HEY Creative is seeking a freelance Marketing and Admin Coordinator

As things start to ramp up at HEY Creative we’re excited to expand our freelance team – we’re looking for a freelance Marketing and Admin Coordinator to work around 1 day per week (52 days per year, flexible), supporting Chief Officer Lisa Mallaghan on our campaigns, social media, newsletters and comms. The role is freelance, […]

Newsletter – Biz Day Special!

Check out our latest Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter Newsletter – this one is a Biz Day Special! Including: Launch of the Impact of Culture report and campaign, information about our Breakout Session (1:45 on Friday 5th June, be there!), and what you’ll find at the HEY Creative stand. Charter Newsletter: Biz Day Special […]

Celebrating innovation and partnership: Hull Truck & the NHS

HEY Creative is committed to cross-sector partnership: bringing culture and sectors like business, education and healthcare together. So when we learned about an innovative, award-winning partnership connecting a Creative Charter signatory and healthcare – we just had to share about it! Hull Truck Theatre‘s GP training programme – which recently won the Innovation award at […]

Launching the Impact of Culture Report and Campaign

HEY Creative is proud to be launching a vital report and campaign into the Impact of Culture in Hull & East Yorkshire, at UKREiiF and Business Day. For the first time, we are able to demonstrate clearly the considerable value that culture generates for our economy, our place and our communities. This work responded to […]

Creative Charter – May Newsletter

Check out our May 2026 Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter Newsletter: Hello from Lisa, plus Biz Day, Impact of Culture Campaign and more. May Charter Newsletter Not a Charter Signatory yet? Sign up here. Come and say hi at Biz Day on 5th June!

HEY Creative in the House of Commons

Having submitted a written response to the Northern Culture APPG‘s Inquiry into untapping the region’s potential, HEY Creative was invited to give evidence at this session at the House of Commons on Monday. Chief Officer Max May reflected on the need for collaboration over competition, a place-sensitive approach, and how culture as a ‘core competence’ […]

How The Deep is bringing the Creative Charter to life

The Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter asks businesses and organisations to pledge their support for arts, culture and heritage through advocacy, collaboration and – most importantly – action. The Deep is a compelling example of what that looks like in practice. As one of Hull’s most iconic visitor attractions and a founding signatory of […]

HEY Creative appoints new Chief Officer

We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Lisa Mallaghan as our new Chief Officer. A senior leader at the forefront of the UK’s latest City of Culture, Lisa has more than two decades of experience leading major arts programmes, developing successful national and international initiatives, and delivering epic-scale productions. As Chief Officer, Lisa will lead […]

Making an Impact: the Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter

The Hull & East Yorkshire Creative Charter, launched in summer 2024, now has over 120 signatories. We’re thrilled to be sharing with you some insights into the successes of our Signatories – and the Charter itself – from the past year. The Creative Charter launched with a simple but ambitious ask: that businesses across Hull […]

Discover! Creative Careers: Reflecting on 2024

With Discover! Creative Careers returning this November – and growing into a month-long celebration – we’re reflect on what our 2024 programme achieved across Hull and East Yorkshire. 2024 marked the first time Hull and East Yorkshire as a region participated in Discover! Creative Careers Week. HEY Creative coordinated a programme that brought together schools, […]