Jessica Ambrose

Freelance live music, touring, festival and events professional.

I have varied experience working in venues and at festivals as Artist Liaison Manager, Stage Manager, Production Manager and Event Manager. I'm currently Tour Manager for a US based artist, working on a recent UK tour as support and an upcoming headline UK and EU tour. Covering advancing, logistics, budget, merch and driving.

I've been lucky to work at some great festivals, venues and events. My favourites include Deer Shed Festival, Manchester International Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Factory International, Aviva Studios, Envision Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival and Hidden Door Festival.

Before moving into the music industry I worked in the world of travel for over a decade where I specialised in round the world travel. I've spend a good few years travelling and working abroad, living in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Scotland. My travels have taken me through Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, Africa and Australasia.

I'm really passionate about mental health and became a Mental Health First Aider this year. I'm also really interested in creating more visibility for working class artists and arts professionals. 

Career highlights so far:

💫 Landing my first role as Tour Manger for a US based artist

💫 Working alongside the team at Deer Shed Festival in my first Production Manager role with support from Bradford Producing Hub

💫 Leading the Artist Liaison team for 'A Night with the Johnny Marr Orchestra', witnessing the rehearsals with the orchestra and spending a week with Johnny and his team was a dream

💫 Working on shows in fun locations from a jungle in Costa Rica to the mountains of Canada including collaborating with the team at Hidden Door to help deliver four unique and super cool festivals in disused buildings across Edinburgh 

💫 Being part of the first events in a brand new, state of the art venue and all the joy, challenges and quirks that came along with it

💫 Managing the Artist Liaison team for Manchester International Festival. Safely delivering over 500 artists, their teams and friends of the festival to Manchester from across the globe and ensuring they had a cracking time in the city

I'm always interested in hearing about new freelance opportunities be that touring, venue based or at festivals, my inbox is open!