Erin Ryder (born August 14) is a producer and director in television and digital media. She co-Founded Pax Pictures, a female led production company.
Erin Ryder | |
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 Ryder in 2019 | |
| Born | Erin Leigh Ryder August 14, 1980 (age 44) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Director Television Producer |
| Known for | Prime Video US Sports Destination Truth |
| Website | erinryder |
Throughout her career, Ryder has produced and directed docuseries and live events for NBC, ESPN, National Geographic, Amazon Studios, Nickelodeon and Peloton.[1] She cut her teeth producing the open, bumps and teases for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but more recently Ryder helped lead marketing efforts on Amazon's first exclusive season of Thursday Night Football, as well as many sports docuseries like Good Rivals and Coach Prime. Ryder won two Clio Awards[2][3] for her work marketing The Wilds (TV Series) Season 2.
Career
editRyder executive produced The Other Half for Facebook Watch. A women's international football docuseries showcasing the superstars helping to shape the women's game. Ryder also worked with footballer, and former refugee Nadia Nadim and the Danish Refugee Council to highlight the Kakuma Refugee Camp and its football programs, which makes a difference in the lives of the refugees. Ryder helped lead creative and marketing efforts for Amazon Prime Video US Sports including the first exclusive season of Thursday Night Football,[4] as well as the WNBA and NY Yankees. She was also the show runner on Nickelodeon's Jagger Eaton’s Mega Life, its first live action sports series, as well as Challenge Accepted, a series about young athletes for YouTube.
Ryder has worked on John Legend’s new project Humanlevel.[5]
Early life
editRyder was born in New York and resides in Nashville, Tennessee. She has degrees in Communication and Computer Applications from State University of New York at Cortland, where she graduated with honors in 2002, along with an All-American title and a National Championship in field hockey.[6]
Chasing UFOs
editRyder, Ben McGee and James Fox, starred in the National Geographic series Chasing UFOs, which premiered on Friday June 29, 2012. The show focuses on a team of investigators who set out to investigate reports of UFO sightings across the United States, frequently interviewing eyewitnesses. Ryder is also the co-executive producer for the series.[7]
Myth Explorer
editIn 2016 Ryder produced and starred in the web series Myth Explorer for Universal Studios. It follows her and her crew as they explore an island that doesn't appear on any official map—a rocky, skull-shaped jungle in the Indian Ocean where they say the story of King Kong originated. It centers around the 2005 film. The online series launched to promote the upcoming King Kong attraction: Skull Island: Reign of Kong. The series was promoted on SyFy and included an extra teaser on NBC.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Jonas Teases New DNCE Song 'Move' While Running On A Peloton". Access Hollywood. 2021.
- ^ "Clio Bronze Award for Television Series Innovation, Prime Video The Wilds Live Trailer". Clios. 2022.
- ^ "Clio Bronze Award for a Television Series or Experiential Event, Prime Video The Wilds Live Trailer". Clios. 2022.
- ^ "Fun gag kicks off Thursday Night Football coverage". Muse by Clio. September 8, 2022.
- ^ "John Legend's HUMANLEVEL, his new initiative". Instagram. 2021.
- ^ "Suny Cortland Athletes Honored at 2003 Athletic Awards Banquet" (PDF). Cortland.edu. October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Meet the Chasers | National Geographic Channel". National Geographic. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.
- ^ "'Myth Explorer' to promote upcoming King Kong attraction at Universal Orlando". November 2019.
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