Emma Rosenblum

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Emma Rosenblum
OccupationChief Content Officer
Employer Bustle Digital Group
Works Bad Summer People
Parents
  • Scott S. Rosenblum (father)
  • Barbara Campbell (mother)
Relatives J. Kenneth Campbell (uncle) [1]

Emma Rosenblum is an American media executive and author who is currently the Chief Content Officer of Bustle Digital Group. She published her debut novel, Bad Summer People, in 2023.

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Early life

Rosenblum grew up in New York, [2] the daughter of Barbara Rosenblum ( née Campbell) and lawyer Scott S. Rosenblum. [3] Her father Scott served as Mayor of Saltaire, New York, where he spent decades on the town Board of Trustees. [4]

Career

Rosenblum started her career in editorial roles at Glamour , New York Magazine , and Bloomberg Businessweek , and was tapped to be executive editor of Elle in 2017. [5] In 2019, Rosenblum joined Bustle as editor in chief [6] and became chief content officer of Bustle Digital Group in 2021, [7] where she is responsible for a portfolio of brands such as Nylon and W Magazine . [8]

Rosenblum published her first novel, Bad Summer People, in 2023. [9] She drew inspiration from The White Lotus [10] and Succession [11] as well as the town of Saltaire, New York, a small Fire Island community where Rosenblum spent her childhood summers. [12]

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