Name
Matej Kyjovsky
Preferred name (calling name)
Matej
Age
25, I think.
Origin Country/Town
Slovakia/Kosice
Other places where I have lived
Brno, Czech Republic and Jönköping, Sweden
Languages
Slovak, Czech, English, basic English
Academic Background
BSc in Business Administration with a major in Marketing Management from Jönköping University.
Work Background
- Worked in a few cafés as a barista.
- Odd jobs here and there, working with kids as a horse-riding instructor, summer camp leader, and logistics during the university.
- Last autumn I did my internship with a performance marketing agency where we worked with smaller clients on Google Ads, PPC, for Meta, some basic UX and SEO web analysis, etc. A lot of my interest and focus on people stems from the User Experience, which is a hotpot of tech, research and focus on people.
- Volunteering with Slovak Debate Association – organizing debating tournaments for high-school kids and being a debate adjudicator.
- Organized some public debates and part of the org-team for a anti-corruption protest in Slovakia.
- Some freelance photography, and design work but nothing fancy. I would definitely like to develop in the creative field more.
Journalistic experience
I started as a photographer at my local newspaper and slowly became interested in writing. Last year, I was editor-in-chief of that student newspaper. I had a chance to interview our university President about her commute by plane from Umeå to Jönköping and write an article about it.
Writing skills (English)
Certainly a space for improvement, but after completing my Bachelor´s in English, and having some experience writing articles, I believe it´s decent. With the help of grammar correction tools.
I have used Excel (spreadsheets)
Yes, during my Bachelor´s in Business Administration, we had courses on Excel and statistics, but I am by no means an Expert.
I have worked with Python
No. During COVID-19, I started some online courses for coding and front-end web-dev but never completed them.
I use other programming languages
No
I have used WordPress
Yes, briefly.
Graphic/illustration skills
Yes, I got interested in graphic design but only as a hobby. I´m familiar with Adobe CC suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator). Also Figma (collaborative tool for the design of apps) and Canva.
Digital publishing/Social media
Worked with social media for student associations and during entrepreneurship courses. Also worked with social media and paid ads for clients during my internship at a marketing agency.
Audio/radio/podcast
No, but would love to get into it!
Photography
Yes, did a few freelance gigs, one wedding, and some events.
I am really interested in documentary work, photojournalism and editorial photography mainly for print.
Video/TV/Film
Amateur in video editing. (Davinci Resolve). Interested in DoP and discussing movies!
Other editing or publishing skills
No
Knowledge of the European Parliament (Relevant to the CJC project)
Definitely space for improvement, long time ago I participated in MEP.
Special interests/knowledge relevant to research/Investigative Journalism
Apart from interviews and writing, I´m interested in tech aspects and digital tools of research. I´d like to dive more into OSINT and data journalism tools as well as their accessibility to the public.
Other hobbies/skills
Rock climbing/bouldering enthusiast, film camera nerd, hiking hobbyist. Amateur photo gallery visitor and wannabe performance art fan.
I will be able to support my fellow students with
Hopefully with some good discussions, shared values and being present when someone needs it. Feel free to reach out about anything.
Is there something you want to add?
Super excited to be in this class! The environment is really inspiring and welcoming. I hope to get to know people around me and share some meaningful experience.
Contact details
kyjovskymatej@gmail.com
Signal: +46793516669