A&R/Business Developer – London/Europe (Remote)

Vierlive; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A music tech startup in Oslo is seeking an experienced A&R professional to work closely with artists and manage relationships within the music industry. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in A&R, a strong network in music, and a passion for emerging trends. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and the opportunity to impact one of Europe's fastest-growing music platforms.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension plan

Five weeks vacation

Flexible working hours

Access to employee share incentive scheme

Career development opportunities

Team events and retreats

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as A&R in label/management/publishing.
• Strong comfort with social media platforms and trends.

Responsibilities

• Discover artists who want to build relationships with their fans.
• Pitch the platform to artists, labels, and management.
• Nurture and grow artist/industry relationships.

Skills

A&R experience

Networking in music industry

Data analysis

Communication

Curiosity about emerging genres

Job description

Want to help millions of artists actually earn from streaming?

VIERLIVE is a Norwegian live streaming platform on a mission to help artists earn their share in a piracy-ridden streaming market. We’ve redefined the live streaming format with artists like girl in red, AURORA, and Sigrid – our platform was awarded the highest ranking Norwegian design award DOGA-merket and recently accepted into the most prestigious startup accelerator program in Norway.

We believe in honesty, playfulness, and love for the internet in everything we do. If you don’t quite fit in where you’re at, you might just fit right in with us.

With the launch of our self-service platform this year, we've set ourselves exciting growth and product development goals for 2024 – and to help us get there, we need new colleagues that want to join our excitement in building something new – and that’s where you come in.

About the role:

As an A&R, you initiate projects and work closely with international artists and their teams from A-Z.

You will be a part of a tight-knit A&R team working on sales and partnerships with artists, labels, and management. You’ll be hand-picking artists to the platform, and building long-term relationships with artists and music industry partners. You’re well connected in the professional music industry across the UK/Europe/US.

Who are you?

• 5+ years experience as A&R in label/management/publishing
• You appreciate how gut feel can play an integral part in A&R
• You appreciate how data plays an integral part in A&R
• You enjoy working with big international artists and their teams
• You relish working with brand new artists to help them grow
• You are curious about emerging genres, trends, and collaborations across the global landscape
• You have a strong comfort and familiarity with relevant social media platforms and have a genuine interest in the trends that emerge from these platforms
• You are well connected in the music industry in UK/US
• You’re not afraid of setting big goals
• You’re good at conveying ideas
• You like setting your own schedule
• You get things done
• You enjoy working systematically to achieve your goals
• You strive for efficiency and structure
• You communicate effectively both verbally and written in English
• Bonus if you’re based in London

Main areas of responsibility are:

• Discover artists who want to build relationships with their fans in a new way
• Pitch the platform and possibilities to artists, labels, and managements
• Nurture and grow artist/industry relationships over time
• Evolve the company A&R approach

What do we offer?

• Be a part of building an international A&R team
• Be a part of setting the tone of voice of our platform
• Work with international artists
• Competitive salary and pension plan
• A new Macbook
• Five weeks vacation
• Access to our employee share incentive scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Rewarding and challenging tasks on a wide range of projects
• Impact on the organisation and product development
• Team events, and off-site retreats
• Career development opportunities as a subject specialist
• Be a part of the vibrant startup community at Startuplab in Oslo
• A unique opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing music tech startups in Europe

About vier.live:

Norwegian live streaming platform founded in 2020. 150+ artists, growing 10% week-over-week, now hiring. Sold 70,000+ digital tickets to fans in 100+ countries. Working with artists like Girl in Red, AURORA, Sigrid, Papa Roach, Kvelertak, Leprous +++

Members of the Startuplab incubator in Oslo, Norway.

Who we are: Artists, A&Rs, developers, film makers, entrepreneurs.

Join one of the most promising music tech startups in Europe, as we create the next generation streaming platform for the global music industries.

Questions? Contact Haakon Mathisen, co-founder and CEO at [e-mail] or [phone], or Danny Jr Roberts, Head of A&R at [e-mail] or [phone]