Joel Arnold

Joel started his career in New York as a live event Producer, Emcee and a Television host and worked in 2004 serving as an MTV ‘Choose or Lose’ news correspondent covering the 2004 Presidential Election at events across the country, working alongside stars like Drew Barrymore. After leaving MTV in 2005, Joel signed on with Illuminations Media to host dozens of educational and arts media DVDs to be used in museum exhibits around the world. Illuminations and BBC America also tapped Joel to film pilots that would go on to full series development.

Since joining TrashTalkFCM in 2006, Joel has been involved on all sides of the experiential marketing business creating, executing, and often emceeing projects for Clients such as A&E Television Network, Kmart, ABC Television, THQ and Animal Planet. He has a deep understanding for what Clients are looking for and has been very successful in developing and launching creative out-of-home campaigns and larger-than-life events. Joel constantly challenges Clients to think about the entire experience from the consumers’ perspective and provides insightful strategies and solutions for improving these events and helping them grow virally.

He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Texas A&M University and continues to take courses at NYU to sharpen his understanding of the online and mobile space, as well as honing his entertainment and event marketing savvy. Joel is a regular speaker at industry events as well as various charity and client functions across the country.