Thumbnail Designer
Morningside Group
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Research & Ideation
- Analyze competitor thumbnails in the AI, business, and creator space to identify winning patterns
- Translate video ideas and titles into clear thumbnail concepts
- Propose multiple conceptual directions per video
- Design & Execution
- Design on-brand, mobile-first thumbnails optimized for CTR
- Execute quickly without sacrificing clarity or polish
- Deliver upload-ready assets in required formats
- Collaboration & Iteration
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Content on strategy, narrative, brand alignment and messaging
- Iterate based on feedback and performance data
- Communicate clearly around timelines and revisions
- Operational Excellence
- Hit deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Maintain clean files and versioning
- Support A/B testing and performance-driven iteration
Requirements
- Proven YouTube thumbnail experience with real performance results
- Strong grasp of YouTube psychology (curiosity, clarity, contrast, emotion)
- Concept-first thinker with strong visual taste
- Reliable, organized, and comfortable with tight collaboration
- Experience in AI, tech, business, or creator education
- Familiarity with A/B testing and performance signals
- Motion or lightweight animation skills
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
YouTube thumbnail designA/B testingmotion graphicslightweight animationperformance analysisvisual designmobile-first designasset deliveryfile versioningconceptual design
Soft skills
collaborationorganizationcommunicationreliabilitycreativityadaptabilityattention to detailtime managementfeedback incorporationstrategic thinking