Breaking In brings together early career creatives to tell you what starting out in the Creative Industries is really like.
The event series has been designed to help support you in entering the creative sector, whether you’re interested in freelancing but are unsure of where to start, or you’re applying for permanent positions and wondering how best to sell yourself on a CV.
About Our Panellists
DJ Biggoss
DJ Biggoss has worked in the music industry for over 10 years now. He started off as a Club & Radio DJ playing in clubs in Birmingham & regularly up & down the country & has also played internationally twice at a3c festival in Atlanta as well as various other international music festivals. Biggoss then got into artist management and worked with a few local artists. During his time in the Birmingham music scene Biggoss has been known as dot connector and first port of contact for a lot of people outiside of Birmingham wanting to engage with the Birmingham music scene. Most recently Biggoss has began working in music publishing insuring artists are being paid correctly for their music and providing sync opportunities through his company Syncdin.
Lydia Cockerham
Lydia is a Narrative Designer at Deep Silver Dambuster Studios, currently working on upcoming AAA title Dead Island 2. She has worked in the video game industry for almost 5 years and has a background in copywriting and content marketing. In her current role she crafts exciting stories alongside gameplay, and gets her hands dirty in the practical work of writing scripts, supporting voice actors and implementing designs in game engines.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiacockerham
Helena Greening
Assistant Producer, Wall to Wall
Originally from the North East, Helena is an Assistant Producer working in factual television and documentaries. After graduating from university in 2020, with a degree in Fine Art, she has made the switch to go in a different creative direction. Moving her way up through the roles of Runner, Junior Researcher and Researcher, and being part of the Grierson DocLab 2021, she has recently worked on programmes such as ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ and the new ‘Louis Theroux Interviews’ series. Alongside her work, Helena is constantly developing ideas, in hope to make films that aim to question systemic structures, prompt deep thought about our actions and beliefs, and make us feel inspired and connected through sharing life experiences.
Ruby Taglight
Ruby is a London-based jeweller. Ruby creates sculptural jewellery exploring the importance of adornment. Drawing on themes such as myth, history, and religion, her pieces play with combining traditional materials and forms, with those less conventional, such as synthetic gemstones and figurines, celebrating the over-feminine, over-embellished, and the kitsch. She hand carves her pieces out of wax before casting them into precious metal, and signing them with a lab-grown ruby. GIA Graduate Gemologist, awarded ‘Stars in the Making’ 2021, and selected for The Goldsmith’s Centre’s talent showcase, ‘Shine 2022’.
Website: www.rubytaglightldn.com
Instagram: @rubytaglightldn
Helen Qiangli
Helen, owner of MuseLi-Q, is an award-winning jewellery and object designer and artist based in London. She is interested in expressing the strong emotional connections between jewellery and food, nature and surprises in our daily life. Qiangli works with precious metals, and precious/semi-precious gemstones. She explores interactions between jewellery and desire, leading to fun and inventive creations that bridge eastern and western cultures. MA Jewellery & Metal Royal College of Art 2018-2020, selected for The Goldsmith’s Centre’s talent showcase, ‘Shine 2022’.
Instagram: @museli.q
