Are you interested in a career in YouTube? Come join our YouTube Channel Manager Bootcamp in Austin, Texas.

Join Channel Manager Bootcamp by Talent Recap

If you want to turn YouTube into a career, we invite you to audition for our Channel Manager Training & Selection Program, taking place in Austin, Texas between April 20th-24th. Throughout those five days you will learn everything there is to know about the YouTube Business, from the driving force behind the internet’s most viral content. This program may lead to full time employment managing million dollar YouTube Channels.

Talent Recap is the Entertainment Industry’s most trusted partner in giving world renowned TV shows a new life on the internet. With shows like America’s Got Talent, The Voice, American Idol, and Family Feud, our channels have generated tens of millions of dollars on YouTube. 

NOTE: familiarity with these shows is not a requirement.

If selected, you’ll be spending an expense-paid week in Austin, Texas with our top channel managers. They will teach you everything they know about the business. Lessons will include content selection, thumbnail design, title structure, channel management, the YouTube algorithm, and more. You will leave with a deep understanding of how to start and run multi-million dollar YouTube channels.

You’re Going to Hollywood Austin!

This program has been meticulously curated to NOT be just a series of lectures. Your ability to implement what you learn will be tested. In addition, two attendees will be offered Assistant Channel Manager roles within our business.

Assistant Channel Managers will work directly below our top Channel Managers for three to five months, learning the intricate details that make our content go viral, and eventually take over a YouTube Channel(s) as the lead manager.

We are looking for creatives, storytellers, people with an eye for what people want to watch. You do not need prior experience in YouTube or TV to attend. If you are driven, imaginative, and capable of not just telling stories, but creating them, we would love to host you in Austin Texas.

What Will Be Paid For?

As mentioned above, if chosen for this program, a series of expenses will be covered. These expenses include flights to and from Austin; Texas (must be in the USA); hotel room for duration of bootcamp; transportation to and from the airport in Austin, Texas; breakfast and lunch daily; one dinner with all participants.

Accommodations will be arranged at Carpenter Hotel, located at 400 Josephine St, Austin, TX 78704. The hotel features a lake, a pool, and an all-day coffee bar. It is also a short walk away from downtown Austin.

How Do I Sign Up?

Anyone interested in taking part in Talent Recap’s Channel Manager bootcamp can submit their name, city of residence, and BOTH test tasks to submissions@talentrecap.com. See test tasks below.

Task 1 – Storytelling

For 5-6 of the stories/topics described below, create a Title AND Subtitle for a book/news article with the goal of making someone want to click on and read it Hint: the title and subtitle should play off of each other, and should tell the reader enough to get them interested, but not spoil the story.

Requirements:

The title and subtitle should leave readers feeling like there is more to the story – that they have to read the whole thing or they’ll miss riveting details, drama, comedy, stories of glory, inspiration, etc.

These topics are entirely unrelated to talent shows, and your Titles/Subtitles do not need to be in the format/feel of titles on our YouTube channels – you will be judged solely based on how clickable your title/subtitle combinations are.

Final note: you can make up additional details/slightly twist these stories if it helps you create a more compelling title/subtitle – but keep it within reason.

Optional: include a brief description of a photo that you’d attach to the article/book cover (you don’t need to find an actual photo).

Stories/Topic Options:

Little Red Riding Hood.

A biography of Kim Kardashian.

A biography of Lance Armstrong.

A biography of Amanda Bynes.

Zohran Mamdani gets elected as NYC Mayor.

Sweden beats the US in Olympic curling.

Fan favorite Boston Rob gets voted off the island (the show Survivor).

The Seattle Seahawks win the Superbowl.

Apple announces the launch of the iPhone 18.

A free grocery store opens in NYC.

Artificial Intelligence has just been proven to be sentient/conscious.

World’s largest aircraft carrier heads to Middle East as Iran nuclear tensions spike.

HBO announces their new TV show about wild west era cowboys who time travel to the future to rob banks.

Tesk 2 – Video Titles & Thumbnails

Between the ten videos, pick the three that you think performed the WORST based on their title & thumbnail, and:

Describe why you think it performed poorly.

Write a title you believe would be better and/or describe how you would change the thumbnail // what you would do differently.

Please Note: There are no wrong answers here. Go with your gut on which you believe performed the worst – what matters most is your reasoning as to why you think they performed poorly.

View the ten video thumbnails at THIS LINK.

Include your name, city of residence and test task submission to submissions@talentrecap.com. We hope to hear from you soon!