Sam McArdle
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Sam McArdle

Freelance Account ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
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Sam McArdle

Freelance Account ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Hello there, I'm a freelance Account Manager with a background in Sales: BDR, Workshop Facilitation, Growth Development, Project Demoing. Marketing: Voice-Over, Canva Graphic Design work for Social Media, Copywriting. Hobbies include: Yoga, Meditation, Theatre, Cooking
Projects
  • Critical Thinking Product Demo
    Critical Thinking Product DemoAs Head of Partnerships, I wrote the full copy, storyboarded and shot the following product demo in order to showcase one of BoxPlay's SAAS courses
  • Active Listening Product Demo
    Active Listening Product DemoAs Head of Partnerships, I wrote the full copy, storyboarded and shot the following product demo in order to showcase one of BoxPlay's SAAS courses
  • Negotiation SAAS Project Demo
    Negotiation SAAS Project DemoI worked with BoxPlay ( an e-learning start-up) to storyboard, script , shoot and voice over one of their courses.
Work history
    BoxPlay logo
    BoxPlay logo
    Head of PartnershipsBoxPlay
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    BoxPlay.io (a BoxMedia Holdings, Ltd company) is an on demand mobile web EdTech/MediaTech company focused on "Making Learning The New Habit™ Some Key wins include: Implemented a B2B and B2C Solution Sales Process that resulted in 300+ outbound calls that resulted in 7 new active partnerships (Accenture, Exos at Google, 2U, Future Learn, Moodle, Learnerbly, Learn In) Managed end to end deals leading to projected $1.5m in revenue for BoxPlay in 2023 Organized and managed all Client facing Webinars and Marketing Blog Posts Key Responsibilities include: Sales Strategy & process: I am responsible for the full life cycle from prospecting, targeting , researching, signing, managing and growing partnerships. New Business Development: I identify new client opportunities, generate new business leads and build a sales pipeline using Salesforce as our CRM tool. Strategic direction: As part of the senior sales management team, I help shape and drive the overall business development strategy to deliver against our strategic objectives, translate the company’s strategy to 12 months’ plans and 3 months’ targets and achieve our desired position within the learning content marketplace.
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    Accenture logo
    Innovation Safari LeadAccenture
     - Dublin, Ireland
    The Dock is a design-led, multidisciplinary research and incubation hub. Home to designers, developers, and experts in artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, IoT, blockchain, security, and mixed reality, The Dock is where we investigate, imagine and bring new ideas to life. Collaborating with senior client and Accenture stakeholders, I help to define the purpose of an innovation experience at the Dock. Business impetus and challenges drive immersive innovation workshops to develop new ideas for clients, help them take a fresh look at business challenges and develop new solutions leveraging emerging technologies and cultural approaches. I have led client engagements with leading global organisations from numerous industries, including: Banking, Healthcare and Life Sciences. My roles and responsibilities involved; - Designing bespoke workshops for all current and potential clients of Accenture at The Dock - Facilitated sustainability workshops for global Accenture leadership - Working with both the consultancy branch of Accenture and our Client Innovation Services team, to build a pipeline of work back into The Dock - Leading a platform for customer interaction to support product engagement - Providing regular metrics reviews to report on the business impact - Grew Global Sustainability Accenture newsletter sub-base 500%
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Skills
  • Project Management
  • Cold Calling
  • Account Management
  • Copywriting Skills
  • Negotiation
  • B2B Sales
  • SaaS
  • Salesforce
  • Workshop Facilitation
Education
    Guildhall School Of Music & Drama logo
    Guildhall School Of Music & Drama logo
    MAGuildhall School Of Music & Drama
     - London, United Kingdom
    Activities and societies: Study included communication, presentation, team-working, leadership, marketing, branding, business and entrepreneurial training. Responsibilities included liaising with prospective students, meeting the needs of staff, problem solving and administration of audition details. I was praised for my ability to deal with a range of people, and collecting research from the auditions which I then correlated it into graphs in order to improve our audition process.
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    BATrinity College Dublin, Ireland
     - Dublin, Ireland
    Activities and societies: Business & Economics, Drama, Student Union, VDP, BoxingActivities and societies: Business & Economics, Drama, Student Union, VDP, Boxing Class representative for the Business & Economics Society 2008-2010 - Organized music and entertainment for largest society black tie event on campus each year Active member of DU Players Drama Society - Produced the annual Charity Pantomime 2006 for Charity and Children in disadvantaged areas in Dublin. - Lead role in a variety of plays such as; 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'​ and 'The Playboy of The Western World' BESS Class Rep 2008-2009 - Main point of contact between student and faculty on a course of 250 undergraduates
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