Marina Hoffmann
• United States: Greater New York City Area
• public relations
Current: Senior Vice President, MWW Group
Greater New York City AreaMarina Hoffmann
Address: Greater New York City Area
Current:
- Director, Public Affairs at American Express
Past:
- Senior Vice President at MWW Group
- SVP, Managing Director, Chief of Staff at Rubenstein Public Relations
Education:
- Fordham University
- College of the Holy Cross
People Network: 442
Industry: Public Relations and Communications
Websites:
Marina Hoffmann’s Summary
Marina is a Director of Public Affairs at American Express's headquarters in downtown Manhattan. Specializing in travel, design, fashion and luxury public relations, she is highly skilled at developing comprehensive, strategic, creative programs on behalf of her clients.
Prior to American Express, she was a Senior Vice President in MWW Group’s NYC office. There she oversaw the consumer division in the NY office and managed some of the agency's flagship accounts, such as Samsung and The Related Companies.
Before joining MWW Group, Marina was the Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff for Rubenstein Public Relations, Inc. There she managed a staff of 40 as second in command, and oversaw account work with clients in real estate, luxury consumer brands, hospitality, business and entertainment industries, such as Trump real estate properties, 15 Central Park West, YOO USA, Scalamandré, Trump Vodka, City Lights Media Group, and GlobalOptions Group. She conceptualized and evaluated brand-building strategies and ensured the agency’s quality of work.
As a Vice President at LaForce + Stevens, Marina supervised the agency's design & hospitality division. Among the clients she represented were Federated Department Stores, IMAN Cosmetics, Mercedes Benz, Moet-Hennessey, Swiss Army, Target, design & real estate company YOO with Philippe Starck and Jade Jagger for YOO, H&M, Travel + Leisure, ELLE, ELLE Decor, Bernhardt Design, Thomas O'Brien/Aero Studios, architects/designers Yabu Pushelberg, lifestyle gurus Colin Cowie and Chris Madden, The Container Store, JCPenney, Dream Hotel, Indochine, Kittichai at 60 Thompson hotel, Clearly First, among others.
Prior to her tenure at Laforce + Stevens, she was with public relations agencies Veeder + Perman and Loving + Weintraub, and also served as a teacher of Italian and French to students in the 9th through 11th grades. She began her career as a public relations coordinator with LIFE magazine at TIME Inc.
Marina Hoffmann’s Specialties:
Travel, design, fashion, luxury, consumer, hospitality, real estate, publishing, business and entertainment public relations
Director, Public Affairs
American Express
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AXP; Financial Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (2 months)
consumer card and travel services
Additional Information
Marina Hoffmann’s Websites:
- My Company
Marina Hoffmann’s Groups:
- College of the Holy Cross Alumni member
- MWW Group Alumni member