Application Deadline

Thursday, October 29 at 11:59 PM Central

Apply before it closes

The Startup Program

An opportunity to directly impact the growth and development of an internet production company.

What You Get

  • Gain applicable experience developing, voicing and marketing videos watched by hundreds of thousands of viewers
  • Learn how a startup is built, alongside the founder and a team of driven, determined students
  • Expand your portfolio with real credit for your contributions
  • Develop an understanding of retention-based marketing and creative strategy

Every accepted applicant gets a two-week trial to make sure it’s the right fit before they commit.

Linked Theory

Linked Theory is Interlinked Media’s first channel, producing Minecraft movies for YouTube.

486,194+views on Linked Theory’s YouTube channel

“They Sent Me Here For A Lie...”
The Minecraft Player Who Fell Into The Backrooms
Exploring A World That Shouldn’t Exist
Exploring A City That No Longer Exists

Interlinked Media Positions

Recruiting aspirational individuals for marketing, creative, and voice actor positions

Marketing

  • Master the psychology of attention
  • Learn how to engineer curiosity and build a real audience
  • Understand what top-level marketing looks like
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Creative

  • Compete against the most successful creators on the internet
  • Build original stories from the ground up
  • Craft long-form, cinematic narratives
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Voice Acting

  • Voice original characters in our movies
  • Record sessions with real direction
  • No experience needed
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Marketing

Master the psychology of attention.

Instead of making generic content, you will learn how to engineer curiosity, build a real audience, and understand exactly what top-level marketing looks like.

A great fit if you are always on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and want to know why some videos go viral and others do not.

Apply for Marketing

What You Will Learn

  • BrandHow to develop the Interlinked Media and Linked Theory brands
  • PackagingHow YouTube packaging works, from titles to thumbnails
  • Hooks and retentionWhat keeps viewers watching and where they leave
  • GrowthHow to increase viewership and awareness
  • CommunityHow to build a community and fanbase around our videos
  • ConversionHow to turn viewers into subscribers and long-term fans

What you gain: real campaign experience, hands-on skills in packaging, retention, and brand strategy, and results you can point to.

Creative

Build original stories from the ground up.

You will craft long-form, cinematic narratives with deep themes and complex characters for hundreds of thousands of viewers, competing against some of the most successful creators on the internet.

A great fit if you make things on your own time, like stories, short films, builds, or edits, and care about how a scene feels.

Apply for Creative

What You Will Learn

  • Story and scriptHow to craft great stories and write strong scripts
  • Depth and loreHow to develop deep stories with real lore and psychology behind them
  • Characters and themesHow to create characters and themes viewers connect with
  • EmotionHow to use emotion to make a scene land
  • Story meets retentionHow to mix storytelling with retention strategy
  • ProductionHow pre-production, set building, filming, and editing come together

What you gain: published work, a portfolio of the stories and worlds you helped build, and a real understanding of long-form fictional storytelling.

Voice Acting

Be the voice for complex, psychologically driven characters.

No experience needed. No demo reel, training, or home studio required. This is where you get the experience.

You will become the emotional core that brings our fantastic narratives to life.

A great fit if you love doing impersonations or have a desire to be a voice actor. In person is preferred, but there are available remote positions as well.

Apply for Voice Acting

What You Will Learn

  • PerformHow to voice original characters
  • SessionsHow to record with direction, in person when possible
  • CraftHow reads, notes, and retakes work

What you gain: your voice in published movies, performances you can build a reel from, and real experience being directed.

How It Works

  1. 1Fill Out the Application
  2. 2Applications Reviewed
  3. 3Interview Process
  4. 4Onboarding

FAQ

Is it paid?

No. The Startup Program is an unpaid position. What you get is the experience: real work at a startup, and real credit for your contributions.

Can I apply for more than one position?

Yes. Choose every position you are interested in, and the application asks a few questions for each.

Do I need experience?

We don't expect you to have extensive experience, because this is where you get the experience. Of course, any personal work, school projects, or things like that do help.

Do I have to be a Texas A&M student?

Interlinked Media is primarily recruiting from Texas A&M. However, there are remote positions available as well.

Is it in person or remote?

In person is preferred, but there are available remote positions as well.

Can I save my application and come back to it?

Yes. Your answers save as you type. Come back with the same email to pick up where you left off.

What happens to my information?

Colton is the only person who reads your application, and it’s never sold. If you’re not selected, your application and files are deleted by January 31, 2027. How I handle your application

Ready When You Are

Applications close Thursday, October 29 at 11:59 PM Central.

Apply here

Takes roughly 15 minutes to apply.