Lara Ryder

Lara Ryder

Assistant Art Director


Location:
London
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Unavailable

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • West Midlands

About

I’m a Freelance Assistant Art Director. I was a ScreenSkills Art Department Trainee in 2017. I graduated from Design for Film and Television at Nottingham Trent University in 2016.

ScreenSkills Training Passport

Lara Ryder has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity in the screen industries

Introduction to financial compliance in the screen industries

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport

Experience

  1. Assistant Art Director

    Neapolitan Films · Jan 2026 - Present

  2. Art Director

    Lapland UK · Aug 2025 - Nov 2025

  3. Assistant Art Director

    HBO · Nov 2024 - Aug 2025

  4. Construction Draughtsperson

    JW Creative- Film & TV Construction · Jul 2023 - Nov 2024

    Breaking down art department drawings, producing cnc files, draughting for the art department, producing 3D models and designs, surveying and matterport scanning for art departments, producing finishes packs, assisting in-house art director.

  5. Draughtsperson

    HBO · Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  6. Assistant Art Director

    Netflix · Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

  7. Draughtsperson

    Netflix · Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  8. Draughtsperson

    Disney · Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  9. Junior Draughtsperson

    AMC Networks · Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  10. Junior Draughtsperson

    Lucasfilm · Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  11. Art Department Assistant

    20th Century Fox · Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

  12. Art Department Assistant

    Warner Bros. · Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

  13. Art Department Assistant

    Universal Pictures · Aug 2018 - Feb 2019

  14. Art Department Assistant

    Twenty Twenty TV · Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  15. Standby Art Director - Shakespeare & Hathaway

    BBC · Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  16. Junior Standby Art Director - Father Brown, Series 6

    BBC · Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  17. Graphics Assistant - The Boy with the Topknot

    Kudos Film and Television · Mar 2017 - Apr 2017

  18. Standby Art Director - Doctors

    BBC · Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

  19. Design Runner - Hollyoaks

    Lime Pictures · Feb 2017 - Feb 2017

  20. Petty Cash Buyer - Citizen Khan, series 5

    BBC · Aug 2016 - Sep 2016

  21. Art Department Assistant - Emmerdale

    ITV · Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  22. Design Runner - CBeebies

    BBC · Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

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Education and training

  1. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

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

    ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2026

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

    ScreenSkills Test · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

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

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2024

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Mentoring for mentors

    ScreenSkills Learning · May 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  12. Location Intentions for Art Directors with Matt Kerly

    Talking Point · Feb 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  13. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Apr 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  14. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jun 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  15. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  16. So you want to be…a set designer? With Sally Lock

    ScreenSkills · Aug 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  17. BA(Hons) Design for Film and Television

    Nottingham Trent University · Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  18. Foundation Diploma Art and Design

    Warwickshire College · Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

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Certificates

  • Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 Feb 2026

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 5 Feb 2026

  • Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 5 Feb 2026

  • Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 Mar 2024

  • Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 Mar 2024

  • Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 Mar 2024

  • Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 7 Mar 2024

  • Mentoring for mentors

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 21 May 2022

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 11 Jul 2020

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Lara Ryder

Lara Ryder

Assistant Art Director


Location:
London
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Unavailable

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • West Midlands