light Entertainment, Commercials, Music Videos and Docudrama.

Ayden has hosted various speaking events and training workshops including BAFTA Scotland: Career Close Up, BAFTA Guru Live, BECTU Vision: Careers Behind the Scenes, Glasgow Film Festival: International Women's Day panel, Edinburgh Screen HETV Inspire Sessions, Royal Conservatiore of Scotland: Fair Access X Creative Conversations, GMAC Film: Screen Start Commissioning Scheme, and GMAC's Art Department Masterclass for Glasgow University.

In 2019, Ayden was mentored under the Screenskills HETV Make A Move Scheme, while Art Directing “The Nest” for BBC & Studio Lambert. She is currently part of the 2022 - 2025 cohort of Screenskills "Leaders Of Tomorrow" programme - a three year mentorship to help train and elevate her into Supervising Art Director roles.

1. Supervising Art Director

   World Productions · Mar 2024 - Present

   Karen Pirie (Series 2)

2. Art Director

   BAFTA · Oct 2023 - Nov 2023

   Scottish BAFTA 2023 Awards Ceremony

3. Supervising Art Director

   World Productions · Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

   Vigil (series 2)

4. Art Director

   BBC Studios · Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

   Weakest Link (Series 15)

5. Art Director

   Mighty Productions · Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

   Sex Rated

6. Art Director

   Zeppotron · Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

   Frankie Boyle's New World Order (Series 6)

7. Art Director

   Black Camel Pictures · Oct 2022 - Oct 2022

   Annika (Series 2, Block 2)

8. Production Designer

   IWC Media · Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

   Big Scottish Book Club (Series 4)

9. Art Director

   House Productions · Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

   Six Four

10. Art Director

    CBBC · Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

    Saturday Mash Up

11. Art Director

    BBC Studios · Nov 2021 - Nov 2021

    Weakest Link (Series 14)

12. Production Designer

    BBC Studios · Sep 2021 - Oct 2021

    Lucy Worsley Investigates

13. Art Director

    Zeppotron · Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

    Frankie Boyle's New World Order (Series 5)

14. Production Designer

    IWC Media · Oct 2021 - Oct 2021

    Big Scottish Book Club (Series 3)

15. Art Director

    World Productions · Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

    Karen Pirie (Series 1)

16. Art Director

    BBC Studios · Sep 2020 - Sep 2020

    Impossible

17. Art Director

    Studio Lambert · Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

    The Nest

18. See Linkedin/IMDB for continued list

    From · Apr 2010 - Jul 2019

    More credits as Art Department Assistant, Assistant Art Director, Art Director & Production Designer.

1. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · May 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

   ScreenSkills Learning · May 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

3. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

   ScreenSkills Learning · May 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

4. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

   ScreenSkills Learning · May 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

5. Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

   ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

6. Work well series

   ScreenSkills Learning Series · May 2024 - Jun 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

7. Work well series

   ScreenSkills Learning Series · Nov 2022 - Jun 2024

   ScreenSkills Funded

8. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

   ScreenSkills Test · Jun 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

9. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

   ScreenSkills Test · Jun 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

10. Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

11. Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

12. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Apr 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

13. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

14. Leadership and management essentials for high-end TV freelancers (closed booking for Leaders of Tomorrow)

    ScreenSkills · Dec 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

15. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

16. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

17. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Dec 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

18. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

19. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

• Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 13 May 2024

• Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

  ScreenSkills Test
  Issued 13 May 2024 · Expires 13 Nov 2024

• Work well series

  ScreenSkills Learning Series
  Issued 13 May 2024 · Expires 1 Jun 2024

• Tackling harassment and bullying at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 13 May 2024

• Managing Risk

  Production Safety Passport · ITV
  Issued 13 May 2024 · Expires 13 May 2029

• Introduction to mental health awareness at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 6 May 2024

• Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 5 Mar 2024

• Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

  ScreenSkills Test
  Issued 4 Jun 2023 · Expires 4 Jun 2025

• Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 4 Jun 2023

• Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 4 Jun 2023

• Leadership and management essentials for high-end TV freelancers (closed booking for Leaders of Tomorrow)

  Screenskills Training Course
  Issued 19 Dec 2022 · Expires 19 Jun 2024

• Work well series

  ScreenSkills Learning Series
  Issued 9 Nov 2022 · Expires 1 Jun 2024

• Online Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training Module

  Production Safety Passport · First Option Safety Group
  Issued 15 Sep 2022 · Expires 15 Sep 2027

• Introduction to mental health awareness at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 1 Jun 2022

• Tackling harassment and bullying at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 28 Jun 2020