Benjamin Tan
Summary
Bilingual Creative Communications Executive with excellent interpersonal and time management skills. Skilled in project management and Customer Service with proven history of delivering timely communications aligned with organisational objectives. Offers strong understanding of other cultures.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Communications Executive
National University Of Singapore, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences
2022.08 - Current
- Successfully planned and executed admissions campaign comprising over 40 events spanning 6 months, reaching over 40,000 prospective students
- Liaised with faculty partners from over 70 educational institutions both locally and externally
- Involved in admissions processing of over 2000 students into NUS
- Liaised with Press (English and Chinese) to publish and review content for FASS
- Managed communications with external and internal stakeholders across entire incident lifecycle.
Curriculum Writer
Yumcha Studios
2021.04 - 2022.05
- Crafted over 50 bilingual lesson plans and conducted over 20 multilingual education sessions for over 1000 students
- Contacted and liaised with faculty members from over 50 schools in Singapore and internationally
- Pitched learning materials and lesson plans to curriculum planners and teachers from MOE, local and international schools.
Research Intern
Singapore Center For Chinese Language
2020.06 - 2020.08
- Collected and collated survey information from schools all across Singapore
- Liaised with departments from over 100 government schools.
- Completed research, compiled data, updated spreadsheets, and produced timely reports.
Research Assistant
Assoc Prof Tham Shiao Wei
2019.12 - 2019.12
Assisted in analysis of 10000 corpus database entries
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
Research intern
Ministry of Education
2019.05 - 2019.08
- Assisted in creation of Primary School Chinese textbooks used in over 180 government primary schools.
Communications Intern
Office of University Communications, NUS
2017.03 - 2017.07
- Managed and created over 300 posts for NUS Social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram
- Worked with other departments within NUS to produce promotional materials.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours With Distinction) - English Linguistics (Hons), Chinese Language
National University of Singapore
Singapore05.2022
Skills
- Brand Image Alignment
- Website Management
- Staff Support
- Developing Promotions
- Customer Support
- Community Relations Management
- Corporate Communications
- Crisis Communications
- Event Management
- Internal and External Communications
- English and Chinese Bilingual
- Strategy Development
- Effective Communication
- Strategic partnerships
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Accomplishments
- Publication: Poem published on Singapore Chinese Cultural Center's social media page, 2019
- Publication: Poem published in “Yuan” Magazine by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations
- Wan Boo Sow (Chinese Studies Bilingual) Prize (Best Performing Chinese Language Major Student Who Has Achieved High Bilingual Competence), 2020
- Wan Boo Sow Prize (Best Performing FASS Chinese Studies/Chinese Language Major in the Arts 2 BA Programme), 2020
- Wan Boo Sow (Chinese Studies Bilingual) Prize (Best Performing Chinese Language Major Student Who Has Achieved High Bilingual Competence), 2019
- Wan Boo Sow Prize (Second Best Performing FASS Chinese Studies/Chinese Language Major in the Arts 2 BA Programme) , 2019
- Wan Boo Sow Chinese Scholarship, 2018
- Best Soldier of the Month, Oct 2016
Timeline
Strategic Communications Executive
National University Of Singapore, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences
2022.08 - Current
Curriculum Writer
Yumcha Studios
2021.04 - 2022.05
Research Intern
Singapore Center For Chinese Language
2020.06 - 2020.08
Research Assistant
Assoc Prof Tham Shiao Wei
2019.12 - 2019.12
Research intern
Ministry of Education
2019.05 - 2019.08
Communications Intern
Office of University Communications, NUS
2017.03 - 2017.07
Bachelor of Arts (Honours With Distinction) - English Linguistics (Hons), Chinese Language
National University of Singapore
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