Meet the team: Niël A. Krüger

Dr. Niël A. Krüger is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His primary research focus has been in risk management and its interaction with SMMEs. He chaired and worked with the Young Entrepreneurship Business Organisation at North West University, South Africa, for three years which focused on the development of essential soft skills for students and potential entrepreneurs. As a lifelong learner himself he has a vested interest in professional development and the role of human capital in the ever more automated economy.

Content Creation
& Design

The following roles are currently available:

Content Creator

The role consists of:

Produce written or verbal content that is clear and persuasive for our target audience for various platforms in a way that is consistent with our brand strategy and voice (articles, blogs, podcasts, newsletter texts, etc.).
Assist with the development of creative ideas and concepts for advertising, social
media, or crowdfunding campaigns.
Help drive brand consistency across all communication platforms

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications required. However, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Skills and requirements:

Experience in copywriting for multiple social media campaigns.
Creative and curiosity.
Ability to collaborate and communicate with team members.
High attention to details.
Creative copy writing experience an added bonus.

Graphic Designer:

The role consists of:

Designing unique marketing material that’s aligned with the creative direction and overall brand of the foundation and its projects.
Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements where required.
Ensure that the overall branding and artwork is maintained appropriately and consistently across all platforms and for all marketing and promotion material.

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications are required. However, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Skills and requirements:

Demonstrable design experience across various platforms with design applications, software and technologies, such as Canva, Quark Xpress, InDesign or Illustrator, and photo-editing software such as Photoshop.
A keen eye for aesthetics and details;
Ability to translate campaigns into a visual creative direction

Video Editor

The role consists of:

Edit professional videos that are creative, engaging, and appropriately designed for our target audience.
Continuously discover and implement new editing technologies and industry’s best practices to maximize efficiency.

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications required, however, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Skills and requirements:

solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages.
creative mind and storytelling skills.

Academia & Publications

The following roles are currently available:

Assistant Editor:

The role consists of:

Support the functions of the Editorial Team to
fulfill the publication activities of the journal.
Taking actions on the OJS platform in line with the Publication Process Guide.
Checking the progress of submitted manuscripts through the Article Selection Process, incl. First Check, Reviewing, and Second Check.
Liaising with authors and reviewers as required (while adhering to the double-blind
peer-review system) to ensure that the publication process is effective and efficient.
Promoting the journal and encouraging colleagues/students to submit high-quality articles.

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: Degree certificate and minimum 3-years of experience in research and publishing academic papers.

Skills and requirements:

Experience in academic writing.
Ability to meet the time demands of the position is required.
Excellent organizational, time-management skills, interpersonal and communication skills.

Copy and Layout Editor:

The role consists of:

Assist with (re)developing a visual template for journal articles based on the
suggestions of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and Associate Editor.
Performing typesetting and layout editing in accordance with the GJSD Publishing
Guide.
Performing final plagiarism check (in collaboration with the Associate Editor).

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Skills and requirements:

Experience with publications.
A strong attention to detail.
Proficiency in typesetting and layout editing of digital-first documents.
Ability to visualize the final product during the design process.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications are required. However, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Production Editor:

The role consists of:

Assisting with the publication of the journal issues (creating the articles’ landing pages and the current Issues in the OJS system);
Ensuring that all metadata are correct, the Galleys are prepared, and the journal can be cited in a standard format directly from OJS;
Checking authors names, affiliations, ORC IDs;
Performing a final check of all articles, Galleys and landing pages before publishing, in collaboration with the Managing Editor and the Technical Editor;

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications are required. However, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Skills and requirements:

Experience with publications.
A strong attention to detail.
Proficiency in typesetting and layout editing of digital-first documents.
Ability to visualize the final product during the design process.

Proof-reader (scientific papers):

The role consists of:

Ensuring that the submitted manuscripts are readable, have a logical flow, and that
the author’s intended meaning is clear.
Proof-reading assigned manuscripts, editing manuscript content directly to improve readability and correct English language errors for UK English.
Ensuring that the manuscript is free from inconsistencies (textual and numerical), errors of spelling, syntax, grammar and punctuation.
Ensuring that manuscripts are consistent in presentation, style and content
(including APA style reference formatting).

Location: This role can be done in Budapest (Hungary) or remotely, from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications are required. However, the candidate should have previous demonstrable experience.

Skills and requirements: Experience in academic writing.