A&r Dance and Electronic Music Central

**Company Description**
Believe is one of the world’s leading digital music companies. Believe’s mission is to develop local artists and labels in the digital ecosystem by providing them the solutions they need to grow their audience at each stage of their career and development.

Its 1,720 employees in more than 50 countries aim to support local artists and labels with a unique digital expertise, respect, fairness and transparency.

To support our fast-growing presence on all continents, we are constantly looking for new Believers to join us and make a stronger and more positive impact on the music industry

Believe is listed on compartment A of the regulated market of Euronext Paris (Ticker: BLV, ISIN: FR0014003FE9).
Ready to #setthetone with Believe?

As A&R representative focused on Dance and Electronic Music you will be responsible to define and implement the sourcing and acquisitions strategy, signing new artists and labels and guiding said artists’ career when they are signed to Believe Distribution Services.

You will be responsible for discovering the new talents from Central and Eastern Europe (outside GSA).

**Responsibilities**:
1/ Identify emerging and established artists and label leads with a focus on Dance and Electronic music
- Audit and identify emerging artists market trends
- Monitor believe analytics and public tool analytics for talent detection
- Carrying out first discussions with the artists and their management to pitch our services and follow up through to offer negotiations
- Identify the artists’ needs and build the perfect services offer in coordination with your Head of Sales

2/ Qualify Artists services expectations, careers projects and releases plans
- Collect Artists & Labels needs and populate our CRM activity
- Manage the portfolio of your signed artists and labels
- Support artists and labels in custom-made release strategy, coordinate the project with Editorial Promotion departments
- Carry the strategy for artist new releases and back catalogue across all platforms increasing visibility, fan engagement, content streaming and sales

3/ Identify Market Trends and market dynamics and report to management
- Build strong relationships with artists, management and the local industry (songwriters, promotors, etc.)
- Attend meetings, gigs, showcases, conferences, and other events to represent Believe across Central and Eastern Europe

**Qualifications**
- You must have a good knowledge of the dance and electronic music scene, and a good understanding of the music industry in general.
- A first experience in the music business and an already existing network of contacts in the industry are necessary
- You must be fluent in English and have excellent spoken and written communication skills (additional language is +), German language is not required
- You must show a particular interest in Dance Music
- You must be able to work alone as well as part of a team

**Additional Information**
SET THE TONE WITH US

We have two hearts at Believe - our People and our Artists.

We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE, who grow every day to develop their potentialWe aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive.

ROCK THE JOB Well being advantages
- Tailor-made training and coaching program
- Remote working policy
- A well-being program
- Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and well-being platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist

SING IN HARMONY CSR Advantages
- Ambassador program: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), wellbeing and the planet.