About Jess Ambrose

Jess Ambrose is a seasoned freelance live music professional specialising in Tour Management, Production, Stage Management and Artist Liaison Management. With a background in travel, she spent a decade designing bespoke itineraries, a skill she now applies to her work in international tours and events. Jess has worked with grassroots acts through to festival headliners and legacy artists with experience spanning UK clubs, theatres, festivals and large-scale venues. Notably, she was Festival Artist Liaison Manager for Manchester International Festival 2023 and led the Artist Liaison team for the opening events at Aviva Studios including “A Night with The Johnny Marr Orchestra”. Shortlisted in 2024 for Access All Areas Freelancer of the Year, Jess now brings her broad skillset to touring with international acts such as Amyl and the Sniffers, tiLLie and My Bloody Valentine. Outside work, she loves travelling, hiking, snowboarding and getting lost in a good book.

Work experience

  • Amyl & the Sniffers
  • 1
  • Assistant Tour Manager
  • tiLLie
  • 1
  • Tour Manager
  • Anees
  • 0.2
  • Advancing

Jess's Skills

Live
  • Production Manager
  • Tour Manager
Venue Type Experience
  • Arena
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Theatre/PAC

Jess's Genres

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Jess's Experience

I have been working in live music full time for the past four years. I have worked in venues, at festivals and now in touring. I have worked in a range of roles from artist facing through to production but I am now focused on Tour Manager, Stage Manager and Production Coordinator. Client Highlights include: Factory International; Bradford City of Culture 2025; Manchester International Festival; Edinburgh International Festival; Deer Shed Festival; Hidden Door Festival. Artist Highlights include: Amyl & the Sniffers; tiLLie; Johnny Marr (A Night with The Johnny Marr Orchestra); Children of Zeus; Ghetts; John Grant; Richard Hawley. Before entering the music industry I worked in the world as travel for over a decade planning and booking bespoke round the world travel itineraries.