Matthieu Bonin
Public & Media Relations in the Board Games industry
45 years old
Driving License
Nancy (54000) France
Available soon
Available
Regional Manager France/Belgium/Québec
Playmore Games
Since June 2017
- Communication and promotion of the app
- Localization and translation of contents
- Community management
- Press relations
- Relations with publishers
- Localization of the Indiegogo campaign
Communication & Marketing Consultant
Blue Orange Europe
March 2017
to June 2017
Part-time
Pont-à-Mousson
France
Digital Communication Manager
IELLO
September 2015
to February 2017
Full-time
Heillecourt
France
- Followed the design and development of the future company and game presentation sites (seaofclouds.iello.fr…)
- Managed communities on Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram…) and French and English-speaking forums (trictrac.net, boardgamegeek.com…)
- Monitored and strategically planned online advertizing campaigns
- Wrote presentation blurbs and sales pitches for games
- Managed relations with French and European specialist press: releases, interviews, special campaigns, review samples…
- Monitored and managed PR and brand image
- Managed mailing campaigns
Public & Media Relations Manager
IELLO
September 2012
to September 2015
Full-time
Heillecourt
France
- Designed print material: catalogs, posters…
- Managed French and English company social networks and websites
- Managed communication with a network of customer FLGS
- Managed Press Relations (France and international)
- Managed events: international trade fair (Nuremberg, Essen…), game festivals (Cannes, Paris, Lille, Toulouse…), official opening party, professional showrooms…
- Created promotion campaigns and organized play events
- Managed partnerships with non-profit and commercials gaming places (board game cafés, clubs…)
- Coordinated Kickstater campaigns (USA)
Board Member
La Feinte de l'Ours
Since May 2016
Volunteer Work
Nancy
France
- Created and takes part to the Board Game Café Network (Réseau des Cafés Ludiques)
- Managed a crowdfunding campaign to finance the new location of the café (224 backers, 15K€)
Bachelor's Degree
Anglo-saxon Languages & Cilizations
University of Burgundy | Dijon, France
September 1998
to July 1999
Associate Degree, with a special course of Communications & Media
Intensive course of Literary Studies and Political Science
Highschool diploma (focus on Litterature, Human Sciences and Foreign Languages) – Passed with Honors
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Public Relations
Advanced
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Local Communication
Advanced
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Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YoutubeAdvanced
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Feedback Management
Advanced
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Press Relations
Press releases and kits, press reviews, press conferencesAdvanced
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Corporate or public event planning
Advanced
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Adverstising
Creative brainstorming, ad designGood
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Office automation software
Google Suite, Microsoft Office (especially Word & PowerPoint), OpenOffice, Apple SuiteAdvanced
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Graphic Design & DTP
InDesign, Photoshop, GIMPGood
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Web Design
HTML (a bit of PHP), Dreamweaver, NVu, CMS (SPIP), blogs (WordPress, DotClear) and forums (phpBB3)Good
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Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeAdvanced
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Web Applications
Google Apps, Asana, Amiando…Advanced
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French
Expert
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English
Good
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Spanish
Notions
- Board games (anything really: Eurotrash, Ameritrash, Party games…)
- Video games (mostly RPGs)
- Tabletop RPGs (mostly Shadowrun, but it's been a while)
- Live Escape Games
- Squash
- Casual cycling
- Downhill skiing
- Jorky Ball
- Movies (anything but westerns and musicals)
- TV Shows (way too many)
