📰 In The Arena Weekly
Your backstage pass for your career in sports, media & entertainment. Brought to you by Arena - where powerful industry relationships and opportunities begin and grow.
⚡ Hot Takes & Headlines
🎥 Ready to make a career transition as a creative? Listen to this director’s advice on how to stop being pigeonholed.
💸 We're in the era of the billion-dollar athlete. What does this trend look like long-term?
👜 Ayo Edebiri is named Chanel’s first ambassador under Matthieu Blazy.
🗓️ Upcoming Events
Hosted by Arena
Beyond the Logo: How Brands Are Activating Smarter in Sports & Entertainment | Hosted by Arena
🗓️ 10/22 | 📍Virtual | Register here
The days of slapping logos on jerseys are over. Join us for a dynamic panel on how top brands, agencies, and creators are redefining sponsorships through storytelling, data, and real fan connection. Learn what’s working, what’s next, and how to build activations that actually make an impact.
🎙️ Featuring leaders with experience at companies including Nike, Meta, EA, SMAC Entertainment, UNINTERRUPTED & YouTube
Across the Industry
🎨 Sports Creative Community LA Meetup | Hosted by SCC
🗓️ 10/7 | 📍Los Angeles, CA | Learn more
📣 ADWEEK House: Advertising HQ | Hosted by ADWEEK
🗓️ 10/6-9 | 📍New York | Register here
🛍️ Future of Fashion Tech | Hosted by TOTE at TechWeek
🗓️ 10/8 + 15 | 📍San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA | Learn more
🎤 Bridging Passion & Purpose: Gautam Kapur’s Journey from the NBA to Nike | Hosted by South Asians in Sports
🗓️ 10/8 | 📍Virtual | Register here
🎵 Billboard Latin Music Week | Hosted by Billboard
🗓️ 10/20-24 | 📍Miami, FL | Learn more
💼 New Jobs This Week
⚽️ NWSL | Coordinator, PR & Communications | New York, NY (Hybrid) | $70K–$85K
📺 AMC Networks | Manager, Integrated Marketing | New York, NY | $70K–$85K
🏈 Los Angeles Chargers | Sr. Manager, Strategic Solutions | El Segundo, CA | $75K–$85K
⭐️ Starz | Campaign Manager | Santa Monica, CA | $86K–$96K
📊 Pro Football Focus | Director, Brand Partnerships | Remote | $95K–$110K + Commission
💬 Inkitt | Customer Support Lead | San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid) | $110K–$140K
💼 Skybound Entertainment | Accounting Manager | Los Angeles, CA | $120K–$150K
🎵 Warner Music Group | Senior Director, A&R & Label Acquisition | New York, NY | $140K–$160K
📚 New York Public Library | Director of Product, Readers & Learners | New York, NY | $160K–$180K
🎶 TouchTunes | Vice President, Music | New York, NY | $230K–$260K
👀 Behind the Scenes
Since launching the Arena PowerMatch beta, members have received thousands of curated intros based on their career goals, interests, and preferences - and have already matched with hundreds of fellow professionals across sports, media, and entertainment.
We’ve even seen dozens of official meetings booked (and many already confirming they’ve met IRL or virtually 👏).
It’s been incredible to watch this progress unfold during our first beta, and we’re wrapping up with Graduation next week! 🎓
If you’re part of the beta, keep reviewing your matches and booking meetings to stay eligible for new intros.
If you’re not on Arena PowerMatch yet, join the waitlist to apply to be part of our next cohort.
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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