Emilie Ackerman

Emilie Ackerman is an entertainment marketing strategist passionate about connecting young audiences through storytelling and digital content. Since she was a kid, she has always had a passion of the entertainment world. For her career she hopes to use the power of media to inspire and entertain the next generation, especially through the movies and TV shows that make lasting childhood memories — like the ones you saw Disney Channel or Nickelodeon.

Emilie currently works as an Editorial and Social Media Intern at Girls’ Life Magazine, where she writes and creates social media content that connects with young readers regarding entertainment, beauty, lifestyle, and more. She also runs her own social media on all things young entertainment @emilieacktv. She posts about entertainment news, nail and makeup tutorials based on tween and teen TV shows– Descendants, Zombies, and Vampirina: The Teenage Vampire— and on pop culture.

In the past, she has interned at two PR firms that work in music, writing press releases and doing socials for different artists, has completed the Disney College Program, and has worked at American Girl. Through these experiences, she has been able to work on her media skills and understand young audiences better through immersive experiences.

While she already holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Ithaca College in Television Digital Media Production and a minor in marketing, she is currently pursuing her Masters in Interactive Media and Communications at Quinnipiac University. She wants to learn more about interactive media as she is interested in creative storytelling and in learning how AI is becoming more prominent in the digital world.

In the future, Emilie hopes to work on marketing and publicity campaigns for these tween and teen shows and interview some of the stars and share their stories with fans to show her passion for the kids and family entertainment space as they inspired her growing up. By getting to do this, she hopes to bring the same joy these shows brought to her growing up to kids today.