Arise Artists Agency has expanded its team with the addition of Derek Blum as an Unscripted Television Agent. Blum will be based in the agency's Los Angeles office and will focus on representing talent across the nonfiction and alternative programming landscape.
Blum joins Arise from A3 Artists Agency, where he also served as an unscripted agent. His career background includes work in development and production prior to moving into representation.
The hiring is part of Arise Artists Agency's continued growth in the unscripted and alternative television sector. The agency represents a roster of hosts, producers, and personalities for reality, competition, documentary, and talk programming.