Richard Stockwell Scriptwriter What I do I am a scriptwriter for the theatre. I have also written for television and film. I now teach scriptwriting at the University of Northumbria as well as continuing to write my own scripts. How I got my job I used to be an actor and I was […]
Richard Walker Harry Potter Tour Guide What I do I’m an actor and tour guide. How I got my job I trained for three years at a drama school in London (Webber Douglas) and worked as an actor for 30 years. Another London Walks guide got me into guiding. What I love about […]
Ellie Chadwick Rehoming Assistant What I do I work as a Rehoming and Welfare Assistant at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. I work in the charity’s Dog Intake Department, which is where all the dogs first come into the home. How I got my job After taking my GCSEs, I went to college, […]
Graham Banton Poison Dart Frog Keeper What I do I am one of the poison dart frog keepers and Displays Supervisor at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium. How I got my job Since finishing university I have worked at aquariums, safari parks and science centres in the UK and in New Zealand. Although I […]
Jon Dibben Jewellery Designer What I do As a jewellery designer, I spend my time dreaming up ideas for pieces of jewellery and then working out how to make them – with help from a talented team in my workshop. We make sure we buy our materials from responsible sources, and we were […]
Steve Peck Puppeteer What I do I am an actor and puppeteer. For the last year I have been working on a fantastic Australian dinosaur puppet show called Dinosaur Zoo. I am five different dinosaurs in the show, including the Australovenator; the Australian T-Rex. He is an awesome puppet that you kind of […]
Ian Jones Rat Curator What I do I am the Rat Curator at the London Dungeon, which means I look after the family (or the ‘mischief’ if you use the technical term) of 18 rats that live permanently in the attraction. During the very busy Halloween season, it’s my job to make sure […]
Sarah Perry Zoologist What I do I work as the Living Seas Officer for the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. I am also the Science Officer at the Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre in New Quay, a role I undertake on a voluntary basis. I am particularly interested in the study of […]
Mark Nichols Teenage Author What I do I guess you could describe me as a teenage author, as I have just written my first novel, Hounded, and had it published on Amazon. In reality, I’m actually still in Year 10 at school. How I got my job I just went for it! I […]
Craig Jones Operations Director for Fit For Sport What I do I’m the Operations Director for Fit For Sport. How I got my job I have always worked with children and young people; from dressing up as a crocodile to being a head of PE in an International School. I joined Fit For […]
Matt (FyreUK) YouTuber What I do I’m a YouTuber, working directly with Minecraft to create huge, impressive structures and worlds to be displayed via YouTube as timelapse videos, and inputting content into the Egmont Handbooks. How I got my job I got this job by working really hard to begin with and getting […]
Michelle Stansel Marketing Director for the Big Feastival How I got my job I was always interested in music growing up and when I was at university I started working at the student-run promotions department. I knew after just a few weeks that I wanted to work on live concerts and events for […]
