Marianna Szarkova
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Cambridge Advanced English
Cambridge English Language Assessment -
Deutsches Sprachdiplom
Kulturminister Konferenz
Experience
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Techband.io
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Slovakia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Marketing Officer
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May 2023 - Present
✅ B2B marketing✅ Employer branding ✅ Digital marketing✅ Brand management & development✅ Event management (meetups, B2B events, community events)✅ Company website design & update
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Community & Employer Brand Manager
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Dec 2022 - May 2023
✅ Event management (meetups, roundtables, pannel discussions)✅ Tech(band) community events✅ Company website management✅ Job posts management✅ Remote community engagement activities✅ Social media managementACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 60+ regular attendees on our full offline meetups🔥 90% conversion rate from registered to attending on our events 🔥 45% engagement rate on newsletter campaigns🔥 Attending CODECON 2023
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HR & Marketing Manager
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Feb 2020 - Nov 2022
✅ Creation of internal HR processes & tools✅ Recruitment of IT developers based on needed technological skills for our clients ✅ Expanding our recruitment activities abroad✅ Remote tech community management✅ Creation of strategies for employer brand development ✅ Social media management✅ Graphic design, blogging✅ Internal and external event management (meetups, community calls) ✅ Company job posts management✅ Creation of newsletter campaignsACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 100% YoY growth of our tech community 🔥 90% retention rate 🔥 8.5 NPS from our developers 🔥 70+ regular attendees on our online meetups🔥 Establishment of company social media Show less
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Ministerstvo investícií, regionálneho rozvoja a informatizácie SR
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Slovakia
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project manager for Infomat app development
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Mar 2023 - Present
After taking part in a state-organised hackathon on fighting disinformation and taking the 1st place, our team and the ministry are starting to work on the development and implementation of the app we designed ➡️ Infomat. Infomentor is a PWA that interactively guides high school students to develop critical thinking and media literacy and thereby reduces their tendency to believe disinformation. The learning process is done via the help of weekly challenges - tests, which are designed so that the students gradually expand their abilities in the areas of critical thinking within the given units. Moreover, the app is designed the way that teachers themselves can work with it. They can assign tasks to the students either as homework, or they can work with it directly in classes of civics, Slovak language or ethics. Show less
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StartuPeak
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Slovakia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & CEO
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Aug 2022 - Present
✅ Design & adjustments of product portfolio ✅ Crowdfunding & Partnership development✅ Design of events held by StartuPeak✅ Managing Central European Startup Awards (CESA) as a country partner for Slovakia✅ Strategical and logistical planning of events✅ Community management✅ Recruitment of volunteers✅ Delivery of events, ensuring positive NPS from attendees✅ Social Media presenceACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 200+ members of the online community 🔥 6+ events held annually🔥 9.2 NPS from event attendes🔥 5+ strategic partnerships createdEvents/projects:🚀 Annual Startup Volleyball Cup🚀 Quiz Nights🚀 MatchUp 🚀 Mladá Bratislava🚀 Bi-weekly community get togethers🚀 CESAwards gala night🚀 Online 1on1 networking🚀 Startup beach volleyball league🚀 Startup Grind (partnering up with Campus Cowork) Show less
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Co-Founder
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Mar 2021 - Jul 2022
⚡ The idea to establish a community with the aim of connecting Slovak startups and helping them grow originated within the cooperation of us as Techband on the organization of the startup competition CESAwards. The inspiration also came from abroad where popular communities successfully bring together startups and individuals to support the local and international startup ecosystem and interconnection. ⚡
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Global Startup Awards
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Denmark
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Country Partner
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Feb 2020 - Present
Country partner for Slovakia (& since 2023 for the Cezch Republic as well) in the regional branch of GSA - Central European Startup Awards (CESA) Country partner for Slovakia (& since 2023 for the Cezch Republic as well) in the regional branch of GSA - Central European Startup Awards (CESA)
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SSOŠ HOST
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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English & German Teacher
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Sep 2021 - Apr 2023
✅ Teaching students of a private high school aged between 15-19 years old ✅ General English & German - grammar, vocab ✅ Conversation lessons ✅ Final exam preparations for English ✅ Teaching students of a private high school aged between 15-19 years old ✅ General English & German - grammar, vocab ✅ Conversation lessons ✅ Final exam preparations for English
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EMPIRE | the know-how institute
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Slovakia
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Language Schools
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1 - 100 Employee
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English Teacher
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May 2019 - Feb 2021
✅ Teaching corporate & public English courses ✅ Business English ✅ Conversation classes ✅ Direct method classes ✅ Teaching corporate & public English courses ✅ Business English ✅ Conversation classes ✅ Direct method classes
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AIESEC
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Local Committee President (Branch Manager)
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Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
✅ Leading one of the committees in AIESEC in Slovakia.✅ Leading my own team of 6 Vice presidents responsible for Exchanges & Back office ✅ Managing decisive processes influencing whole AIESEC Bratislava✅ Coordination of the strategical decisions, also serving as the external representative and ensuring external relations with the university and other university organizations.✅ Managing relative/absolute growth of numerical results of the committee ✅ Ensuring the growth of financial results and profitabilityACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 80% Retention rate (members staying in the organisation)🔥 100% growth in Volunteering project in Summer (compared to previous year)🔥 50% growth in Outgoing exchanges (compared to previous year)🔥 Cooperation with other NGOs in Bratislava🔥 Establishing cooperation with the city hall of Bratislava 🔥 1 Vice president awarded as the best one in his area 🔥 14 applicants for higher positions (Team leader/Executive Board) Show less
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Head of Incoming Professional Exchanges
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Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
✅ Responsibility for processes of applicants in the area of professional internships✅ Strategical planning of the area and whole committee, setting measurable goals, establishing functionality of all processes for the committeeACHIEVEMENTS: 🔥 Creation of a project aimed on supporting the development of Slovak startups🔥 200% growth in Global Entrepreneur product (aiesec.org)🔥 9.5 NPS of our costumers
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Instagram Manager
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Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
✅ Part of Entity Support Team in AIESEC in Slovakia for Online Marketing in Social Media ✅ Responsible for running the Insagram account of AIESEC in Slovakia✅ Creation of posting plan✅ Responsible for growth of followers and reach (growth from 188 followers up to 2600)✅ Data Analysis✅ Content creation/getting ✅ Working in a team of Marketing enthusiasts✅ Adobe IllustratorACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 Growth of followers from 200 to 2234
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Head Of Customer Relations Management
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
✅ Responsibility for processes of applicants in the area of professional internships✅ Strategical planning of the area and whole committee, setting measurable goals, establishing functionality of all processes for committee✅ Establishing partnership with corporate sector✅ Working in a team composed of 6 members, lead by one Team Leader✅ Leading my own team in the functional area, composed of 3 members✅ Ensuring personal and professional development of members in the functional areaACHIEVEMENTS:🔥 Cooperating with Portugese Spark agency on project Pitchbootcamp (more than 20 professionals from Slovak companies involved) Show less
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International Relations Team Member
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Sep 2016 - Jan 2017
✅ Member of a team consisting of 5 people plus 1 Team Leader✅ Responsible for project Educate Slovakia 2017✅ Recruiting suitable candidates for a 6-week long volunteering internship ✅ Screening CVs, inteviewing, selecting ✅ Responsible for VISA processes (if needed) as well
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Instarea - Big Data Monetization (acquired by Slovak Telekom, Deutsche Telekom AG)
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Slovakia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Talent Acquisition
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Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
✅ Attraction of new talents (finding & inviting student candidates for technical positions) ✅ Pre-screening of the candidates ✅ Managing the interview process all the way to onboarding ✅ Brand building among Slovak students ✅ Organization of meetups ACHIEVEMENTS: 🔥 3 IT developers for Front-end technologies hired 🔥 2 Business development specialists hired 🔥 1 Marketing intern hired 🔥 1 Sales specialist hired ✅ Attraction of new talents (finding & inviting student candidates for technical positions) ✅ Pre-screening of the candidates ✅ Managing the interview process all the way to onboarding ✅ Brand building among Slovak students ✅ Organization of meetups ACHIEVEMENTS: 🔥 3 IT developers for Front-end technologies hired 🔥 2 Business development specialists hired 🔥 1 Marketing intern hired 🔥 1 Sales specialist hired
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dm drogerie markt Slovensko
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Slovakia
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Retail
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200 - 300 Employee
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HR Intern
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Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
✅ Corporate HR - Recruitment ✅ Employer branding ✅ Education for the emloyees ✅ Establishing partnerships with high schools, universities and NGOs ✅ Creation of graphic materials for recruitment ACHIEVEMENTS: 🔥 Recruiting on Universities & other resorts creating an internship programme for Uni students 🔥 Public appearances on job fair at the University of Economics ✅ Corporate HR - Recruitment ✅ Employer branding ✅ Education for the emloyees ✅ Establishing partnerships with high schools, universities and NGOs ✅ Creation of graphic materials for recruitment ACHIEVEMENTS: 🔥 Recruiting on Universities & other resorts creating an internship programme for Uni students 🔥 Public appearances on job fair at the University of Economics
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Hotel SET Bratislava
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Slovakia
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hotel Operations
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Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
✅ Responsible for running the reception, administration, daily communication with the costumers ✅ Phone and mail communication ✅ Sales administration ✅ Dealing with company and individual orders, dealing with corporate costumers ✅ Daily Invoicing ✅ Negotiation, solution orientation in different situations ✅ Responsible for running the reception, administration, daily communication with the costumers ✅ Phone and mail communication ✅ Sales administration ✅ Dealing with company and individual orders, dealing with corporate costumers ✅ Daily Invoicing ✅ Negotiation, solution orientation in different situations
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PLUS Academia
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Slovakia
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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English Teacher
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Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
✅ Teaching english on the level of A2/B1 ✅ Teaching the employees of a company, age range: 30-50 ✅ Creating lesson plans, materials ✅ Grammar, reading and speaking. ✅ Teaching english on the level of A2/B1 ✅ Teaching the employees of a company, age range: 30-50 ✅ Creating lesson plans, materials ✅ Grammar, reading and speaking.
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Education
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2020 - 2022
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
Master's degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General -
2016 - 2020
Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave
Bachelor's degree, Foreign Languages, Linguistics, Economics -
2008 - 2016
Gymnazium Juraja Fandlyho
High School, General Studies
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