Hi, I’m Andras Farago—a communications and media leader with 15+ years shaping broadcast workflows, metadata-driven content, and cross-functional teams to optimize asset management and logging operations. I’ve built and scaled MAM/DAM processes across European and U.S. teams, blending rigorous data standards with creative storytelling to improve discoverability and archive value. From reporting live on DIGI Sport to launching BeStrong USA’s market presence and coordinating high-profile European events, I’ve championed editorial quality, metadata accuracy, and training that helps teammates work faster and smarter. I’m fluent in Hungarian and English, and I thrive on turning complex media workflows into reliable, searchable archives that empower teams and audiences alike.

Andras Farago

Hi, I’m Andras Farago—a communications and media leader with 15+ years shaping broadcast workflows, metadata-driven content, and cross-functional teams to optimize asset management and logging operations. I’ve built and scaled MAM/DAM processes across European and U.S. teams, blending rigorous data standards with creative storytelling to improve discoverability and archive value. From reporting live on DIGI Sport to launching BeStrong USA’s market presence and coordinating high-profile European events, I’ve championed editorial quality, metadata accuracy, and training that helps teammates work faster and smarter. I’m fluent in Hungarian and English, and I thrive on turning complex media workflows into reliable, searchable archives that empower teams and audiences alike.

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Hi, I’m Andras Farago—a communications and media leader with 15+ years shaping broadcast workflows, metadata-driven content, and cross-functional teams to optimize asset management and logging operations. I’ve built and scaled MAM/DAM processes across European and U.S. teams, blending rigorous data standards with creative storytelling to improve discoverability and archive value.

From reporting live on DIGI Sport to launching BeStrong USA’s market presence and coordinating high-profile European events, I’ve championed editorial quality, metadata accuracy, and training that helps teammates work faster and smarter. I’m fluent in Hungarian and English, and I thrive on turning complex media workflows into reliable, searchable archives that empower teams and audiences alike.

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Language

Hungarian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Managing Director at BeStrong USA Inc.
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Led U.S. market launch and implemented digital media workflows and logging procedures to ensure consistent metadata practices across promotional assets, aligning operations with archive and asset management principles. Produced multimedia promotional materials with SEO, audience analytics, and automated metadata tagging to improve discoverability and optimize media asset management (MAM) workflows. Coordinated daily operations with European headquarters and partners, implementing project management and training processes that improved cross-team communication and ensured adherence to metadata standards and quality checks.
Communications Specialist / Freelancer at Self-employed, St. Augustine, FL
May 1, 2017 - Present
Editor-in-chief for HungarianHub.com, managing bilingual content production and editorial calendars while enforcing metadata tagging, digital publishing standards, and quality control for archived stories to support searchable assets. Produced and hosted the INSTANT HungarianHub Podcast, overseeing audio metadata workflows, transcription processes and automated tagging to support accurate logging and archive ingestion. Organized media outreach and communications strategy for the Hungarian Summit 2022, coordinating asset delivery, metadata handoff and digital distribution to maximize event coverage and archive consistency. Managed international promotion of Bernadett Nyari's 2023 Carnegie Hall concert, coordinating press materials, virtual interviews, and media files with standardized metadata to ensure accurate archival and retrieval.
US Correspondent at DIGI Sport Television
May 1, 2017 - July 31, 2022
Delivered fast-paced live reports, interviews, and post-match coverage while adhering to logging and production workflows that enforced accurate video/audio metadata capture for the broadcaster’s archive (MAM/DAM) systems. Utilized interview skills and source cultivation to enrich stories, embedding contextual metadata and data-driven storytelling elements to enhance searchability and archival value. Built and maintained relationships with athletes, PR teams, and sporting organizations to ensure timely delivery of media assets with complete metadata and legal clearance, upholding journalistic ethics and archive integrity.
Head of Sport at DIGI Sport Television
March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2017
Directed sports department operations, scheduling, talent management and production workflows, standardizing logging procedures and training materials to improve metadata accuracy and team throughput in high-volume broadcast environments. Developed annual editorial and programming strategy informed by audience analytics and content metadata, driving priorities for archive tagging, discoverability and reuse of historical footage. Coordinated PR, marketing and event programming, overseeing logging of fan festivals and live events to ensure consistent metadata capture, cataloging and ingestion into the broadcaster’s MAM.
Head of Communications at Hungarian Basketball Federation
November 1, 2010 - May 31, 2017
Created and executed federation-wide communication strategies and produced press releases and feature content while managing metadata for media assets to ensure correct archival classification and retrieval for future use. Managed media relationships and press outreach for All-Star Games and international campaigns, implementing targeted metadata schemas and quality assurance checks to increase coverage visibility and searchable assets. Edited kosarsport, leading branding modernization and content management improvements that incorporated SEO and metadata best practices to grow site traffic and enhance digital archive utility.
News Editor / Sports Anchor Reporter at RTL Klub Television
March 1, 2001 - October 31, 2010
Produced and anchored major sports news segments and live broadcasts while enforcing strict logging and production timelines to guarantee timely metadata capture for television archives. Served as on-site reporter for over 50 Formula 1 races worldwide, coordinating logistics and ensuring consistent metadata tagging of race footage, interviews and audio to meet editorial and archival standards. Covered global events including Red Bull Air Race and national championships, managing remote reporting workflows and archival ingestion processes to deliver high-volume, metadata-rich content for broadcast and future retrieval.

Education

Doctorate in Law (Jurisprudent) at University of Szeged
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2004
Associate degree at Eszterházy Károly College - Eger, Hungary
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications