Marketing · Brand · Communication

Understand first.Decide deliberately.Build consistently.

I'm a marketing graduate with a background in communication design. I've built and run a Shopify store, developed brand identities and turned research into recommendations.

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Background

Blue halftone portrait of Antonio Kolakovic

My work connects three questions: who is this for, what should the brand communicate, and how can the experience make that clear?

Looking for
Junior roles in marketing, brand or communication
Degree
B.A. Marketing & Communication Management · FH Kufstein Tirol, 2026
Based in
Innsbruck, Austria · Open to relocation across Europe
Languages
German & Croatian: native · English: C2 · Spanish: B2

Last projects

Project group 02

Research · FH Kufstein Tirol · 2024–2025

From research to strategic recommendations

Two applied team projects: digital service research and recommendations for the marketing degree's future.

Illustrated transcript sheets beside four of eight coding categories from the degree-positioning study: Competencies and skills 62, New technologies 50, Future requirements 50, Subject content 47. The complete study contains 362 coded segments.
  • 01 Digital services · 20 existing transcripts, MaxQDA
  • 02 Degree repositioning · 5 interviews, 50 responses

Qualitative research · MaxQDA · Strategy

Project group 04

Independent initiative · 2026 · Current project

AI-assisted brand systems

Turning brand strategy into reusable AI skills, rules and templates for small teams.

Conceptual editorial illustration of coordinated flyer, social-post and type specimens, with a shared orange module showing how one brand rule adapts across formats

Brand strategy · AI workflows · Design systems

How I connect thinking and making.

Clarity, curiosity and craft work together.

Connected ContrastStructured thinking. Distinct expression.

AI in practice.

I combine AI tools for research, design and automation. I match tasks to each tool’s strengths, connect their work through shared context and define how results are checked.

Two cable connectors joined by a small orange sleeve, illustrating the connection between complementary tools

Three examples from my own work

  1. Personal project · Brand & web

    This website & brand system

    My role: Creative direction & brand rules.

    I set the creative direction and brand rules. I used Grok to research design references, Claude Design to develop my design system, and Claude Code and Codex to implement and refine this website.

    My creative direction & brand rules

    Research

    Grok

    Design

    Claude Design

    Build

    Claude Code & Codex

    Output / This portfolio & a reusable brand system.
  2. Personal system · Automation

    Automated job research & application writing

    My role: Workflow design & review rules.

    I built an automated Codex–Claude system that researches jobs and prepares tailored application drafts. Shared documents keep both agents working from the same context. I designed an inter-AI communication protocol so they can report issues, coordinate fixes and recheck the results automatically.

    Automated research & writing

    Codex

    Claude

    Shared documents carry context.

    Automatic issue handling & rechecks

    Output / Verified job shortlists & tailored application drafts.
  3. University team project · Social listening

    Reactions to Apple Intelligence

    My role: AI-assisted exploration & my own review of posts.

    For a university team project, I used Grok to explore public reactions to the Apple Intelligence release. I also reviewed posts and comments myself to understand what people welcomed, questioned or criticised.

    X

    More critical.

    Instagram · TikTok

    More positive or curious.

    Qualitative observations from our project.

Across my day-to-day work

I also use Claude to write, assess texts and analyse large amounts of information while keeping context in view. Gemini supports Google and YouTube research and visual concepts; Perplexity helps me find sources. I use ChatGPT for Excel, PowerPoint and Word, and Notion to keep work organised.

When purpose promises break.

A paper label peeling away from a plain carton, illustrating the gap between a brand promise and reality

Bachelor's thesis · FH Kufstein Tirol · 2026

222 participants · Grade 100/100

In my experiment, Gen-Z participants rated a brand less positively when its actions contradicted its stated purpose.

What the findings mean for brands
  1. Perceived intentionsCohen's d: 2.49
  2. Perceived abilityCohen's d: 1.70
  3. 0Cohen's d · 3
Both dimensions scored lower in the hypocrisy condition. Cohen's d shows the standardized difference between groups, not a percentage loss.

Let's talk about what's next.

I'm looking for a junior role in marketing, brand or communication. I bring experience in research, brand identity and taking an e-commerce project from idea to launch.