Amy Illingworth

About the Candidate

My roles include [but are not limited to]:
Event Manager || Stage Manager || Venue Manager || Concert Promoter || Artist Liaison || Merchandise || Host and Event Rep || Box Office || Social Media Assistant

Organisations worked with:
Sofar Sounds || Super Friendz || Futuresound Group || Leeds BID || Leeds 2023 || Eye of The Storm Events || 7476 || Please Please You || 42 Peaks || Hanglands || Fever // Sheffield DocFest

I am a First Class Honours Graduate in Songwriting [Leeds Conservatoire].
I have a clean UK Driver’s License and have insured access to a vehicle.
I have First Aid at Work and Health & Safety Level 2 certifications [2024].

I am a driven creative, particularly passionate about womxn in music, ethics and sustainability in music, live events and songwriting. I am currently open to/looking for freelance roles within events.

I currently freelance with independent record label, 7476, as an Artist Marketing Consultant, and for a raw event space in Leeds, called The Attic, as an Events and Social Media Manager.

I am also co-founding member of self-produced, alt dream-folk band, Sunflower Thieves.
Sunflower Thieves have previously been long listed for the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, have received national radio play [Radio 1, 6Music, Radio X], alongside heavy support from BBC Introducing in West Yorkshire and the East Midlands, and have supported the likes of Flyte, Say She She, Haley Blais, Lewis Watson, Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, Sfven and more.
I self-manage the band’s releases, touring, social media strategy, logistics and finances.