ATLANTA, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMA Atlanta will recognize Jennifer Dorian, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), as the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award winner for her exceptional marketing and community efforts in the metro Atlanta area at the 62nd AMY Awards. The awards ceremony will take place March 21, 2019 at The Fairmont.
The AMY’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made significant strides in their career in the Atlanta marketing community. Dorian was selected for this honor for her influence on the business and marketing sectors in Atlanta during the past three decades. She currently oversees the day-to-day operations of Turner Classic Movies including all strategy, business development, marketing, branding, digital initiatives, programming and on-air campaigns.
Dorian has held a number of prestigious positions at Turner including general manager of FilmStruck, and chief strategy officer for Turner Entertainment Networks, overseeing strategic business planning, brand identity development, and image marketing for TBS, TNT, truTV, and TCM. Prior to joining Turner in 2000, Dorian was director of strategic services for sports and leisure marketing at The Coca-Cola Co., the manager of kids marketing for Pizza Hut, Inc., and the director of marketing for InfoVentures of Atlanta, a partnership of Cox Enterprises and the former BellSouth.
Dorian holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Texas and a bachelor’s degree from Emory University. She currently serves on the board of the Atlanta Beltline Partnership and the Path Foundation. She has received numerous accolades over the course of her career including Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Women Who Mean Business Award”, Cablefax’s “Most Powerful Women in Cable” as well as being named one of Working Mother Magazine’s “Working Mother of the Year” in 2017.
All AMY Award winners will be celebrated during the awards ceremony at The Fairmont on March 21, 2019. For additional information regarding the AMY Awards competition, to review submission guidelines or to purchase tickets to the ceremony, visit www.amyawardsatl.com.
About AMA Atlanta:
AMA Atlanta is the go-to source for marketing knowledge, events, resources and networking in Atlanta. At almost 800 members strong, we are the largest marketing organization in the city and the third largest AMA chapter nationwide. That means AMA Atlanta members have access not only to an incredible amount of local talent but also to the international reach of the entire AMA organization.
Our members include professionals across the spectrum of the discipline: research, non-profit, public relations, advertising, branding, direct marketing, interactive, creative, multicultural and so much more.
For more information on AMA Atlanta, visit us at www.ama-atlanta.com.
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AMA Atlanta
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