Job Description
We're looking for a dedicated part-time thumbnail designer to own thumbnail production for Richard Yu's YouTube channel (business / AI / online-entrepreneurship). This role is all about giving the channel focused, consistent, high-quality thumbnails from someone whose sole job is to nail them. You'll start at ~2 days a week, and the role is built to grow. Your work splits into two parts: 1. Execution (majority of the role). ~9 thumbnails per week built from concepts we've already mapped out , reference, text, colors, and direction provided on a Miro board with a Loom walkthrough. You execute the direction faithfully and precisely. This is the bread-and-butter and the non-negotiable core skill. 2. Repackaging (the growth lane). Your remaining time goes to repackaging published videos: we send you the title of an existing video, and you create a new thumbnail you believe will outperform the current one , your own ideation and execution. This is where you show your strategic instinct. We're hiring the ceiling, not just the floor. The path is real: Now: 2 days/week, mostly execution, some repackaging. $500-$1,000/mo. Next: more days, higher volume, more repackaging ownership as they prove reliability and CTR results. Comp scales toward the top of the band. Ceiling: a thumbnail/packaging strategist for the channel , owning testing strategy, packaging direction, and briefing rather than just executing. Fixed monthly rate for the two days , not per-thumbnail, not hourly. Requirements Must have: Strong thumbnail design with real proof in business / finance / AI / info-education niches (not gaming, reaction, or entertainment portfolios) Elite attention to detail , matches a detailed brief exactly (text, colors, layout, placement). This is the #1 screen; most candidates fail here. Photoshop proficiency; competent AI-tool use for backgrounds/elements without distorting real people (keep Richard looking like Richard , a hard rule) Reliable, fast, fully async communication: stay
