Gábor Kurják

As the owner and founder of my own business, in addition to ordinary management duties, I have led the design and implementation of digital-based interactive experience installations for both commercial and cultural projects. As part of this job, I've developed a wide range of skills, such as strategic project management, from the initial idea to the final delivery while meeting strict deadlines and high client standards. I've also practiced and enhanced how to handle relationships with clients well, building long-lasting relationships and leading cross-functional teams through the stages of creative ideas, design, and implementation.

Main references:

Bodajk Hunting Lodge, Permanent hunting exhibition:
Planning, creative design and implementation of digital-based interactive installations for the permanent exhibition; content development; full project management.
Client: West Hungária Bau Kft.

Békésszentandrás Bordűr Hotel and Carpet Museum: Branding design of the hotel and museum; full museum project management from research to implementation.
Client: Körösparti Nyár Plusz Zrt

In my role, I oversaw the creative design and project management of the agency’s key event and exhibition projects.
As part of the team, one of my main project was the Hungarian National Pavilion at the Dubai 2020 World Expo. I had the opportunity to lead the team designing the interactive digital visitor experience of the pavilion.
My role was to develop the creative design and visitor experience by coordinating the design, production, and on-site installation process. This role enhanced my leadership, project management, and creative direction skills, allowing me to successfully manage multi-disciplinary teams and deliver high-impact, interactive experiences that meet international standards.

Contact: Balint Tordai, Managing Director, BALINT.TORDAI@KRAFTWERK-ME.COM

In my own company, I was responsible for the following general management and professional duties:
Managing and supervising a staff of between 10 and 30 employees.

Business development: under my leadership, the company developed from a traditional event equipment rental company to an exhibition design and construction company operating in Hungary and several areas of Europe.
Project management: full supervision and management of exhibition projects from planning to implementation
Development and operation of the interactive experience business department to support the company's exhibition, trade show and museum design projects.

As the Creative Director of the Event Department, I was in charge of the creative process for many different event-focused marketing communication projects at the full-service communications agency.
With my team, we were responsible for the creative idea development for projects that ranged from small, private business meetings to big-scale, high-profile events for protocol and brand marketing activities.

Most important duties:

Created and carried out complex event marketing-based communication campaign plans that combined artistic vision with strategic goals.
Led brainstorming sessions that encouraged people to work together and come up with new ideas in order to come up with rare creative ideas according to the clients briefs.
Created and delivered live presentations.
Oversaw the whole creative process, including visual design, space planning, and the performance of one-of-a-kind stage shows, making sure they were in line with the project's creative direction.
Active participation in the implementation and organization of events and brand activities.
Working closely with internal teams like the technical department, visual design, event management, and logistics.
Recruitment and selection of creative team members.
Hold presentations at events and conferences for industry professionals.

As an event manager, under the direction of the events director, I worked independently or as part of a team to organise the full range of creative themed-based events. My responsibilities were the development of creative concepts, presentations of event proposals, financial planning of projects, and the complete organisation and execution of events.
In addition to organising events, I occasionally gave sales presentations for the company's prospective clients.