Ellen Arnstad (born 20 September 1965) is a Norwegian magazine editor.
Ellen Arnstad worked as a journalist for the newspaper Akers Avis Groruddalen and the magazines Norsk Ukeblad, Nå and Allers before becoming editor-in-chief of the Norwegian women's magazine Henne in 1994.[1] Since 2000 she also managed the publishing company Allers Familie-Journal.[2] She continued to work in Henne until 2011 when she became editor of Se og Hør,[1] until Ulf André Andersen succeeded her as chief editor of Norwegian: Se og Hør in 2017.[3] From 2017 to 2020 Arnstad worked as chief executive in the hotel business.
She has been a member of the board of the Association of Norwegian Editors.[4]