Director, Business Development

Company Description

Believe Music Publishing launched following Believe’s acquisition of Sentric, bringing together a global technology-driven music company with a modern, scalable publishing operation. Our goal is simple: build the most forward-thinking publishing service for songwriters, rights owners, and creative partners around the world.

With over 1,900 employees across 50+ countries, Believe works at the intersection of music, data, and technology. Believe Music Publishing is now expanding its on-the-ground presence in priority markets – and Nashville is at the top of the list.

This role is part of a growing publishing organisation backed by global infrastructure, but with the agility and focus of a new division. You’ll help shape our footprint in one of the most important songwriting ecosystems in the world.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Director of Business Development to lead our publishing efforts in the Nashville market. You’ll be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and closing songwriter and catalogue opportunities, building deep relationships across the community, and positioning Believe as a credible, trusted publishing partner.

This is an execution-heavy role with autonomy. You’ll be the primary face of Believe Music Publishing in Nashville, building pipelines, representing the company at key events, and feeding sharp local insight into our broader North American strategy.

The tasks and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: 

• Build and manage a robust Nashville-focused pipeline of writer signings, catalogue administration deals, and partnership opportunities.

• Source, pitch, negotiate, and close deals with commercially viable writers, producers, and rights owners. 

• Maintain strong relationships with Nashville’s ecosystem: publishers, management companies, PROs, attorneys, producers, writers, and creative teams.

• Act as Believe’s on-the-ground publishing representative in Nashville at rounds, camps, showcases, industry events, and meetings.

• Identify opportunities using a mix of traditional scouting (industry relationships, networking, referrals) and data-driven insights.

• Collaborate with Believe’s global publishing, creative, sync, business affairs, and rights-operations teams to ensure smooth deal execution and onboarding.

• Provide ongoing local market intelligence to North American leadership, helping refine our approach without owning regional strategy.

• Champion Believe’s publishing offering and communicate how our technology, global network, and service model can create value for songwriters and partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in music publishing, A&R, or business development, with material experience in the Nashville market.

• Proven ability to identify, sign, or develop commercially meaningful writers and catalogues.

• Strong negotiation skills and experience working with attorneys, managers, and rights owners.

• Deep understanding of Nashville’s writing culture (co-writes, camps, rounds, publisher networks, PRO dynamics).

• Strong network across publishers, managers, songwriters, producers, and creative hubs in the region.

• Ability to interpret market opportunities and communicate them clearly to internal stakeholders.

• Confident communicator with the presence to represent Believe at events and in high-stakes meetings.

• Solid understanding of music publishing administration and the broader rights landscape

Education: 

• Bachelors

Desired Skills, Knowledge & Experience: 

• A relationship-driven operator who understands the trust-based nature of the Nashville market.

• Comfortable working autonomously, building pipelines, and delivering results without heavy oversight.

• Commercially sharp with the ability to evaluate deals and prioritize opportunities.

• Adaptable, resourceful, and energized by working in a growing, fast-moving publishing division.

• Collaborative mindset: understands when to pull in global teams and how to leverage a larger organization effectively.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements that are listed within this job description. 

Additional Information

Working At Believe

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​Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fast-growing company.  ​

At all stages of their careers, Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry. ​

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