Sarah Coulson Curator If you’ve ever wondered how exhibitions in museums and galleries are put together, now’s your time to find out! What I do I am Curator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I research and organise exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in YSP’s five indoor galleries and across the beautiful, historic landscape. This involves […]
Tom Pickering Botanical Horticulturist What is your job? I’m a Botanical Horticulturist. My job involves caring for one of the most diverse collections of plants found under one roof, in Kew’s behind the scenes glasshouse, the Tropical Nursery. The plants I care for come from all over the world and are grown in different […]
Nadia Shireen Author/illustrator Most authors rely on someone else to illustrate their books, but Nadia is one of those annoyingly talented people who can do both! What I do I write and illustrate picture books. My readers are typically between 3-6 years old, though babies also enjoy chewing them. I spend a lot of time […]
What’s the job? Hotel manager. Who would I be working for? Hotels vary in size, from small bed and breakfasts with just a few rooms, right up to enormous international chains that have hotels with thousands of rooms. What do they do? They make sure that every part of the hotel is running smoothly, that […]
Sponsored feature: How do rollercoasters work? What goes into being a theme park ride designer? If they’re the kind of questions you find yourself asking, this First Careers film is for you! We flew over to America to visit the leading theme park company SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in Florida, to find out more about […]
If you love animals and think you might want to be a vet, this First Careers film will give you an insight into what the job involves. And even if you don’t want to be a vet, it’s still a fascinating film with some super-cute animals in it! What’s the job? Aquatic animal vet. Who […]
Sponsored feature: For our latest series of First Careers films, we ventured across the pond to meet some of the dedicated people who work at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a leading theme park and entertainment company. SeaWorld is one of the world’s foremost zoological organisations, with a legacy of animal rescue spanning more than 50 […]
First News’ Dan and Aaron hotfooted it to the top of the BT Tower in London to turn the tables on Clare Balding and interview her for you! Check it out… Who is Clare Balding? Clare Balding is one of the UK’s best-known sports presenters, famous for her work on the Olympics, BBC Sport and BT Sport. […]
Simon Tcherniak Senior Furniture Designer This week’s interviewee works at Neville Johnson and helps to create original furniture for people’s houses, to give them the home that they’ve always wanted. What I do I design bespoke [custom-made] fitted furniture. Every piece is unique because every room is different and every client has different […]
Rachel Turnbull Senior Collections Conservator For this week’s career lowdown, we spoke to someone who uses her huge range of science skills and art history knowledge to restore paintings to their former glory. What I do I am the senior collections conservator for English Heritage. I look after their collection of around 1,500 oil […]
Tim Styles Chief Technical Officer With First Careers you will meet lots of different people with lots of different jobs! Technical whiz Tim works at Fusion Processing, a company that makes the clever gadgetry that allows driverless cars to operate. What I do My job is to put the brains (and eyes and […]
Dan Jordan Designer With First Careers you will meet lots of different people with lots of different jobs! What I do I’m a designer at First News, which means I make all the pages of the newspaper look neat and tidy after the editorial team finish writing them. I also design a lot of […]
