ABOUT ARIELLE

Arielle Clay has built a career off of speaking clearly and commanding the attention of thousands, yet she prefers the role of audience, interviewer and listener. Unabashedly inquisitive, Arielle always has a question and is constantly learning. This curiosity served her well in a TV news career that spanned more than 10 years and continues to guide her work in media, content, acting and hosting.

Most recently, Arielle served as Deputy Editor for 21Ninety, a lifestyle and wellness platform for Black women under the Blavity umbrella. In the role, she developed and scaled editorial franchises, blending trend-driven storytelling with commerce strategy to drive audience engagement and affiliate growth. Arielle led affiliate and branded content strategy, identified culturally relevant SEO opportunities, managed and mentored contributors, and partnered cross-functionally with social, commerce, design and marketing teams to execute editorial campaigns and sponsored content. She also represented 21Ninety across the Blavity network to help align broader audience and brand goals.

Arielle is represented by Level Talent Group in Tampa, FL. Her resume includes commercial work with Spectrum, OxiClean and the Florida Visitor’s Bureau. She has also been selected to host globally distributed education modules for cybersecurity company ISC2.

Before stepping away from TV news, Arielle worked as the Breaking News Anchor for ABC 33/40 News in her hometown of Birmingham, delivering live breaking updates to morning audiences, often as events unfolded. Her journalism career also took her to the Raleigh-Durham area and Augusta, where she worked in a variety of newsroom roles including producer, weekend anchor, chyron operator and bureau chief. Arielle also covered local stories that made national headlines, including the Alabama April 27 tornadoes and the BP Gulf Oil Spill.

Arielle currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and son. She enjoys working out, reading, attending Miami Hurricanes football games, shopping and traveling. She takes every opportunity to explore new cities both in the United States and abroad and has been fortunate enough to visit several countries and wonders of the world, including Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal, Colosseum, Stonehenge and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.