[citation needed] As of 2020[update], her work has been displayed in a variety of environments including Apple, Netflix, Vogue, Sony Pictures, late night television and in professional ballet.
She has movement directed indie music stars such as Blood Orange, Maggie Rogers, Half Alive and BANKS and performed at prestigious venues like the Guggenheim Museum,[clarification needed] Jacob's Pillow, the Oslo Opera House, New York City Center and Theater Champs-Élysées.
[9] At 26 years old, she received a glowing review stating that "Emma Portner shines extra bright in Dialogues Star Parade" and "in an evening bursting with movement, one of the least known choreographers stood out".
[10] In 2021, Portner portrayed Gozer the Gozerian in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a role shared with an uncredited Olivia Wilde and vocally with Shohreh Aghdashloo.
[11] She is the lead vocalist of Bunk Buddy, an indie music duo composed of her and producer Noah Rubin.