Thumbnail Designer
Date Posted
Department
Design
Design
Location
Remote
Remote
Type
Full Time
Full Time
About Consulting.com
Consulting.com helps serious operators build, scale, and refine businesses through proven systems, clear frameworks, and disciplined execution. We work with people who value clarity over noise and long-term leverage over short-term hacks.
Everything we do is rooted in real-world experience. We do what we teach. Design plays a critical role in how our standards, confidence, and clarity are communicated across every touchpoint.
Consulting.com helps serious operators build, scale, and refine businesses through proven systems, clear frameworks, and disciplined execution. We work with people who value clarity over noise and long-term leverage over short-term hacks.
Everything we do is rooted in real-world experience. We do what we teach. Design plays a critical role in how our standards, confidence, and clarity are communicated across every touchpoint.
The Role
Your mission
As a Thumbnail Designer at Consulting, you sit on the frontlines of our YouTube strategy.
Ensure every video has a thumbnail that demands attention and reinforces our brand's elite image.
You'll work across a range of projects, from designing thumbnails for new uploads to reworking existing thumbnails to lift performance.
This role demands creativity and strategic thinking in equal measure.
You'll constantly test design approaches to optimize performance, all while keeping our visual identity sharp and consistent.
Collaboration is essential. You'll work closely with a driven creative team to align every thumbnail with our content strategy and growth targets.
In short, you're the person making sure our videos earn attention before anyone hits play.
Your mission
As a Thumbnail Designer at Consulting, you sit on the frontlines of our YouTube strategy.
Ensure every video has a thumbnail that demands attention and reinforces our brand's elite image.
You'll work across a range of projects, from designing thumbnails for new uploads to reworking existing thumbnails to lift performance.
This role demands creativity and strategic thinking in equal measure.
You'll constantly test design approaches to optimize performance, all while keeping our visual identity sharp and consistent.
Collaboration is essential. You'll work closely with a driven creative team to align every thumbnail with our content strategy and growth targets.
In short, you're the person making sure our videos earn attention before anyone hits play.
What You'll Do
Attend daily team calls with the design team (Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM UK time).
Design multiple thumbnail options for every new video.
Develop new thumbnail concepts on the fly to support emerging content needs or special projects.
Optimize each thumbnail for maximum performance, ensuring every design is visually compelling and built to drive clicks and retention.
Manage thumbnail creation from start to finish, including idea generation, drafting, incorporating feedback, and on-time delivery for every video launch.
Continuously review and improve existing thumbnails across our channels. Using performance data and feedback, you'll iterate on older thumbnails to lift their engagement over time, making sure no video is held back by a weak thumbnail.
Attend daily team calls with the design team (Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM UK time).
Design multiple thumbnail options for every new video.
Develop new thumbnail concepts on the fly to support emerging content needs or special projects.
Optimize each thumbnail for maximum performance, ensuring every design is visually compelling and built to drive clicks and retention.
Manage thumbnail creation from start to finish, including idea generation, drafting, incorporating feedback, and on-time delivery for every video launch.
Continuously review and improve existing thumbnails across our channels. Using performance data and feedback, you'll iterate on older thumbnails to lift their engagement over time, making sure no video is held back by a weak thumbnail.
The Ideal Candidate
Extensive Experience in Thumbnail Design
Understanding of YouTube and Social Media Trends
Proficiency in Design Software
Creative and Innovative Mindset
Attention to Detail
Strong Communication Skills
Adaptability
Ability to Meet Deadlines
Collaborative Spirit
Competitive Edge
Extensive Experience in Thumbnail Design
Understanding of YouTube and Social Media Trends
Proficiency in Design Software
Creative and Innovative Mindset
Attention to Detail
Strong Communication Skills
Adaptability
Ability to Meet Deadlines
Collaborative Spirit
Competitive Edge
Requirements
Mastery of Design Fundamentals
You have a deep understanding of composition, color, typography, and visual hierarchy. Design is second nature to you. Every thumbnail you produce is stunning to look at and strategically built to convert viewers into clicks.
Expertise with Design Software
You are highly proficient in industry-standard design tools. Producing polished, professional graphics under tight deadlines is something you handle with ease. The tools of the trade are extensions of your creativity, allowing you to bring any concept to life at a world-class level.
Creative Collaboration
You excel at brainstorming and ideation, and you thrive working with a team. You can take a concept and run with it, but you're also open to feedback and quick to iterate. You bring original ideas to the table and refine them with the team into the strongest possible outcome.
Mastery of Design Fundamentals
You have a deep understanding of composition, color, typography, and visual hierarchy. Design is second nature to you. Every thumbnail you produce is stunning to look at and strategically built to convert viewers into clicks.
Expertise with Design Software
You are highly proficient in industry-standard design tools. Producing polished, professional graphics under tight deadlines is something you handle with ease. The tools of the trade are extensions of your creativity, allowing you to bring any concept to life at a world-class level.
Creative Collaboration
You excel at brainstorming and ideation, and you thrive working with a team. You can take a concept and run with it, but you're also open to feedback and quick to iterate. You bring original ideas to the table and refine them with the team into the strongest possible outcome.
You Shouldn't Apply If
You want a normal 9-5. This role is NOT easy & requires an all-in mentality. We're looking for an applicant who will put in the work that others won't.
You are married to your ideas or cannot take creative criticism.
You want a part-time gig and the ability to work with multiple clients.
If you can't handle stress and pressure.
You want a normal 9-5. This role is NOT easy & requires an all-in mentality. We're looking for an applicant who will put in the work that others won't.
You are married to your ideas or cannot take creative criticism.
You want a part-time gig and the ability to work with multiple clients.
If you can't handle stress and pressure.
We set extremely high standards because we operate at an extremely high level. If you read through this and felt the pull, we want to hear from you.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in a fast-growing, world-class team. If you've got what it takes, step up and apply.
We set extremely high standards because we operate at an extremely high level. If you read through this and felt the pull, we want to hear from you.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in a fast-growing, world-class team. If you've got what it takes, step up and apply.