Head of Festival Artist Services & Backstage Operations

Live Nation International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

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Head of Festival Artist Services & Backstage Operations page is loaded## Head of Festival Artist Services & Backstage Operationslocations: Farringdon, London, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR-87263Job Summary:**Company:** Live Nation**Department:** Festival Management and Operations**Location:** Farringdon, London with considerable onsite working in the lead up to and duration of festival season**Reports to:** SVP Festivals**Working Hours:** Full time with additional hours across evenings and weekends as required**Job Type:** Permanent**Role Description**The Head of Festival Artist Services & Backstage Operations plays a central role in delivering a professional and welcoming experience for all artists and their teams. This position oversees artist liaison, dressing room set up, procurement of backstage riders, and operations. The role requires exceptional organisation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced festival environment.This role is essential to ensuring artists and their teams receive the appropriate environment and support while onsite at our festivals, demanding exceptional professionalism, organisational ability, and customer service skills.**What we can offer you**Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.**Who you are****Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience**Essential* Previous experience working directly with artists, management and agents* Managing teams, both internal staff and external suppliers* Strong organisational and multitasking abilities* Excellent communication and people skills* Ability to remain calm under pressure and adapt quickly* Competence with budgeting, procurement, and inventory management* Professionalism, discretion, and a customer service mindset* Knowledge of rider requirements and backstage workflows**Behaviours**The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success* Thrives in fast-paced festival environment* Comfortable with long or irregular hours* On-site hands-on role* Requires flexibility, teamwork, and a positive attitude**What the role includes**Artist Services* Recruiting and management of Artist Liaison companies* Oversee artist advancing* Provide clear communication between artists, production, stage and festival management* Oversee the teams that manage the festival’s contact with artists, tour managers and representatives. This will include artist arrivals, accreditation, transport schedules and on-site movements* Oversee fulfilment of artist riders* Support artist liaison teams to nurture wellbeing of artists by maintaining a professional, friendly, and solutions focused presenceProcurement & Logistics* Manage inventories for all backstage and dressing room supplies* Work within budget guidelines while ensuring quality and timely delivery* Maintain accurate records of purchases, deliveries, and stock levels* Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to ensure efficient procurement workflowsBackstage & Dressing Room Delivery* Oversee third-party Artist Liaison companies during artist advance and onsite operation* Manage delivery of artist catering and artist lounges* Responsibility for design, layout and furnishing of artist dressing room compounds* Manage the scheduling of dressing room changeovers* Ensure all requirements are delivered prior to artist arrival* Respond appropriately to last minute artist or production requests* Maintain backstage areas as secure, organised, and artist friendly spacesTeam Collaboration* Work closely with production, stage management, security, and other festival teams* Brief and supervise backstage runners, hospitality staff, and temporary crew* Support the creation of backstage schedules, maps, and operational plans**Equal Opportunities**We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.**The Company**Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit**APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 18th February 2026.** We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.#LI-SL1*Recognized for seven years as a Great Place to Work and named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Our world-class teams specialize in all aspects of the live entertainment industry, from ground-breaking innovations in ticketing, global venue development and operations, concert promotion and production, sales and brand partnerships, and unparalleled artist management supported by professionals in all facets of corporate operations. We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips. And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program. There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.*