Ben Wong's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Previously working in finance Ben made his way into the world of digital by founding a casual employment platform, Hire a Human. Through his learning of this business he grew a passion for start ups and User Experience Design and now manages the admissions team at General Assembly in Sydney to develop others in the area of...

Previously working in finance Ben made his way into the world of digital by founding a casual employment platform, Hire a Human. Through his learning of this business he grew a passion for start ups and User Experience Design and now manages the admissions team at General Assembly in Sydney to develop others in the area of digital. Ben had previously been on the winning team at Sydney Startup Weekend 2013, is a speaker for the Intro to Sydney Startup community at GA and is an advisor for Fash Hack; a tech and fashion start up. Ben was delighted to have recently been on panel at Remix Sydney 2015, discussing the Future of Education with Creel Price, Ross Harley and Joanna Pretyman where he expressed the importance for our generation upskilling in areas of digital marketing, coding and UX.Advisor @ Advising on Digital Marketing, User Experience Design, Business and Brand strategy From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Admissions Manager - Asia Pacific @ Heading up the Sydney admissions team and currently overseeing admissions for Singapore and Hong Kong for User Experience Design Part time & Immersive, Web Development Immersive & Front End Web Development, Product Management, Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Visual Design. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Product Manager @ Create Mobile Competitions and Scavenger Hunts. We create bespoke experiences for events that allows brands to engage with their audience through smartphones and tablets. Managing development and customer experience as well as user research, prototyping and usability testing. From September 2014 to March 2015 (7 months) Admissions Producer at General Assembly @ From May 2014 to January 2015 (9 months) Co Founder @ Letsfit app is a geolocation based, social networking app that allows users to explore and join sports and fitness activities and groups near to them where ever they are. From September 2013 to October 2014 (1 year 2 months) Sydney, AustraliaDirector @ Hire a Human is an online community marketplace for hiring and finding casual bartender's, promo staff or photographers. From July 2013 to October 2014 (1 year 4 months) Sydney, AustraliaC & W Coordinator @ From January 2014 to May 2014 (5 months) Associate Financial Advisor - Private Wealth @ Managing high networth private bank client portfolios both superannuation and personal/business wealth. Traded managed funds, equities, TD, futures, structured investments From February 2010 to October 2012 (2 years 9 months) Marketing Consultant @ Directly reporting to Chief Marketing Officer. Channel distribution, brand development, social media and content marketing, campaign management. From November 2009 to February 2010 (4 months) CambodiaMarketing Internship @ Marketing experience within the telecommunication and technology sector. From June 2005 to August 2005 (3 months) Front End Web Development @ General Assembly From 2014 to 2015 User Experience Design @ General Assembly From 2014 to 2014 Commerce, Double Major Accounting & Marketing @ University of New South Wales From 2005 to 2009 Financial Planning and Services @ Kaplan From 2011 to 2012 International Baccalaureate @ United World College of South East Asia From 2003 to 2005 Data Analysis @ General Assembly From 2015 to 2015 Ben Wong is skilled in: Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Social Media, Financial Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Financial Modeling, Investments, Start-ups, Banking, Business Development, Project Management, Valuation, Microsoft Excel, Business Strategy