Hyperion Books senior marketing manager Bryan Christian has won the Disney/ABC Television Group Black Achiever in Industry Award.
Christian will accept his award in a ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis tonight as a part of the Harlem YMCA’s 2011 National Salute to Black Achievers in Industry.
Here’s more from the press release: “Since joining Hyperion Books as Senior Marketing Manager in 2009, Mr. Christian has been responsible for numerous successful marketing campaigns supporting a wide range of Hyperion titles, including the bestselling Skinny Italian by Teresa Guidice, Perfection by Julie Metz, and 365 Thank Yous by John Kralik. Prior to Hyperion Books, he was Director of Marketing for Amistad, a HarperCollins imprint focusing on books by and about people of African descent, where he worked on the bestselling Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. Mr. Christian has also been a Senior Marketing Manager at Simon & Schuster.”