Leanne Loughran

Leanne Loughran is the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), leading recruitment for its London studio. Drawing on a decade-long background as an architectural visualiser and studio founder, she brings an artist-first approach to talent acquisition. At ILM, Leanne builds teams behind iconic projects including The Mandalorian, Andor, Ultraman: Rising, and Jurassic World Rebirth. Previously, as CGI Talent Manager at Aardman Animations, she managed crewing across their Commercials division and features like Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. A champion for the craft, Leanne bridges creative vision with production reality to keep top studios at the forefront of innovation.