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Arlen Marmel

Arlen Marmel

Operator in streaming & remote‑work engagement — COO and co‑founder

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New York, New York, United States
Joined October 2025

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Crunchyroll Business Ops
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Luna Park Alumni
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Quinn Leadership Team

Summary

Operator and growth leader in niche streaming and fandom media: Arlen led marketing, distribution and product efforts at Crunchyroll and then ran VRV, focusing on aggregation and channel partnerships to reach passionate fan communities and drive subscription and engagement growth. crunchyroll+2
Founder and product/operations leader for distributed‑work engagement: As co‑founder and COO of Luna Park (and later Quinn), he has focused on designing live experiences, Slack programs and analytics to help remote and hybrid teams build culture and increase engagement. lunapark+2
Customer acquisition and retention expertise from early streaming scale: At Hulu he led customer acquisition & retention efforts during rapid subscriber growth, skills he later applied to building subscription and engagement strategies at Crunchyroll/VRV and in product GTM work. wordpress+1
Background bridging entertainment, product and business education: Marmel combines a film/media background (BA), and an MBA (UCLA Anderson, with study at LBS) to operate at the intersection of storytelling, community and digital product strategy. wordpress+1

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Film / media — studied film at University of Maryland and began career in entertainment publicity; maintains an interest in storytelling and media. wordpress

Remote‑work culture and team building — writes and speaks about remote culture, rituals and ways to engage distributed teams (through Luna Park content and public speaking). lunapark+1

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apply insights from their operator days at a high-growth tech company to excel as a founder.

Jan 17, 2026