- COMMUNICATION / PR & NEW TECHNOLOGIES - MARIE LAFORGE French, woman, 26 years old Parkstrasse 45, 40477 Düsseldorf / Germany Phone : +336 86 43 27 36 Email : [email protected] EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2009-2012 trivago GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) Director of communication, trivago France – the world n°1 hotel search Press and Public Relations / Social Media Management Results : from scratch, creation of strong business relationships with the main media (e.g. Le Monde, Metro, Ouest France, Glamour, TF1, France Info, BFM) and the main news agencies (e.g. AFP) to set trivago’s economic and travel trends data as trustful and relevant 2009 (6 months fulltime internship) BNP Paribas (Paris, France) Journalist, http://www.atelier.net – main French new technologies news website Daily selection and analysis of IT news and research papers, interviews of international specialists and redaction of 3 articles per day Examples : http://www.atelier.net/trends/articles/laide-decision-industrielle-passelimmersion-virtuelle / http://www.atelier.net/trends/articles/deltacad-acceleremodelisation-projets-dingenierie 2008 (7 months fulltime internship) Publicis Consultants Verbe (Paris, France) Creative Writer – editorial agency Involved into projects for clients and for invitations to tender, from the initial brainstorming until the final presentation and the project leading for the final achievement Examples : Corporate book for Essilor, print advertisement for Axa and Nestlé, newsletter for GDF Suez, BNP Paribas, billboards for Galeries Lafayette, Geodis, magazines for Canal +, Fnac, Thiriet, Unitaid, Alliance Healthcare, Paris Regions 2008 (4 months fulltime internship) TBWA\Textuel\La Mine (Paris, France) Creative Writer – editorial agency Involved into projects for non-profit organizations Examples : Annual report for Mc Donald’s foundation, content for the websites Msn solidarity, RATP, SNCF, Apec, Lyonnaise des Eaux C.V. : Marie Laforge LANGUAGES French mother tongue / German fluent, work situation / English fluent, work situation EDUCATION 2008-2009 Master 2 / Digital & Web edition- creation University of Paris 8 Honours Degree Final project: e-commerce website focused on young fashion creators University article about the economy of attention quoted on the website of Ogilvy Paris http://www.ogilvy-pr.fr/2009/adaptons-nos-logiques-d%E2%80%99influence-dans-uneeconomie-de-l%E2%80%99attention-digitale/ 2006-2008 Master 1 / 360° Communication Iscom Paris, Institute of communication and advertisement Final thesis: From print to web, mutations in the communication of the local authorities Final oral examination: the web ergonomics 2002-2006 Master 1 / Information and Communication University of Paris 8 / Humboldt University Berlin Final thesis: City, department, region, which power for which culture? 2002 European A-levels / German OTHERS SKILLS Diploma for youth leaders and workers Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustration, In Design), Pack Office PERSONNAL QUALITIES Abilities to organize, analyze, synthesize, argue, and be creative HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Sport : rugby (womens team, Düsseldorf), roller derby, skateboard, snowboard Live music : organization, Punk, Garage, Hardcore, ska, soul, reggae, dancehall Travel : city breaks in cities with a historical and cultural background Learn : new technologies, sciences, web, social media, design, philosophy, comics, italian paintings, fanzines, diy, classical literature, marketing, B serie movies, classical movies gangster movies, black and white photography, street art