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The Victory Party | Victra

🗓️ Nov 20 | 📍San Jose, CA | Register here

Bringing together athletes, brands, and media to celebrate the NWSL Championship taking place in the bay.

Sports Industry Night | University of Toronto Sports and Business Association

🗓️ Nov 20 | 📍Toronto, ON | Register here

Get ready to network with sports industry pros from EA Sports, Nike, and more.

Tastemakers | Front Office Sports

🗓️ Nov 21 | 📍Las Vegas, NV | Register here

Explore abilities of AI-powered fan engagement with the leading voices shaping the future of sports and technology.

Notion Toronto Community Meetup - Holiday 2025 Edition | Notion Toronto

🗓️ Dec 2 | 📍Toronto, ON | Register here

Learn how to use Notion through its ambassadors to improve business endeavors.

Game On - Producing Winning Sports Experiences | Beyond the Ballroom

🗓️ Dec 3 | 📍Remote | Register here

Dive into the production side of sporting events, experiential marketing, elevating the fan experience, and creating lasting impact.

Art Basil Miami Beach | Art Basil

🗓️ Dec 5-7 | 📍Miami, FL | Register here

Leading galleries from five continents show significant works by masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well as the new generation of emerging stars.

Future of Television 2026 | Future of Television

🗓️ Feb 13 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here

A conference of media/TV industry executives exploring streaming, technology disruption and new content business models.

Entertainment Experience Evolution (EEE) 2026 | InterFace Conference Group

🗓️ Feb 24-25 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Register here

Bringing together executives from entertainment/venue/retail concepts to explore the future of physical entertainment spaces and business models.

Pace University Sports Business Summit | Pace University Sports Marketing

🗓️ Feb 26 | 📍New York, NY | Register here

Summit for individuals looking to work in the sports and media industry in NYC.

Business of  Entertainment Summit | Financial Times Live

🗓️ Sep 23-24 | 📍West Hollywood, CA | Register here

Bringing together senior media, film, TV and music executives for deep strategy sessions on business models, AI and global expansion.

🏀 Sacramento Kings | Retail Analyst | Sacramento, CA | $70K/yr - $75K/yr

📈New York City FC | Manager, Partnership Marketing | NYC, NY | $70K/yr - $78K/yr

🗞️ New York Post | Production Manager | NYC, NY | $80K/yr - $95K/yr

✍️The Times | US Reporter | NYC, NY | $85K/yr - $105K/yr

⚽️ Major League Soccer | Director, Communications - Leagues Cup | New York, NY | $110K/yr - $135K/yr

📣 Backstage | Director, Performance Marketing | United States | $140K/yr - $165K/yr

🌮 Taco Bell | Sr. Manager, Precision Media | Irvine, CA | $157.1K/yr - $170K/yr

📱Dolby Laboratories | Sr. Manager Integrated Marketing & Digital Communications | Burbank, CA | $149K/yr - $204K/yr

🌟 Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment | (VP) Commercial Director, Dance & Entertainment Brands | Brooklyn, NY | $170K/yr - $220K/yr

🎥 Warner Bros. Games | Director, Audience Insights | Burbank, CA | $146.3K/yr - $271.7K/yr

Arena officially turned 1 year old, and we wouldn’t be here without you. 🥳

Thousands of you have been part of this journey - giving feedback, sharing opportunities, and helping us build something this industry has never had before.

And now… we’re about to take a massive step forward.

👀 Watch your inbox in the coming days. Something big is dropping.

That’s it for this week In The Arena of sports, media & entertainment!

-Arena’s founders | Parul Khosla, Adriene Bueno & Olivia Schwartz.

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