Meet the team: Philip Saxon - GiLE Foundation - Budapest

Meet the team: Philip Saxon

An experienced university teacher, Philip Saxon works as a course coordinator, English as a Foreign Language teacher, dissertation supervisor and proofreader at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He also teaches Business English to students at Budapest Business School and pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes to UK summer school students.

A member of IATEFL-Hungary, he maintains a keen interest in continuous professional development and teaching with technology. He is also a strong believer in both experiential learning and reflective practice. Now working as a volunteer for GILE, he hopes to help spread the message that soft skills training is of the essence in an increasingly automated world.

Articles written by Philip Jeffrey Saxon

Six Thinking Hats - Edward de Bono's big idea

Six Thinking Hats – A Key That Unlocks Lateral Thinking

Lateral thinking is something organisations and innovative individuals all aspire towards. Can “Six Thinking Hats” help them achieve it?

Philip Jeffrey Saxon June 21, 2021

Thinking Outside the Box: How Organisations Need to Learn

When individual or team insights and learning impact on
organisational processes and structures, a transformation occurs.

Philip Jeffrey Saxon June 29, 2020

Driving lesson (GiLE)

Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle: in Theory and in Practice

“We are…the learning species” (David Kolb)

Philip Jeffrey Saxon June 1, 2020

Events, Marketing & Communications

The following roles are currently available:

Brand & Marketing Manager:

The role consists of:

Assist with the development and constant review of the brand and marketing strategy.
Ensure that the organisation’s branding and artwork for all its activities and projects is
consistent and appropriately aligned with the Brand Standards Guide.
Consistently promote the organisation, its projects and its activities in an effective
and efficient manner, together with a team, through a unified brand voice.

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:

Creativity; and attention to details;

Event Organiser (incl. CYF):

The role consists of:

Manage pre-event planning of events, including assisting with the promotions, logistics, and general management of events, workshops and training courses.
Liaise with (strategic) partners, youth networks and key contact persons where relevant.
Manage feedback loops and produce post-event evaluations and content to inform future events.

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:

High level of organisational skills
Attention to detail;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
Time-management skills
Flexible, target-driven, and proactive.

Fundraiser:

The role consists of:

Launch and coordinate fundraising campaigns to support the projects and activities of the organisation.
Further develop an internal guideline document that briefly summarises our various types of fundraising techniques.
Perform risk management to minimize any risks related to fundraising.
Continuously explore creative ways to raise funds, including continuously searching
for potential donors or fundraising partners.

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:

Excellent communication and writing skills,
Excellent way of expressing ones thoughts, and having persuasive tactics.
Good written and research skills to prepare compelling concept notes to help generate funds.

Scientific Conference Organiser:

The role consists of:

Assisting with the preparation, promotion and management of scientific conferences (hybrid).
Keeping in contact with speakers and presenters.
Managing and coordinating event logistics on the day of the event.
Producing post-event evaluations and feedback to inform future events.

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:

High level of organisational skills
Attention to detail;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
Time-management skills
Flexible, target-driven, and proactive.

Content Creation
& Design

The following roles are currently available:

Content Creator // Copywriter

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

Proof-reader (general/non-academic)

The role consists of:

Proof-read and correct documents and texts for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors
Verify factual correctness of information (e.g. dates and statistics).
Check and adjust text for style, readability, clarity and readability;

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:

Familiarity with the proofreading techniques and tools;
Attention to details;

TikTok Coordinator:

The role consists of:

Launch our TikTok platform, grow our audience, and maximise user engagement and growth goals with high performing content.
Developing creative video content from scratch/available content
Stay on top of recent platform trends and how they could be used to promote the organisation.

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 making TikTok or short video content creation
Creative and curious.
High attention to details.

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.