Christian Kobrow
Christian Kobrow
Christian Kobrow, born in 1976, MPDC’s German trainee, comes to us from Hamburg, Germany. His father, Hartmut Kobrow, is an editor for ADAC reisemagazin, a major national German travel publication, inspired his son’s interest in travel and tourism. Christian first visited New England in 1997, when he spent the summer on Cape Cod and, during that period, fell in love with the Cape and developed a strong interest in tourism marketing and public relations. In late autumn 1997, Christian returned to Germany for two years to complete his social service and, during this period, worked in an advertising agency handling ad production, for a filmproduction company, and, later, worked for a travel publication securing images from featured destinations. This was invaluable experience in production and pre-press work.
In January 2000, Christian was granted a business visa to return to Cape Cod on an MPDC work-study program for 18 months. His experience in the use of complex computer software, such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop and Adobe PageMill, graphic design and layout, production and pre-press, multilingual abilities (English-German) and his excellent writing skills make him a tremendous asset to MPDC. Christian, as a native German, is able to effectively interpret customs and language highly effectively cross-culturally— a tremendous asset for MPDC’s work in Germany. Christian is also responsible for the firm’s image bank, dissemination of press kits, German-English translations and interfacing with the German press and partners. During Spring 2000, Christian accompanied Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) on a week-long New England video shoot arranged by MPDC for its clients and the New England region.
He is also charged with the development and maintenance of MPDC’s website, www.mpdcltd.com. Christian has two brothers and one sister in Hamburg and currently lives in the Cummaquid section of Barnstable.
