Karin Tracy

N.A. Group Lead Retail & E-Commerce Meta

As the N.A. Group Lead Retail and E-Commerce, Karin Tracy  helps brands drive real business results through their work on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.

 

Since joining Facebook in 2015, Karin has developed go-to market strategies tailored for beauty, luxury and fashion retail marketers and built a best in class team that has forged senior-level relationships within the industry.  Karin has pioneered initiatives such as CEW’s Digital Learning Series and Facebook’s first-ever Beauty and Luxury Summits.

 

Previously to Facebook, Karin Tracy was Publisher of InStyle from 2012-2014, following four highly successful years in senior leadership within Time Inc.’s Style and Entertainment Group as Publisher of Entertainment Weekly and People StyleWatch. At InStyle, she oversaw the magazine’s marketing, advertising sales and brand strategy for the monthly and annual special issues. In addition, she oversaw marketing and sales strategy for InStyle.com and its social platforms, including product innovation, audience development and ad solutions.

 

Before joining Time Inc., Tracy was Associate Publisher of Lucky where she launched the first shopping app, Lucky At Your Service. Prior to that, she held sales positions at Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and Interview, and was the Advertising Director at Teen Vogue. She began her advertising career at Giorgio Armani and spent a year in Saks Fifth Avenue’s Marketing Department.

 

Tracy is a lifelong New Yorker and is a board member of CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women). She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in marketing, and lives with her husband and their three children in downtown Manhattan.