Portfolio

Marketing manager @ Kilta (mytruesound)

Pitch

“Kilta is a narrative autobattler with RPG elements. Recruit your crew of guild members, place them on the battlefield and help them overcome their foes with powerful guildmaster powers!”

Kilta screenshot - Promote indie game Valentin Thomas

Community management, content creators and press outreach, attending online events,  social media, wishlist & sales reporting, and devlog writing for our Steam page

How it went

Videos by Splattercat gaming and retromation, articles by IGN France, Game Tyrant and some French websites, presence at MEGAMIGS in a roundtable about accessibility

Influence marketing @ Madeviral

What's madeviral ?

“Madeviral builds bespoke, 360° marketing campaigns. With a focus on impactful influencer marketing, we help brands build their identity and bring their fan community to life.”

Saint Seiya - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

What I did

Influencer marketing for asian games and tech brands (on the French market).

_Saint Seiya legends of justice

_Dragon Raja

_Noah’s heart

How it went

Integration (pre-roll 60 seconds ad) from Laink & Terracid (2M+ subscribers), video about Noah’s heart from Mr Wendy (~100k followers), 100+ creators referenced for the agency from youtube, twitch and tiktok.

Strategy @ Orbital dance (World game)

World game - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

Pitch

“Resulting the collaboration between World Game and CNES, ORBITAL DANCE aims to raise awareness of the space debris risks.”

A runner mobile game starring satellites avoiding debris!

Orbital Dance - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

What I did

Digital marketing strategy plan for Orbital Dance. It included:

_Marketing Benchmark

_Social media, Press and content creator strategy

Orbital dance 2 - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

My strategy was well received but they decided to stop here for financial reasons.

Not all missions go perfecty, but it was a fun run!

Consulting @ Astro Protocol (Null Vector Studios) - Current

An Alien, a masked man and a futuristic girl ahead of a red planet in outer space - Astro protocol Valentin Thomas Portfolio

Pitch

“A tactical and challenging turn-based 4X strategy game. Explore the galaxy, build space stations, research powerful technologies, colonize new worlds and command deadly fleets to lead your empire to victory.”
Space strategy game interface with hex grid, planets Sirelda and Egina, tech research panel, and resources.

What I do

Marketing consulting and small operational tasks: press releases, writing outreach emails templates, press and creators lists…

Astro Protocol had over 2000 wishlists after Steam next fest and 5000 at launch. Ended up in popular upcoming, and got several articles in the press, including one in Polygon

All things marketing @ Gravediggers (4H2C) - Current

Undertaker cats in a 1930's hearse with "gravediggers" writtien in the center of the image - Gravediggers Valentin Thomas Portfolio

Pitch

“A 4 players coop game where undertaker cats do their duty trying to keep their coffins away from the mafia and a necromancer. Find bodies, fight bad ones, dig graves and eat cheese… In the 30s.”
Screenshot of a reddit post. Image : drawing of cats doing a funeral ceremony in the woods. 71 upvotes - Gravediggers Valentin Thomas Portfolio

What I do

Strategy, community management (Reddit, discord, instagram), Reddit ads (0.9 CTR campaign for unity assets), occasional demo and marketing streaming…

It’s too early to have relevant numbers to show (our first demo hasn’t been released yet) but I belong very well in the team so far and results are to be expected.

And much more...

I had my first freelance marketing mission in 2014 during my studies, and kept freelancing around for 2 years before focusing on my classes. I graduated in 2018 and started over as a freelancer. I was an indie game blogger for one year, on my personal website and beloved IndieWatch. And I also did marketing stuff for companies in accounting (SEO articles), a Made in France products fair (Community management), travel blogs, Web design (SEO, SEA, emailing and a bit of graphic design), and of course, other small games.

Your game could be here

Benchmark - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

Benchmark

Let’s start with the basics. I can create a benchmark for your game, referencing all games in your genre with performance estimations.

Marketing campaign - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

Marketing campaign

Strategy, community management, PR, content creator marketing… All you need for your game handled by me. Or done by you, with me, if you’re on a tight budget.

How it will go - Valentin Thomas Promote indie game

How it will go

Lots of things can go wrong in a project development wise, so all the cards are not in my hands. But I’ll do my best to help you perform well on the marketing side!

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