Oscar Ratciffe

Having spent the last 3 years gaining experience with lights, sound and video in various organisations, as well as further pursuing it with my A-Levels, I have discovered my passion for the AV and events industries. I now want to take the next step towards making this my career.

Along with my technical foundations, I also coach and referee rugby, lead a lighting team, play several instruments in bands and work with professional clients. Through these I have learnt the importance of being able to communicate with a variety of people in various situations and achieving effective outcomes. These skills allow me to engineer lighting, sound and video for both live shows and other productions while working in high pressure situations with diverse teams.

I have volunteered in my school tech crew for over 3 years, doing on average 12 shows per year, giving me the chance to work with complex 18+ channel sound and moving head lighting setups. This led to me being the head of the lighting team, rigging lights, programming the shows and managing the crew. This work has allowed me to become more proficient in events work while also getting better at dealing with clients and working with larger crews.

AV Technician, Artis Video Sep 2024 - present

I founded my own video production company focused on Event Production, Advertising and Corporate Video for businesses.

Working with multiple corporate clients on a range of media such as event videography, multi-camera livestreaming, video editing and broadcast systems design / set up.

Experience as part of a larger team and leading the video crew working on large events such as The Baton Awards

Consistency and improvement over time working on recurring projects ensuring each one is better than the last

Work Experience, Bright TALK Jun 2024

An international video production company specialising in business videos and webinars, both live and recorded. I completed a 5-day work placement to film and stream interviews from a live event. Working in a larger crew taught me an immense amount about the industry but also gave me an opportunity to direct and work within a professional crew.

Was involved in pre-production, equipment setup, live switching and graphics control

Received multiple recommendations from the crew (See LinkedIn)

IT Support Technician, Redborne Upper School Apr 2024 - May 2025

A Bedfordshire based upper school with 1600+ pupils and 100+ members of staff

Fast problem-solving skills, enabling classes to be delivered without interruption

Ability to work with a large fleet of various devices and prioritise tasks effectively, working in a diverse team

AV Technician, Redborne Upper School Sep 2023 - present

A Bedfordshire based upper school with a rented-out entertainment venue

Leading a crew doing both lights and sound, including junior pupils, for an average of 12 shows a year

alongside individual work for smaller shows

Working in a fast-changing environment requiring me to switch between roles, address technical challenges and consistently meet tight deadlines

Experience in both on-the-fly events and heavily pre-programmed, timecoded shows

AV Technician / Videographer, Advanced Music Services Sep 2022 – Sep 2024

An Extra-Curricular music company

Creating online video content within limited constraints to a regular internal schedule

Videographer and producer for two music video adverts

Solo videographer for a 7-camera live concert broadcast

Internship, Your Future Your Ambition Dec 2021 – May 2022

A non-profit organisation designed to help less privileged children connect with leading businesses

Edited promotional material and content

Redesign and maintenance of the existing website and other online channels

A-Levels (Predicted grades)

Digital Media - Level 3 Di*

Computer Science - A*

Music Technology-  B

Mathematics (AS-Level) - B (Achieved)

Extended Project Qualification “How has modern broadcast technology allowed for higher quality and more affordable broadcasts?” - A