Zsofia Szarka Email & Phone Number

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Worldwide

Working as a freelance ID and e-learning consultant, I contributed to learning projects in a variety of industries including fashion, medical, travel, IT, finance, and when I'm lucky, in the humanitarian sector.www.zsofiaszarka.co.uk

With @Nathalie Doswald as subject matter expert and presenter, we created the Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Disaster Resilience for RCRC. We built on her existing course with UNEP (still available on edX) for the foundational modules but enhanced it with interactions and added a further five hours of learning content designed for RCRC staff and volunteers. The course provides them with the necessary knowledge to begin designing NbS projects to enhance the resilience of the communities they work with. Working with @Armando Guerra of Mambo Panda on multimedia development was a great experience, he and his team made our workflow as easy as can be.You can access the course on IFRC's Learning Platform: https://ifrc.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/curriculum/1e830bde-21ec-4207-89bf-9d8bf83c7685

Between two long humanitarian projects, it was refreshing to step back into the world of the private sector. At Bain, I augmented Ashley Keenan's multinational team, juggling a handful of parallel projects in a fast-paced consulting environment. What a ride!All content being confidential, I won't share details of this one in my portfolio but you can read Ashley's review of our work together below on my profile.

Budapest, Hungary

Portfolio item: http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ifrc-survey-design/Field surveys are one of the key methods of collecting data - in rapid-response programs after an emergency, but also for creating baseline and endline assessments. During this project, we created a foundational level survey design course for the humanitarian context that can be easily accessible to anyone working in the humanitarian field.

Budapest, Hungary

Nice Area, France

http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ardweb/ | I've joined Amadeus in a consultant role for a digital learning project on an eight-month FTC to create a set of digital learning resources on newly released software for Amadeus' airline clients.As this was a one-person project, I was responsible for every part of the design and development, apart from the original scoping and TNA. My role included: - liaising with and between the Product Managers and SMEs, the project owners and the pilot customers, - designing and scripting the course - designing and building visual assets and creating reusable templates- recording and editing audio and video- developing the course in Articulate StoryLine - releasing the final packages after testing.I was very lucky to work with a great team at Amadeus where every member was passionate about the release of this new piece of software and provided me with all the support I needed to deliver the training to accompany it.

Hong Kong

I’ve joined Alvanon in a consulting role, at a super exciting time in the company’s history; just as they started developing their online learning platform, MOTIF. Our mission is to make MOTIF an online hub that connects fashion professionals and that helps to bridge the knowledge gap in the industry. https://motif.org/alvanon-launches-motif/While designing courses for MOTIF's off-the-shelf content library, I had the chance to work with pioneers and global experts in the fashion industry on subjects including the Mechanics of Fit, Sustainability in Fashion and Apparel Costing.You can find out more about these projects on my portfolio:http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/motif/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/fit-form/

Hong Kong

With PPG I was based in Cathay Pacific City, leading the ID Team as we re-designed the company’s online training and introduced many alternative approaches, including the use of explainer videos and mobile apps. I was working with and under the management of digital learning wizard #ChetanKalidasYou can find out more about some of these projects on my portfolio:http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/cathay-animations/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/cathay-templates/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/cathay-atc/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/cathay-flysmart/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/cathay-aviation/

During 2015 I have cycled my bike across Asia, fundraising for a children's charity in my home country, Hungary, while testing my stamina and grit and accumulating great new experiences that I'm now turning into new ideas.Crossing the Balkans, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and South-East Asia, the experience taught me persistence, self-reliance, humility, problem-solving and cultural awareness, and most certainly gave me a better insight to human nature - both my own and others. Later I also rode across Europe, Marocco, the Western-Sahara, Mauritania and Senegal.

London, United Kingdom

At PHM I have been doing instructional design and e-learning development, as well as UX, UI and creative design. My projects included remote learning solutions of all kinds: from eLearning through mobile applications to cheat-sheets and other print-outs, and most often, the combination of these.The side effect of working in the automotive industry is that I have also accumulated a vast knowledge on wheel trims, boot capacities, seat-folding arrangements and, of course, state of the art in-car technologies.You can find out more about these projects on my portfolio site:http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ford-focus/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ford-mustang/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ford-syncii/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ford-accessories/http://zsofiaszarka.co.uk/project/ford-accessories-2/

Dublin, Ireland

Budapest

At KVG I created bespoke learning materials for international clients (both in commercial environment and for the higher education sector) and I have learnt about all segments of learning content creation with growing responsibilities. I have gained a good understanding of the methodology of e-learning development and instructional design, from course planning to page-by-page creation and I successfully completed tasks from content design to development, as well as e-learning content management and maintenance.Key responsibilities:• E-learning development (GE Capital, Veolia, Raiffeisen Bank, Organica Technologies, ENI);• Instructional design;• E-learning software training and technical support;• Design and creation of marketing materials: presentations, websites, brochures;• LMS, LCMS administration.

Budapest, Hungary

(via KVG Konvergencia Kft.)In 2010 Organica Water started to enter new markets, such as the US and a number of countries in the Far East (China, India and Singapore). This opening generated the need for creating a new company identity, new marketing strategy, revamping the company website, creating new set of presentations, educational materials (both on-line and printed) and the need to create a lively presence in online communities and the social media.I was deeply involved in all aspects of these tasks. I worked in continuous close cooperation with company leaders as well as the US based marketing team. My special focus was developing the company presentations and ensuring consistent application of the new visual identity for the company.

Mental Health And Community Counselor, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

2-year postgraduate degree in progress :)

Television Journalist (Postgraduate), Communication And Media Studies

Political Science And Public Policy (Postgraduate)

Századvég School of Politics

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ISS, full scholarship.

Ba (Hons) Teacher Of Visual Arts And Applied Arts

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