Helga Simó

CAREER BACKGROUND RECEPTIONIST MAVERICK HOSTEL BUDAPEST | 06/2019–Present Offering nice accommodation and company for backpackers from all around the world in the heart of Budapest. Organizing different social events, like wine tastings and giving tips for tourists, doing the marketing of different products and services. Also dealing with reservation, finance and other administrative issues. Social skills are developed in English and Spanish. Problem solving ability and stamina. Got experience in tourism and hospitality. VOLUNTEER HELGA SIMÓ Born in:-. SKILLS Good communication skills in English Good writing skills Good at teamwork Press analysis Autonomy Flexibility Handling social media Adaptation to new cultural contexts Good organisational skills Problem solving CONTACT INFORMATION Telephone: - Email:- Several NGOs in Cape Verde | 09/2018–03/2019 Cooperated with the local environmental NGO, Biosfera CV. Worked in the communication office. Engaging with the English communication of the NGO. Newsletter writing, organizing events and attending at different kind of awareness projects, mostly with kids and fishermen. For five weeks worked on the field. In deserted island Santa Luzia, worked with nesting turtles, and in islet Raso worked with seabirds and geckos. Also associated with the environmental ministry, and teaching English to local vigilantes At the Associação Amigos do Calhau wrote project for an environmental cause and also organised activities for children LIBRARIAN Jakabffy Elemér Library | 01/2018-07/2018 Part-time librarian, working with database, excel, but mostly with students and researchers VOLUNTEER Menedék Association, Budapest (Hungary) | 02/2017–07/2017 Working in a pre-integration project funded by the UNHCR; Teaching unaccompanied minor asylum seekers Hungarian, English, European Culture. Also organizing them free time activities. RESEARCHER INTERN Hungarian National Scientific Academy, Budapest | 07/2016–09/2016 Gaining experience in the research field at the Minority Research Institute which included collecting and working with data, attending conferences, working on my own research JOURNALIST Igen tessék! local newspaper, Cluj Napoca | 08/2015–12/2015 Covering mostly cultural topics at a local magazine which also rooting for Hungarian language rights in Cluj Napoca JOURNALIST Humana human rights magazine, Budapest | 03/2013–01/2014 Covering social injustice, human rights issues, also some cultural topics JOURNALIST Szabadság Daily Newspaper,Cluj Napoca | 12/2012–06/2015 Started to write different articles, reports covering mostly cultural themes in a daily regional newspaper Also being the co-editor of the weekly student newspaper attachment Campus EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES Sapientia University, Cluj Napoca (Romania) | 09/2015–06/2018 Main subjects: International Relations, EU law, EU integration, History, Political Philosophy, Political Communication, International law, EU environmental law, Diplomacy INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES (ERASMUS+) Corvinus University, Budapest (Hungary) | 02/2017–06/2017 Subjects in English: Regional Studies, Gender and Contemporary Global Security Challenges, European Policies Subjects in Hungarian: Recent developments of the EU, International Organizations, Urbanism and Geopolitics LANGUAGES JOURNALISM Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca (Romania) | 10/2012–07/2015 Native: Hungarian English (C1) Romanian (C1) Spanish (B2) Portuguese (A2) Cape verdean creole (B1) DIGITAL COMPETENCES ECDL (Full MS office package) Basic user of Adobe PS Social Media Wordpress Main subjects: Printed, audio, audiovisual, online and alternative media production, photography, creative writing, press history, news agency journalism COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES – ERASMUS Metropolitan University, Budapest (Hungary) | 09/2013–06/2014 Main subjects in English: Media law, media ethics, creative writing, visual communication, press analysis, intercultural communication, intercultural communication through Central European films ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS Thesis written about English propaganda of ISIS, an analysis of Al Hayat magazine – 2015. Thesis written about the enemy construction related to migration (Constructing the enemy in the Hungarian online media in Transylvania) – 2018. Attended international conference organised by Central European University (Populism, Nationalism and Deglobalisation)– 2017. Awarded with Balassi Institute scholarship – 2018. Awarded at regional scientific student conference in Transylvania (ETDK) 2017/2018. Volunteer in Poland – organising Euroweeks for children around 12-17. – 2013 Internship in the Town hall of Cluj Napoca next to vice mayor. 2016.