About this role
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: stays on top of messages, clear in writing, hits every committed deadline. With no calls to fall back on, reliability is the entire trust mechanism. - Can sustain the weekly volume (~9 execution + repackaging) consistently across 2 days, with fast first-draft turnaround - Strategic CTR instinct (contrast, focal point, curiosity, small-size legibility) , especially for the growth path - Spoken English fluency Nice to have: - Familiarity with Richard Yu's channel and brand - A/B testing / repackaging experience Hard disqualifiers: - Can't follow a detailed brief precisely - AI-distorts or mangles real people's faces - Off-niche portfolio with no business/info work - Can't commit to consistent weekly volume or 2 fixed days - Unreliable or slow async communication; goes quiet; misses self-set deadlines
Benefits
Predictable income. A fixed monthly rate for two set days a week, not the feast-or-famine of per-thumbnail freelancing. A real, earned growth path.
Clear progression from execution to a thumbnail/packaging strategy role , more days, more ownership, higher comp for someone who proves out. Real creative ownership on the repackaging side , your ideas, your execution, measured against real performance. A real system to work within.
Clear briefs, established brand guidelines, and a team that knows what performs , you're not guessing. Apply directly on RemoteJobs.org: https://remotejobs.org/remote-jobs/youtube-thumbnail-designer-packaging-strategist-impact-clients