
raphael laboure
Head of Marketing
Salary / Daily rate
95320 Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Marketing leader with 17+ years of experience scaling high-growth digital businesses across fintech, online gaming and mobile products. Proven success leading international marketing, building brands, and optimizing performance across all channels. Skilled in go-to-market strategy, product marketing, and full-funnel acquisition. Entrepreneurial, data-driven, and hands-on, with a strong track record of scaling multi-product portfolios and delivering ROI-positive results.
Work experience
Head of Marketing
Deblock
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Paris, France
• Leading marketing and growth for a hybrid fintech app combining current accounts with non-custodial crypto wallets • Designed acquisition strategy across paid/organic channels to scale active users & community • Oversaw user acquisition, creative brainstorming and production and influencer marketing campaigns • Led go-to-market sprints to optimize onboarding and WAU growth • Hands-on with performance dashboards, MMP & SDK setup (Adjust) with tech support
Unity Game Developer
Backyard Interactive
Jul 2023 - Present
3 years 4 months
Paris, France
Small indie studio regrouping a few friends to develop games in our free time.
Head of Growth
MWM
May 2021 - May 2023
2 years 1 month
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
• Managed a cross-functional team of 35: User Acquisition, Monetization, Marketing, CRM, Marketing Data Analysis and Creative Production • Drove growth strategy across 40+ apps including creative testing, lifecycle automation, and LTV modeling • Led global acquisition and monetization efforts with multimillion-euro monthly budgets • Delivered performance uplift through cross-functional GTM strategies and data-informed product feature rollouts • Oversaw all growth operations including product positionning, App Store Optimization, media buying, CRM, and creative testing
Outplay Entertainment Ltd
Jul 2019 - May 2021
1 year 11 months
Dundee, UK
Head of Growth Marketing
Jan 2020 - May 2021
1 year 5 months
Dundee, UK
• Scaled global user acquisition and monetization across mobile F2P games, focusing on long-term retention and ROI • Managed team of 22 across UA, ASO, Creative, Product Marketing, Data • Developed full-funnel marketing and creative optimization processes, driving profitable campaigns across social, network and programmatic channels • Led product positioning and brand marketing for new game launches based on major entertainment licenses (e.g., Gordon Ramsay, Men In Black)
Performance Marketing Lead
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
7 months
Greater Dundee Area
Senior Marketing Manager EMEA
Wargaming
Sep 2017 - Jul 2019
1 year 11 months
7620 Paris, Denmark
• Oversaw EMEA marketing strategy and positioning for the online game World of Tanks on PC, focusing on new user acquisition while working on local market fit • Led branding campaigns across TV, OOH, and digital; managed media planning and creative execution with internal and external resources • Managed a regional team of 6 and coordinated cross-market operations for Gamescom, permanent booth in museums and live events
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Bigben Interactive
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year 6 months
Lille Area, France
• Built the internal digital marketing team from scratch to support title launches • Digital marketing strategy for all titles, including social media communication, digital display campaigns, influencer marketing, landing page production, and supporting local subsidiaries • External agency handling for landing page production and influencer booking Team management of three community managers (French, German, and English speaking) and a web designer • Structured workflows for brand visibility across key European markets supporting BBI subsidiaries
Marketing & Social Media Manager
Square Enix
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 11 months
Paris Area, France
• Product management, PR, and biz dev in France & Benelux for the online game Final Fantasy XIV with a monthly marketing budget and business targets (subscribers and revenues) • Local GTM plans based on global brand strategy • Assets production through external agencies for user acquisition and branding campaign • Local marketing initiatives alongside a global communication roadmap to maximize local growth through media partnerships, events • Launch for other titles such as Dragon Quest Heroes, Life is Strange, and Final Fantasy X/X-2 on PS4 • Overseeing Square Enix France's social media presence and management of a junior community manager
International Community Manager
ProSiebenSat.1 Games
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
1 year 1 month
Munich Area, Germany
- Daily management of French speaking communities for EverQuest Next, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, Gunz 2 and S4 League on all channels - Handling communication and partnership with Esport teams, influent communities and bloggers - English to French translations - Incentive and creative content writing - Proofreading and improvement of the most important French texts - Managing our presence with GunZ 2 at the Paris Games Week 2013
Community manager - Co-founder
KazeGames
Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
4 years
Bordeaux Area, France
QA french localization tester
Funcom
Mar 2008 - Jan 2009
11 months
Oslo Area, Norway
Customer Service Representative
Sitel
Jul 2007 - Mar 2008
9 months
40 Düsseldorf, Germany
Education
SUP de V
Master in digital marketing and communication
2023 - 2024
10 months
Unity
Certified Associate Game Developer
2022 - 2023
9 months
IUT "A", Lille (france)
Higher National Diploma
2003 - 2005
2 years 1 month