Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC

Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC

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  • About me

    Manager at PwC UK - Consulting

  • Education

    • Institute of Data & Marketing (IDM)

      2014 - 2014
      Summer School
    • Institute of Data & Marketing (IDM)

      2014 - 2014
      Essentials of Direct Marketing (Online)
    • King Edwards School, Bath

      2002 - 2011

      Activities and Societies: Troop Sergeant: Combined Cadet Force, Ten Tors Dartmoor Challenge 35/45 and 55 mile, Volunteering A Levels: A* A* A (Religious Studies, Psychology, Biology)AS Level: A (Ancient History)

    • Warwick Business School

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Administration and Management, General 2.1

      Activities and Societies: Student Staff Liaison Committee Representative, Mixed Hockey, Judo.

  • Experience

    • Buccaneer Holdings

      Aug 2009 - Apr 2010
      Waiter
    • Red Ball Marketing

      Jul 2011 - Sept 2011
      Team Lead

      • Led a team of 6 marketeers reporting to management in Bristol.• Trained and introduced new employees to my team.• In one particular week achieved the best lead/sales ratio across the nationwide company.

    • Google

      Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
      Mentee

      • One of 17 students in Europe selected to take part in a 12 week mentoring scheme.• Conducted website usability assessments and compiled reports and recommendations for my mentor.• Created and managed an AdWords campaign for a trampoline club.

    • Shell

      Sept 2013 - Oct 2013
      Intern

      • Won the Midlands “B-Hive” marketing competition, securing a placement with First-Utiliy/Shell.• Spent time with different departments working on a project to improve information flow across the organisation.• Pitched my idea for a new starter "buddy scheme" to management, which has since been implemented.

    • Warwick Marketing Conference

      Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
      Speaker Coordinator

      • Part of the organising team for the UK's first student-run marketing conference.• Acted as the point of contact between speakers/panel members and the rest of the team. • Worked with a web developer and graphic designer to create an event website, featuring intuitive UI with enticing copy and custom graphics.

    • Otto Communications & PR

      Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
      Intern Consultant

      • Took part in the planning, execution and evaluation of PR events. The highlight being the 3 day #AcerLiveBlog2014. It took 30 bloggers and journalists from the UK and Nordics on a sleeper train from London to Edinburgh to complete various challenges with Acer’s new technology.• Pitched products to journalists and assisted in measuring coverage for the Acer Selfie Hat Campaign.• Developed my knowledge about the PR, Technology and Media industries.

    • PwC

      Sept 2015 - now
      • Manager

        Jan 2021 - now
      • Senior Associate - Consulting

        Jul 2017 - Jan 2021
      • Associate - Consulting

        Sept 2015 - Jun 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SQL for Data Science

      EdX
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Oracle Eloqua Marketing Cloud Service 2017 Sales Specialist

      Oracle
      May 2018
    • Azure Cloud Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Jun 2019
    • Professional Scrum Master I

      Scrum.org
      Jun 2019
    • Professional Scrum Product Owner I

      Scrum.org
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification

      Google
      Oct 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Oracle Eloqua Marketing Cloud Service 2017 Solution Manager Specialist

      Oracle
      May 2018
    • Certified Tester Foundation Level - Agile Tester Extension

      ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jan 2016
    • PRINCE2 - Foundation

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Oct 2015
    • Certified Tester Foundation Level

      ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jan 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      Emerging Leaders Programme PwC UK Nov 2022 A nomination only 10-month leadership development programme for PwC's highest performing managers. The purpose is to enable further leverage strengths and the strengths of others, as well as accelerate leadership development to face complex leadership challenges.
    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      PwC UK - Digital Accelerator PwC UK Jan 2021 Selected from across the PwC network, Digital Accelerators are trained one day a week for 6 months to develop deeper knowledge in data, digital, agile thinking and problem solving. I'm part of this community of change agents helping to drive adoption of technology and new ways of working.
    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      Winner of B-Hive Creative - Marketing Category B-Hive Creative Mar 2013 A midlands marketing plan and pitch competition. The pitch involved pitching a marketing plan to a panel of judges, including representatives of The NEC, First-Utility and the largest independent UK brewery.
    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      Credit Suisse Warwick Apprentice Warwick Entrepreneurs Nov 2012 • My team of 3 beating 60 others and winning £1000, • Completed a series of 24 hour challenges: Red paperclip challenge, cash generator, and business plan and pitch.
    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      Gold Award - Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Nov 2011
    • Awarded to Benjamin Smith - MCMI ChMC
      WBS Scholarship Warwick Business School Oct 2011