Careers

There are challenges to living in such beautiful landscapes but there are also great opportunities. The economy is interesting. There are big businesses but the majority of people here work for small or micro businesses, with many being self-employed. This resource uncovers some of the careers that are often hidden from conventional careers advice offers.
Creative careers
View inspiring stories from creative people working in the Lakes and Dales.

Billy Walden
Joiner and carpenter

Juliet Klottrup
Artist

Mathew Annable
Guitar teacher

Virpi Kettu
Director and owner of Kettu Studios

Rachel Thornton
Artist at Studio 42

Emily Knight
Founder of Studio Vault

Chloe Hampson-Ward
Founder of Comms Kick

Annette Ritson
Managing Director of Net*

Giuseppe Abba and Matthew Wood
Founders of Film on the Brain

Ian Read
Head of Participation and Learning, Lakeland Arts

Zanna Dennis
Co Creative Director of Blue Moose Dance

Simon McElligott
Co-founder of Knotted Project
Rural careers in the Yorkshire Dales
Hear from young people who work for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Hannah Kingsbury
Cultural Heritage Officer

Katy Foxford
Part Time Communications Apprentice

Isaac Bury
Dales Apprentice Ranger

James Firth
Ranger for Yorkshire Dales National Park

Claire Calvert
Planning Assistant

Emily Coates
Land Management Facilitator