Ward started his career as production assistant on the comedy Almost Salinas (2001, starring Virginia Madsen and Ray Wise, and with location scout Scott Trimble), the drama Hawaiian Gardens (2001, with Tzi Ma), the television movie Cell Dogs (2005), and the television series Monk. As a member of the art department, Ward served as set dresser and art department assistant on Jon Turtletaub's action blockbuster National Treasure (2004) and the reality television shows Celebrity Fit Club, Untold Stories of the ER, My Fair Brady, and Pros vs. Joes.