5 Days. 630 Applicants. 13 Test Exercises. 1 Bootcamp to recruit the best of the best

Revitalizing legacy TV content is an artform, a skill that can’t be taught in school, and a process that can’t be automated. Much of our success comes from recruiting the undiscovered artists who can excel in this world – oftentimes before they even know how to upload a video to YouTube. The Recap Group’s Channel Manager Bootcamp is one of our strategies to find these artists.

After putting 630 applicants through test tasks, we selected 9 to join us in Austin, TX, where they had the opportunity to be taught and tested by our top performing Channel Managers. With education at it’s core, our Bootcamp was designed to give participants a look into the complex world of YouTube, and be tested on their ability to work within it. Over 5 days, we covered every aspect of operating YouTube channels; from channel launch strategy, titles, thumbnails, data analysis, algorithm insights, to growing channels to millions in annual revenue.

All 9 participants completed 13 test exercises, including a comprehensive thesis project, to prove their ability to adapt, implement, and execute in this space. In the end, two phenomenal candidates were selected to join TRG as Assistant Channel Managers, where they will spend the next 4-6 months training under the wings of our top performing Channel Managers.

While YouTube isn’t new, the art of giving legacy TV content a second life on the internet is. This business is niche, misunderstood, and yet full of opportunity for those capable of combining creativity with surgical precision. We are happy to congratulate Tyler Zander and Jesse Gold for joining The Recap Group as Assistant Channel Managers – and we look forward to expanding our talented team at our next Bootcamp in the coming months.