Cole Schoneman

Business Development Executive

Los Angeles, California, United States9 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led successful launch of Valorant Mobile with 70M+ pre-registrations.
  • Drove Call of Duty: Mobile to $1B+ annual revenue.
  • Expert in cross-functional marketing strategies for gaming.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gaming Marketing Specialist with extensive experience in product launches and brand management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Brand MarketingProduct MarketingGo-to-market Strategy

Other Skills

User AcquisitionPerformance MarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipCommunity ManagementCreative BriefsData AnalysisSocial Media MarketingSQLCross-functional CoordinationVideo Game LaunchProduct LaunchCopywritingGrowth StrategiesCreative MarketingExperiential Marketing

About

Over six years of digital product marketing experience building campaigns for Riot Games, Activision and Lionsgate brands. Strategized and oversaw launch marketing efforts for Valorant Mobile (most successful 2025 app in China ytd) and Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile (65M+ pre-registrations). Created playbook for Call of Duty: Mobile esports marketing to reach 10M+ DAU and $1B+ annual revenue. This cross-functional marketing experience makes me a perfect fit for your team! My website: coleschoneman.github.io

Experience

9 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Riot games

Brand Manager, Valorant and Valorant Mobile

Jun 2025Dec 2025 · 6 mos · Santa Monica, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Led brand alignment for Valorant and Valorant Mobile in collaboration with publishing and development
  • Created messaging, branding and art to generate 70M+ pre-registrations for Valorant Mobile
  • Led China launch strategy for Valorant: Mobile, bringing in 10M+ Daily Active Users (DAU) and sustaining playerbase of 8M+ through live service seasonal marketing campaigns
  • Owned MTX creative strategy for Valorant, aligning full publishing leadership on my 2026 Premium Content deck and creating briefs for s-tier skin trailers
  • via Bee Talent Solutions
User AcquisitionPerformance MarketingBrand MarketingProduct Marketing

Activision

3 roles

Senior Product Marketing Associate, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile

Promoted

Mar 2024Nov 2024 · 8 mos · Santa Monica, California, United States

  • Led go-to-market strategies across social, influencer, PR, UA and community teams
  • Created briefs for social media targeting assets and wrote messaging, growing channel followings by 1M+ in less than a year
  • Owned strategy for key engagement and monetization features, creating engaging messaging and art to promote
  • Collaborated with Call of Duty franchise teams to establish cohesive franchise voice and strategy that fulfilled key business objectives
  • Optimized app store pages for home page featuring promotions
  • Analyzed data to improve in-game, app store and social media marketing efforts
Cross-functional Team LeadershipCommunity ManagementCreative BriefsData AnalysisUser AcquisitionSocial Media Marketing+4

Product Marketing Associate, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile

Aug 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Santa Monica, California, United States

  • Responsible for launching Warzone Mobile to 65M+ pre-orders and #1 app store placement while executing full marketing asset and messaging strategy
  • Helped create worldwide launch go to market plan while marketing content during alpha and soft launch phases
  • Created and led cross-functional processes with Live Ops, product, production and additional marketing verticals
  • Established vendor relationships and helped define Warzone Mobile branding and creative direction
  • Branded in-game retention and monetization features, attracting a core audience across mobile, console and PC while reaching 4M+ daily active users
  • Established task-tracking processes and weekly syncs that still prove effective post-launch
Cross-functional CoordinationVideo Game LaunchBrand MarketingProduct LaunchProduct Marketing

Product Marketing Associate, Call of Duty: Mobile

Feb 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Santa Monica, California, United States

  • Executed go-to-market strategies, growing DAU to 10M+ and revenue to $1B+
  • Led marketing campaign for first annual COD:M World Championship 2021 working directly with talent, broadcasters and creative vendors
  • Positioned monthly season updates, influencer activations and esports experiences to hit install, retention and revenue targets
  • Launched COD:M Esports channel with 600K+ subscribers and season trailers to an avg 1.5M+ views per season
  • Designed, launched and updated new esports website (callofduty.com/mobile/esports)
  • Created decks and delivered sales presentations to international partners including Sony and Tencent
CopywritingGrowth StrategiesGo-to-Market StrategyCreative MarketingExperiential MarketingProduct Marketing

Lionsgate

2 roles

Coordinator, Integrated Brand Marketing

Promoted

Mar 2020Nov 2020 · 8 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Worked as the axis between all Home Entertainment teams to increase brand awareness and sales for our titles
  • Created and presented sales decks to pitch our films for placement at retailers like Walmart and Apple
  • Built dedicated web pages on Lionsgate.com for major film releases (e.g. lionsgate.com/movies/wander-darkly)
  • Uploaded metadata in SAP for all of my team’s films which was sent to filmmakers and all major physical and digital retailers

Executive Assistant, Integrated Brand Marketing

Jun 2019Mar 2020 · 9 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Managed calendars for two Integrated Marketing SVPs, scheduling meetings for the entire Integrated Marketing department as well as external departments and companies
  • Facilitated communication and meetings through email, notetaking, Asana projects, and Slack channels
  • Sent the entire Motion Picture Group daily FYIs, a collection of news articles relevant to our department, company, and industry
  • Handled recurring projects like designing title pages for Lionsgate.com and trailer build memos as well as ad hoc projects for Integrated Marketing teams

Notarize

Multimedia Specialist, Digital Marketing

Jan 2019May 2019 · 4 mos · Boston

  • Acted as a one-man team, managing projects on deadline to bring Notarize’s company values to life
  • Worked with key executives and stakeholders to independently create marketing videos from storyboarding and scriptwriting to shooting with a DSLR and editing in the Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Assessed video analytics and leveraged social media channels to build Notarize’s brand awareness from the ground up

Cbs television distribution

Executive Assistant, Alternative Programming / Production Assistant, Big Brother

May 2017Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Studio City

  • Covered desk and handled communication for Senior Exec VP Ghen Maynard, SVP Sharon Vuong, and other department execs
  • Researched competing reality shows and submitted in-depth analyses to department heads
  • At Big Brother, set up and participated in pitch meetings for Julie Chen and live show screenings with execs while handling PA tasks to ensure the show ran efficiently three nights per week

International school of management, france

Diversity and Inclusion Intern

Mar 2017May 2017 · 2 mos · Paris, France

  • Organized ISM’s first diversity and inclusion committee, composed of several distinguished alumni
  • Compiled academic articles from business professionals on best workplace diversity practices

Cas it

Computer Technician

Sep 2016May 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Performed software and operating system installations, replaced hard drives, and conducted other troubleshooting steps to resolve tickets.
  • Managed operations for professors and students through various communication channels.

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Communications Director

May 2016Jun 2016 · 1 mo · Greater Los Angeles Area

  •  Wrote press releases distributed by local media outlets
  •  Sent targeted emails to business executives, education leaders, and other donors using MailChimp
  •  Engaged constituents through canvasing and cold calling

Starbucks

Barista

Jan 2016Mar 2016 · 2 mos · Boston, MA

  •  Took customer orders, prepared drinks, and ran cash register
  •  Cleaned and restocked during closing shifts

The boston political review

Staff Writer

Sep 2015Jul 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Wrote a research-heavy feature on Aleppo, Syria after Gary Johnson’s “Aleppo moment.”
  • Wrote extensive enterprise pieces on John Kasich’s policies and Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.
  • Wrote a front-page article on a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Boston that I attended as a press member.
  • (http://www.bostonpoliticalreview.org/)

The daily free press

Photographer and Multimedia Journalist

Sep 2015May 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Boston Area

  •  Filmed and edited an interview with current Boston City Council member Ayanna Presley
  •  Filmed and interviewed Dean Cappello of WNYC radio
  •  Photograph events and rallies around Boston
  •  Wrote scripts, conducted interviews, and provided commentary for a podcast series
  • (http://dailyfreepress.com)

The tab

Staff Writer

Sep 2015Dec 2015 · 3 mos · Greater Boston Area

  •  Wrote piece criticizing the BU Bus system
  • (http://thetab.com/us/bu/)

The buzz magazine

Senior Writer (Music)

Jan 2015Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Pitched, researched, wrote, and edited feature-length pieces on deadline

Education

Boston University

Bachelor's degree

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