Neelam Meetcha Gift-Wrapper What I do I run a company called All Occasions Gift Wrap, and we offer training courses to individuals and corporate companies. We offer gift-wrapping services and we also offer advice to companies for things like branding in the Christmas season and things in the commercial and advertising world as […]
Duncan Hamilton Ice Sculptor What I do I’m an ice sculptor, which means I design and make carvings out of ice and snow. I work in London with a team of other experienced sculptors that I’ve trained myself! A lot of our work is done in the freezer, but we also work at normal […]
Aircraft Tester What I do My job is Junior Approvals Manager for Virgin Atlantic – I am giving a ‘kid’s eye view’ of the newly refitted 747 fleet that flies family-friendly routes. I had free rein of a new Virgin Atlantic 747-400 plane and had to submit a full report to Sir Richard Branson, […]
Ross Chapman Guitarist What I do I’m a session guitarist, and at the moment I’m playing for number one selling UK pop/ R ‘n’ B artist Conor Maynard. I play live with him here in the UK as well as abroad on all sorts of occasions, like his tour shows, festivals, TV and […]
Nick Roche Animator What I do I’m lucky enough to draw giant space robots fighting each other as my job! I write and draw Transformers comics, and I also help design some of the toys and video games from time to time. I’ve worked on other comics but my favourite by far has […]
Natalie Salmon Dungeon Keeper What I do I work at London Dungeons as a displays assistant. This means I have to do loads of different things throughout the day. I have to use lots of different skills on a daily basis to make sure everything at the Dungeons runs smoothly. I create and […]
Rebecca Summers Brazer What I do I am a brazer at Brompton Bicycle, the UK’s largest bike manufacturers. Brompton make folding bicycles that are designed specifically for cities and my job is to help manufacture the bike. As a brazer I join the main metal objects of the bike at extremely high temperatures. When brazing these […]
Gabrielle Kent Lecturer/Writer What I do By day I’m a university lecturer teaching computer games, art and design. By night I am a writer of children’s books. How I got my job For my day job I studied illustration at university and took on some work experience at a local games studio. I […]
Kate Davies Senior Editor What I do I’m a senior editor at Walker Books, one of the UK’s leading children’s book publishers. I edit all sorts of different books for children of all ages, from baby books to pop-up books to picture books, non-fiction and fiction. I recently edited an amazing book called […]
Nicole Pisani School Chef How I got my job I was the head chef at Yotam Ottolenghi’s restaurant Nopi in London, but I needed a change. A friend forwarded me a tweet by Henry Dimbleby, one of the founders of Leon, asking if anyone knew a chef who might be interested in the […]
Joshua Dibble PR and Celebrity Manager What I do I am the PR and Celebrity Manager for a charity called Young Epilepsy. I work in the communications team and I am responsible for public relations, celebrity engagement, social media and internal communications. How I got my job I interviewed for the role of […]
Mårten Brüggemann Play Designer What I do I’m a Play Designer at Toca Boca. I create children’s apps for your iPhones, iPads and other smart devices, including the recently-released world-building and construction play app, Toca Blocks. What I love about my job I love coming up with ideas for new toy concepts and […]
