Artist Development Lead

Summary

Join BSide, a company reinventing live touring for artists, as their Artist Development Lead. You will leverage your extensive experience in live touring across various venues to introduce BSide's new touring model to artists and their teams. This role requires building relationships with artists, managers, and agents, understanding the challenges in live performance, and contributing to the go-to-market strategy. You will lead outreach efforts, sign artists to touring agreements, manage artist communications, and ensure smooth coordination between artists' teams and BSide production. The position offers a base salary, performance bonuses, stock options, and remote work with regular travel.

Requirements

• Have extensive experience booking full-scale or regional tours across the US (bonus if international too)
• Maintain a robust network of artists, managers, and agents
• Understand the current pain points in live performance—for artists, fans, and venues
• Are excited to challenge the status quo and empower artists to own their touring business
• Want to shape a new model from the ground up with a nimble team

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach to artists, managers, and agents to share BSide’s model
• Sign artists to non-exclusive touring agreements (goal: 5+ shows per artist in 12 months)
• Manage artist conversations and provide consistent updates to the BSide team
• Liaise between artists’ teams and BSide production to ensure smooth coordination and execution
• Help shape go-to-market strategy alongside product and production leads

Benefits

• Base + performance bonus tied to signed artist deals
• Stock options
• Work remotely with regular travel to meet artists, attend shows, and build relationships