April 13, 2025
The US-China Tech War and Its Implications for Transatlantic Relations
Benjamin Bán
I work in political communication and campaign organising, with a strong digital and technical background. In recent years I have worked in both parliamentary and movement settings: managing a supporter database and newsletter campaigns for a Member of Parliament, and leading the communications department of a grassroots political movement. I am at my best where strategic communication meets technical execution — building campaign infrastructure, running data-driven communications, or solving an unexpected problem fast.
Campaign communications & digital campaigns
I know the full arc of campaign communications, from strategy to daily delivery. I am at home planning and running newsletter campaigns, managing and segmenting supporter databases, running paid online advertising, and shaping day-to-day social media presence. I know how to tailor a message to its audience and how to build a coherent, professional public presence in collaboration with designers and video makers.
Social movement & civil society work
I have years of experience in how volunteer-based organisations work: leading communications and video teams, recruitment, and editing an international newsletter. I have campaigned both on the ground and online and coordinated volunteers. I know exactly how to build professional communications on limited resources.
Campaign technology & data-driven operations
I am equally confident with the digital machinery behind communications: email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DNS), domain management, Google Workspace administration, website management, and API-based automations. I like building solutions that eliminate manual work, from automatic data syncing to real-time team alerts. I pick up new tools fast: when a task calls for new software, I have it working in short order.
International background
I hold a degree in international relations with a sociology minor and a geopolitics specialisation, and spent a semester studying in Shanghai. With near-native English and upper-intermediate Mandarin, I work confidently in international teams and follow European politics closely.
STUDIES
2025
NGO Leadership & Management
Laba International School
2020–2024
International Relations, Sociology minor
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
2024
Transformative Collaboration
(Erasmus+ course)
Ulex - Trainings for social movement impact & resilience
2018
China Studies (one semester programme)
East China Normal University, Shanghai
2016–2019
International Relations, geopolitics specialisation
Corvinus University of Budapest
EXPERIENCE
2025–2026
Parliamentary Assistant
Office of the Hungarian National Assembly
supporter & donor database management ● newsletter campaigns (Action Network) ● national campaign coordination ● Meta Ads ● social media; coordinating designer & videographer ● website development & maintenance ● email & domain infrastructure
2016–2024
Prompter, M1 Chinese-language news
MTVA (Media Services and Support Trust Fund)
2023
British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
Internship
database management ● maintaining contact with partners and suppliers ● event planning
2014–2020
PurPur Pannónia, Ltd.
General Administrator
English-language communication ● order processing & databases ● online platform setup & management ● international liaison
SKILLS
IT & data tools
Action Network ● Twilio SendGrid ● Chatfuel ● Google Workspace (admin) ● Meta Business Suite ● Shopify ● QGIS (strategic maps) ● databases
Online advertising
Meta Ads ● Google Ads
Graphics & design
Adobe Photoshop ● Adobe Lightroom ● Affinity ● Figma ● Canva
Video & Audio
DaVinci Resolve ● Adobe After Effects ● Adobe Audition ● CapCut
Web & infrastructure
cPanel ● DNS Management (SPF, DKIM, MX) ● WordPress ● API Integrations
Other
General Business Knowledge ● Class B2 Driver's License
LANGUAGES
English
advanced (native speaker level)
Chinese (Mandarin)
upper-intermediate
Spanish
basic
INTERESTS
Theater
Piano, Guitar
Works
Contact
+36 30 341 6200
benjamin.ban.12@gmail.com
Budapest
made by Benjamin Bán