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1093 Budapest, Lónyay u. 3. 7/2.
📱--Office:
1024 Budapest, Keleti Károly u. 5–7.
(--EMPLOYMENT
January 2017 - present
Interreg Danube Transnational Programme (DTP) YOUMIG project
Communication Manager at the Lead Partner Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)
Reference: Ádám Dickmann, Project Manager,-
February 2005 –
December 2016
International News Desk, Hungarian Press Agency MTI
Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA)
Editor-Journalist, part-time from July 2015
Reference: Robert Szente, Senior Editor-
January-
Budapest Business Journal
Editor-Journalist part-time, Editor of daily newsletter Hungary A.M.
Reference: Tom Popper, Editor-in-chief-
2013-present
Medián Opinion Research, TNS Hoffmann, Bakamo.Social
Freelance group moderator for deliberative citizenship projects, interviewer, ghostwriter
Research themes: school reform, medical ethics, customer satisfaction, social
listening
January-
Time Out Budapest
Freelance journalist
cultural, music-related articles
December 2003January 2005
Hungary Around the Clock, English language news service
Translation and summary of daily news in English
March 2001 –
December 2004
Econews business news service
Translator for English-language business news
Budapest, 1018 Naphegy tér 8.
April 2000
March 2001
Self-employed
Freelance translation and private English teaching
April 2000
ESRC Research Programme on ‘One Europe or Several?’
Research Assistant to Prof. Judy Batt
Centre for Russian and East European Studies, The University of Birmingham
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Bell Language School
English teacher
1996 – 1998
Penguin Books Ltd.
Regional representative for Hungary, International Sales, London, UK (Budapest-based)
1995 – 1996
Central European University (CEU), Department of Economics
Program Assistant
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Freelance English teaching
Clients: Inter Language School, Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture
Budapest, The United States Information Service (USIS)
EDUCATION
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Diploma February
2015
Budapest Corvinus University
Sociology, M.A. - Specialised in Economic Sociology and Migration
Reference: Prof. György Lengyel--
Loránd Eötvös University (ELTE), Faculty of Humanities
M.A. in English Language and Literature – Diploma: June 2000
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Loránd Eötvös University (ELTE), Faculty of Humanities
Cultural Anthropology, course abandoned after four years in M.A. programme
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ELTE Institute of Sociology and Social Policy
Social Policy 1st year of M.A. degree programme
TRANSLATION AND OTHER PROJECTS
2015 Nov-
Tilos community-funded Radio, News Team
Helped start the news team and develop policy as a volunteer
www.tilos.hu
2015
Offline:Ontheater - A physical theatre show on the subject of migration.
Moderated viewer discussions, helped develop the project to reflect key current
social, community developments as a contracted expert
2002 March
Regional Development Councils: EU Planning and programme design –
translator
1995-
Freelance translation (newspaper articles, environmental and urban
development project proposals, studies in cultural anthropology, etc.)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English -
proficient, near-native level
French -
spoken: good, written: good
State Language Examination, B2 level
OTHER SKILLS
IT skills (Win10, Office, Web-based editing, SPSS, infographics, audio editing)
Driving permit (1992)
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: 18 August, 1975
Place of Birth: Budapest
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