Artist Development Lead

AnyRoad; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BSide, an innovative platform for live touring, seeks an Artist Development Lead to reshape artist touring experiences. The role involves leveraging deep relationships in the industry, managing tours, and collaborating to develop new strategies in a fast-paced environment while enhancing artist revenue and autonomy.

Benefits

Performance bonus tied to signed artist deals

Stock options

Work remotely with travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience booking full-scale or regional tours.
• Robust network of artists, managers, and agents.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and empower artists.

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach to artists and liaise with the BSide production team.
• Sign artists to non-exclusive touring agreements with a target of 5+ shows.
• Manage artist conversations and ensure coordination.

Skills

Booking tours

Network maintenance

Understanding of live performance pain points

Job description

About BSide

BSide is reinventing live touring for artists. Our platform makes touring more sustainable by eliminating middlemen, increasing artists’ share of revenue, and giving them full ownership of fan data to grow their brand long-term. Incubated by AnyRoad, a 13-year-old experience platform backed by leading investors, BSide blends deep industry experience with powerful technology.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a senior leader in live touring to join BSide as our Artist Development Lead. You’ll bring deep relationships and touring experience across clubs, theaters, and arenas - and help us bring a new touring model directly to artists and their teams.

Who You Are

• 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

What You’ll Do

• 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

Why Join Us?

• Join a fast-moving, well-funded team with significant traction
• Base + performance bonus tied to signed artist deals
• Stock options
• Work remotely with regular travel to meet artists, attend shows, and build relationships