When persistence pays off: Kez at Powderham Castle

Kez Paget knew she wanted to work at Powderham Castle. So, 5 years ago, she walked through the door and asked for a job.

Fast-forward to today, and Kez is Powderham’s Brand and Marketing Manager. No two days are the same, and any preconceptions she had about what it means to ‘work in heritage’ have long been proved wrong.

Kez’s takeaways?

• If you don’t ask, you don’t get! Get your foot in the door, and who knows where it could lead…
• No two days are the same: but that’s the best part of the job for Kez.
• You don’t have to have an academic background to work at a heritage site – all kinds of skills are needed to bring history alive and keep a castle up and running today.
• Career progression has been great for Kez – the sky’s the limit and there are all kinds of routes in.