Balint Molnar
Director, Department of Communications / Rector's Office at Budapest University of Technology and Economics- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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Hungary
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Director, Department of Communications / Rector's Office
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Nov 2022 - Present
As Director of Communications working on strategic communication projects, PR and branding activity of the leading university of technology of Hungary. Also Editor in Chief of bme.hu, the university’s news site.
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Assistant Professor (adjunktus) / Department of Management and Business Economics
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Head of the Communications, Marketing and PR Unit / Rector's Office
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Apr 2020 - Nov 2022
As Head of the Communications Unit of the Rector's Office, working on strategic communication projects of the leading university of technology of Hungary.
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Design Terminal
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Hungary
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Communications
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Mar 2019 - Jan 2020
Led the communications team of Central Europe's leading innovation agency, which is present in 7 countries with its incubation programs and innovation projects. Led the communications team of Central Europe's leading innovation agency, which is present in 7 countries with its incubation programs and innovation projects.
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NRDIO - National Research Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH)
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Hungary
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deputy Chief of Staff - Head of the Communications Unit / President's Office
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Aug 2015 - Nov 2018
Developed the Communications Unit at the Hungarian governmental funding agency of research, development, and innovation from the ground up. Developed the Communications Unit at the Hungarian governmental funding agency of research, development, and innovation from the ground up.
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of the Communications Department
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Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
Led the Communication Department of the key institution of the Hungarian scientific research, with an academic society and a network of research institutes. Coordinated and supervised the work of seven experts at the Department and 16 colleagues at the research institution network of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. - Managed the intensive media attention, answered the daily media inquiries on the tight deadlines but in line with the Academy's interests. - Led the editorial team of the HAS website, which is a major science website of Hungary. - Organized the central events of the Hungarian Science Festival, from conceptualizing the topics of the event to briefing the lecturers and managing the communication campaign of the events (1500+ audience, 100+ media coverage). Show less
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EIT Digital
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Belgium
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing and Communications Manager
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Nov 2012 - Jun 2014
Organized the communication activities at the Budapest hub of the EU’s digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organization. - Integrated the EIT Digital Budapest into the organization’s international communication team. - Managed the international conference on the inauguration of EIT Digital Budapest (200+ participants). - Organized the communication of the one-billion forint (cca. EUR three-million) budget ICT innovation project with 150 researchers and three consortial members involved (ELTE, BME, Cisco Hungary). - Coordinated the CEE event series of EIT Digital Budapest in 2013, with events in Bratislava, Maribor, Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest (4 events, 200+ participants). - Searched for stories and created news items and published press releases about the milestone events, informing a 10+ network of IT, business, telecommunications, and startup reporters. Show less
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Duna-Dráva Cement Kft.
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Hungary
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Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate Communication Executive
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Feb 2006 - Oct 2012
Responsible for the corporate communications, media relations and CSR projects of the market-leading Hungarian building material producer Group (member of the HeidelbergCement Group). - Editor of the company's first Sustainability Report. - Conceptualized and published the company’s leading CSR program, the DDC Zöld Megoldás (Green Solution) Award call in 2012 and coordinated the related events and the local communication campaign of the project. - Managed the annual open plant events, when the cement plants were allowed to be visited by the local citizens (200+ visitors annually). - Organized annual sport events for the local school communities (2,000+ kids participating per year). - Drafted copies, brochure texts of Duna-Dráva Cement brand projects, e. g. campaign on change of corporate design, product promotion campaigns. - Created the concept, wrote the articles, edited the content and coordinated the graphic design and production of the monthly printed internal magazine for employees. Show less
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Cook Communications
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Czechia
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager
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Dec 2009 - Dec 2011
Public Relations Specialist (Part-Time Consultant) of the PR agency network (HQ in Prague) responsible for media relations and PR projects. Public Relations Specialist (Part-Time Consultant) of the PR agency network (HQ in Prague) responsible for media relations and PR projects.
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1171 Production Group, Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, Hollywood
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Production Assistant
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Oct 2004 - May 2005
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Trainee, Assistant Editor
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2003 - 2004
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Education
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
Corvinus University of Budapest
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Faculty of Social Sciences, Doctoral School of Social Communication -
Eötvös Loránd University
Master's degree, Communication and Media Studies -
Eötvös Loránd University
Master's degree, Aesthetics, Arts Research and Arts Theory -
Mathias Corvinus Collegium - MCC
Journalism I Public Relations I Leadership I Strategy -
Dániel Berzsenyi College (now: Eötvös Loránd University - Savaria University Centre)
Bachelor's degree, Cultural Management I Film Art and Film History Specialization