 Following his graduation in 1926, Szepes moved to Berlin where he worked for several papers as a journalist and cartoonist.He returned to Hungary in 1933 and took a ski instructor job, was the coach of the Hungarian athletics team between 1938–1941 and also contributed to Nemzeti Sport (1933–1941) and later to Képes Sport (1941–1944) as a reporter and editor.After World War II he continued his career as a freelance graphic artist; his drawings and caricatures were published in Népsport, Ludas Matyi and Füles, and made a number of book illustrations.