Bringing the arts and audiences together. Digitally & artfully, with purpose.

Meet the team

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  Hans de Kretser

  Director & Founder

  Hans has a background working in arts organisations like English National Opera and Sadler's Wells where he specialised in digital marketing when it all started. Since then he's helped over three hundred arts organisations with their online presence.

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  Raf Malanga

  Creative Director & Designer

  Raf has been part of HdK for over 15 years. An MA graduate from Central Saint Martins, Raf specialised in Communications Design and Digital Media. He understands all aspects of design, including user experience and branding.

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  Zoe Watkins

  Client Services & Business Development

  Zoe has an extensive background working in multi-disciplined marketing agencies, and is dedicated to nurturing relationships with our clients, both new and existing. With a deep understanding of the market, Zoe drives initiatives that lead to rewarding and long-lasting alliances.

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  Katy Manuel

  Audience Specialist

  Katy has been marketing arts organisations for a number of years. Her experience ranges from the very large to the very small, from commercial to subsidised, from regional, touring and London. Her area of expertise lies in audience development and marketing strategy.

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  Bella Richards

  Digital Marketing

  Bella oversees clients across our marketing services and consultancy throughout the arts, culture and heritage sectors. With a background in PR and communications, Bella brings her interest in film and visual arts to HdK.

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  Fizz Woor

  Digital Marketing

  Fizz supports with the creation and delivery of engaging marketing services for our clients, fostering community and brand identity. Her background is in visual arts and contemporary gallery studies, having graduated with an art history degree.

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  Molly Richendrfer

  Marketing Executive

  Molly started at the HdK as an intern, and has since worked with the marketing team across a number of client projects, across content creation, strategy development and reporting insights.

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  Phoebe Cleghorn

  Partnerships & Events Manager

  Phoebe manages HdK's ongoing programme of webinars and events, adding value to our clients and beyond through the facilitation of topical industry conversations. She also plans our partnership activity throughout the year, identifying opportunities to expand HdK's network, deepen our sector engagement and make new connections.

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  Lavita Daryanani

  Senior Project Manager

  Lavita is a Senior Project Manager with 12 years of experience in digital. She has worked across projects in different industries with various scopes and budgets, and is experienced in a range of content management systems (CMS). Lavita takes satisfaction from maintaining positive client relationships and finding creative solutions to meet their needs.

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  Roz Woodroffe

  Senior Project Manager

  Roz is a senior project manager with 12 years experience under her belt. She loves following the website journey from proposal to launch, and being the bridge which brings clients and the project team together.

• Work with us

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  Work with us
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  Jannick Moth

  Technical Lead & Developer

  Jannick handled the making of digital content and technical builds throughout his career. With a wealth of experience in creating and maintaining websites, and as a dance artist himself, he brings a great understanding of technology and its implementations.

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  Julian Cantera Cornejo

  Web Support Developer

  Julian has built his career working across multiple digital agencies in London, contributing to the development and support of web-based solutions. With strong experience as a front-end–focused web developer, he specializes in modern front-end technologies and brings a solid understanding of building, maintaining, and improving digital platforms in fast-paced agency environments.

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  John Carter

  Web Support Manager

  John has worked extensively across the arts and cultural sector, gaining experience in roles ranging from box offices and IT helpdesks to marketing and digital teams at major arts centres and specialist museums. He now draws on his background in website management to help HdK clients get the very best from their digital platforms.

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  Ben Meyer

  Technical Delivery

  Ben has worked on a range of digital projects for HdK, from launching livestreams and digital festivals to project managing advanced ticketing integrations. He is adept at working with all kinds of people and organisations and is passionate about building bespoke solutions which fit their needs.

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  Nicola Butcher

  Senior Designer

  Nic is a Graphic Designer with over 20 years experience designing both for print and digital across a wide range of sectors, from tourism and arts organisations through to local start ups and corporate branding.

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  Lisa Kew

  Senior Designer

  Lisa is a graphic designer and brand expert with over three decades of industry experience across many sectors, from non-profit organisations and corporate businesses to arts organisations and consumer brands.

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  Greig Cooke

  Senior Web Developer

  Greig has 20 years experience building websites as well following a succesful career as a dancer.

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  Chad Rossouw

  Senior Web Developer

  Chad is a developer with a passion for working in the humanities. He has a Masters in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town and has a deep skillset having worked as a designer, educator, editor, artist and writer.

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  Peter Blach

  Film & Editing

  Peter has been filming and editing trailers and features for HdK for over 12 years. He began his career in the UK TV industry in 1995 and progressed into production and worked on reality TV, short documentaries and film productions as well as making films for the public, arts and corporate sector sector.