In 2005, Julia joined Melt Festival as its second full-time employee. She worked as a German tour promoter for artists such as The 1975, Matthew Herbert, Years & Years, Robyn and many more. Within Melt Booking, she built up event series such as the Introducing newcomer show series, introducing artists such as Chvrches, Years & Years, Jessie Ware, Alt-J and many more to the public for the first time. She also promoted Certain People, the first and only concert series to be held at the infamous Berlin Berghain.
In 2015, she gave up tour booking to concentrate fully on festivals, working as programmer and head of artist liaison for festivals such as Lollapalooza Berlin, Melt Festival, Berlin Festival, Pure & Crafted, Body&Soul Festival, Untold Festival, Neversea Festival. She is one of the very few festival programmers to work internationally in countries such as Ireland, Romania and Germany.