— CAREERS AT ARENA —
TEAM SIZE
Small & mighty
STAGE
Pre-seed/Seed
WHERE
Remote-first, US
FOUNDED
2024
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SUBSCRIBE →— WHY WE EXIST —
The industry runs on relationships. The way you build them was broken.
Cold outreach. Conference run-ins. A mutual contact who might respond. For an industry this interconnected, that was a real gap. We built Arena to close it, three curated introductions every Monday, all year, for the people moving sports, media, and entertainment forward.
We're not building a feed or a directory. We're building the connective tissue of an industry, and we need people who care about doing that work with taste, precision, and a long view.
— HOW WE WORK —
Six principles. One team.
— 01 —
Taste is a deliverable.
Every introduction, email, event, and product decision is a chance to reinforce who Arena is for. Sloppy is expensive. We sweat the details others skip.
— 02 —
Curation over volume.
The easy move is more, more, more. We do less, better. Whether it's matches, members, or meetings, we'd rather ship three great ones than thirty average ones.
— 03 —
Weekly cadence. Long horizon.
We ship something meaningful every Monday and think in years. Short-term hustle, long-term compounding. Both matter. Neither alone is enough.
— 04 —
Trust is the product.
Members trust us with their network, their time, and their reputation. We protect that fiercely. Every decision starts with: does this earn or erode trust?
— 05 —
Strong opinions, softly held.
We hire people with conviction and we expect them to change their minds. Disagreement is welcome. Politicking is not. The best idea in the room wins, regardless of who walked in with it.
— 06 —
Members first, always.
Every roadmap, every hire, every event passes through one question: is this what our members would want us to do? If yes, we move fast. If no, we don't move.
— WHAT WE OFFER —
The support to do the best work of your career.
Real ownership
Meaningful equity for every full-time hire. You build it, you own it.
Remote-first
Work from anywhere in the U.S. We come together in person throughout the year.
Unlimited PTO
With a 2-week minimum. Rest is part of the job, not a perk.
Membership
Every teammate is an Arena member. Three introductions a Monday, just like everyone else.
Industry access
Conferences, events, and the rooms our members are in. On us.
Learning budget
$1,500 a year for the books, courses, or coaches that make you better at your craft.
Home setup
Curated work from home setup kit sent directly to your door during your first week.
Flexible Fridays
No meetings, no Slack DMs - you choose how you use your Friday every week.
— OPEN ROLES —
Currently hiring.
Arena makes the introductions that move sports, media, and entertainment forward