Oxford University Internship in YouTube Marketing & Distribution

Blackshore is a dynamic YouTube network and talent management agency located in the US, proudly representing and monetizing a diverse array of content creators, including well-known names like Lethamyr, Sunny and Melon, and RussoPlays. We collaborate with global brands and game studios to craft impactful long-term marketing strategies and collaborations. Beyond our external partnerships, Blackshore is integral to Rebellion’s games and entertainment teams, offering comprehensive talent management, influencer marketing, and content production services tailored for their extensive portfolio. As a premier independent multimedia studio, Rebellion boasts iconic intellectual property across games, comics, books, and films, and by leveraging Blackshore’s expertise in audience engagement on YouTube, we amplify our marketing campaigns to new heights.

8 Week Internship for Rebellion YouTube Marketing & Distribution Overview

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the three core business verticals of Blackshore, a fully remote subsidiary of Rebellion. Blackshore specializes in influencer marketing, YouTube talent management, and owned YouTube channel operations. As an intern, you will work closely with our agile team, contributing to key projects that support our mission of creating impactful campaigns, managing top-tier creators, and growing high-performing channels.

What You'll Do:

• Influencer Marketing Campaigns (IMC):
• Assist in creating and executing influencer marketing campaigns for brands.
• Help draft proposals, plan campaigns, source influencers, and manage campaign fulfilment.
• Collaborate on projects that deliver impactful results for marketing clients and content creators.
• YouTube Creator Service Provider (CSP):
• Gain insight into managing a roster of 200+ YouTube content creators.
• Learn how creators monetize their channels using Blackshore's Content Management System.
• Support talent business operations, including talent acquisition and service delivery.
• Owned Managed Channels (OMC):
• Contribute to the operation of Blackshore’s owned and managed YouTube channels.
• Work with channel managers, editors, voice actors, and graphic designers to create high-quality content.
• Learn how we apply scalable processes to grow successful YouTube channels.
• Content Creation & Campaign Launches:
• Support the creation of video content that reaches global audiences and promotes external brands, Rebellion games, and Rebellion film and comic IP.
• Assist in launching campaigns to raise brand awareness and engagement.
• Analytics & Data-Driven Decisions:
• Gain an introduction to YouTube analytics, learning to interpret data and make informed decisions to improve channel performance.
• Collaboration & Administration:
• Virtually collaborate with diverse teams across multiple countries.
• Provide administrative support and assist with various tasks related to your projects.

What You'll Learn:

• How to design and execute influencer marketing campaigns from start to finish.
• Best practices for managing YouTube content creators and helping them monetize their work.
• Insights into scalable strategies for operating and growing YouTube channels.
• Data-driven decision-making using YouTube analytics to optimize content and performance.
• The inner workings of a remote-first, agile organization and how to effectively collaborate across time zones.
• Strategies for raising brand awareness for global clients and leveraging video content to achieve marketing goals.

• Internships are exclusively accessible to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Availability for attendance from June 30, 2025, to August 29, 2025.
• A strong enthusiasm for YouTube, content creation, or influencer marketing.
• Experience with video editing software, content management systems, or data analysis is desirable, though not mandatory.
• All applications must be submitted by Friday, 21st February at 16:00.

Life at Our Oxford HQ 

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. 

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio. 

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable! 

Inside Rebellion 

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself and to express your creativity and your talent. We are people-focused and will support you in every way to be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity, and beyond because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers 

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