Emily Rella

Emily Rella is a news writer at Entrepreneur. Emily was previously an entertainment editor at AOL from January 2016 to February 2021, where they managed the AOL Entertainment page, programmed and oversaw the layout for the AOL Entertainment homepage on desktop and mobile, pitched, wrote and edited original articles across Verizon Media properties, including AOL Entertainment, AOL Lifestyle and Yahoo Life, conducted 1:1 interviews with celebrities, influencers and CEOs to be used for feature stories and social posts, promoted, programmed and prioritized partner content for AOL and Yahoo homepages, and tracked, managed and analyzed AOL data and analytics with focus on SEO, organic referrals/unique viewers and overall content views. From August 2015 to February 2016, they were a social media strategist/content writer for Detox To Rehab, where they created, wrote and executed social media campaigns and strategies for the start-up website, developed the brand image and digital presence in 3 months, worked with making trending content applicable to a very niche audience, scheduled social posts through Hootsuite, analyzed SEO and social data through Moz, edited and wrote content ranging from short blog posts to lengthy research articles using Wordpress and Photoshop to program articles and infographics, edited and wrote press releases surrounding the launch of the website and new social-first initiatives, and transcribed and wrote feature pieces on the feature interview series "True Stories of Addiction."

Emily Rella studied English at Boston College and received their Bachelor of Arts degree. Emily then went on to Ridgefield High School to complete their high school education.

Their manager is Ryan Shea, CEO. They work with Hallie Warshaw - Editorial Director, Jason Fell - Native Content Director, and Jillian Swisher - Senior Digital Account Manager.