📰 In The Arena Weekly
Your backstage pass to the business of sports, media & entertainment. Brought to you by Arena - where powerful industry relationships and opportunities begin and grow.
💼 New Jobs This Week
📱 FloSports | Social Media Intern
Austin, TX | $18/hr
🎙️ Sirius XM | Associate Producer, College Sports
Washington, DC | $21/hr
📊 National Football League (NFL) | Data Operations Associate
Inglewood, CA | $40 - $50/hr
📰 ESPN | General Editor, Trending Topics
Los Angeles, CA | $44,000 – $58,000/yr
🎓 Penn State University | Assistant Director of Marketing and Fan Experience
University Park, PA | $46,400 - $67,300/yr
🦈 San Jose Sharks | Partnership Marketing Manager
San Jose, CA | $68,500 - $83,500/yr
🎬 Roku | Sports/Live Events Marketing Coordinator
Santa Monica, CA | $83,000 - $97,000/yr
🏈 National Football League (NFL) | Manager, Sponsorship
New York, NY | $95,000 - $110,000/yr
💻 Amazon | Solutions Architect, Games Specialist, Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports
San Francisco, CA | $164,500 - $284,300/yr
🗓️ Events to Know
Breaking Into Women’s Sports: Careers In A Growing Industry
📅 Wednesday, Aug. 27 | 📍Virtual
Women’s sports are experiencing historic growth with new leagues, record-breaking audiences, and major investment. Join leaders from the NWSL, PWHL, and GQ Sports for a conversation on building careers in this fast-rising industry and where the biggest opportunities lie.
Sportsimist Summit | Hosted by Sportsimist
🗓️ Sept. 13 | 📍Atlanta, GA | Register here
A day of career-building, networking, and inspiration for women in sports. Arena members get $50 OFF GA or VIP tickets with code ARENA50 at checkout (expires 8/23 11:59pm ET).
Snapchat x Beacons: Top Creators and Agencies Webinar
🗓️ Aug. 20 | 📍Virtual | Register here
5th Annual Ladies Day Brunch on the Course
🗓️ September 13 | 📍Brooklyn, NY | Register here
National Sports Fall Virtual Fall Forum Summit | Hosted by SBJ
🗓️ October 9 | 📍Virtual | Register here
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⚡ Hot Takes & Headlines
🎵 Artist managers are the new record labels. Here’s why.
See how Taylor Swift's new album announcement sparked instant brand reactions & broke Kelce podcast records.
📰 “Build your brand” is advice every young journalist hears but what does that mean in 2025? Read here.
🗓️ If you like sports and use Google Calendar, watch this.
👀 On Our Radar
👋 Tonight Parul is speaking at State of Capital, hosted by Black Women Investors Network, in NYC. If you’re attending, stop by to say hello!
💡 See what we think will happen if AI content floods the sports, media & entertainment industry here.
🎤 Arena Voices
Meet Rebecca Naveh
Rebecca Naveh is a girl mom and a lifelong sports fan, driving her to create Game Day Girls, a space for sports-loving moms to feel confident and excited about sharing their love of the game with their daughters. She has her Master’s in Sport Management and an MBA and has worked in digital media for the Oakland Raiders and marketing at Meta.
“I created Game Day Girls to help girls learn and love sports, but more importantly, to empower them to find their voices in a male-dominated space, build lasting confidence, and know they truly belong everywhere.”
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That’s it for this week In The Arena of sports, media & entertainment!
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