YouTube Thumbnail Designer — Full Time, High Volume (Podcast Clips Channel)

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: TYPE OF WORK

Full Time

: SALARY

$1,700-$2,000 Per Month

: HOURS PER WEEK

40

: DATE UPDATED

Aug 5, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

We run the clips channel for The Iced Coffee Hour, a finance and interview
podcast. We're hiring one full-time thumbnail designer to own thumbnails
completely.

Be clear-eyed about the volume before you read further: 90 clips a month,
3 thumbnail variants each. That's 270 files a month, roughly 4-5 clips and
12-15 files a day. This is not a side gig you fit around other clients. It
is a full-time job and it will fill your day.

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WHAT THE WORK ACTUALLY IS

Every clip we publish is already titled and edited before it reaches you.
Your job is one thing: the thumbnail that makes someone click.

For each clip you get a 4K video file and the finished title. You:

- Watch the clip and find your own frames. We do not send you stills.
Finding the right expression is most of the job.
- Build 3 variants for split testing. The 3 share the subject cutout but
differ in text, crop, colour and framing — enough that the test teaches
us something.
- Deliver 1280x720 JPGs plus layered PSDs, within 24 hours of the clip
landing in your queue.

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WHAT WE NEED

- You have shipped YouTube thumbnails on real channels. Not spec work,
not mockups. Live videos we can go look at right now.
- Photoshop. Not Canva-only.
- You can sustain 12-15 files a day without quality dropping in week three.
Consistency matters more here than any single home run.
- Reliable 24-hour turnaround. This is half the job.
- Internet fast enough to download a 2.5GB file comfortably, and a machine
that can scrub 4K video.
- Backup plan for brownouts. We're not screening anyone out for where they
live, we just need to know your plan.

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WHAT WE DON'T NEED

- Video editing. That's handled.
- Copywriting or titles. Also handled.
- Channel management, uploading, or scheduling.

You do thumbnails. That's the whole role, and we want it done by someone
who takes it seriously enough that we never think about it again.

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PAY AND TERMS

$1,700 - $2,000/month depending on experience, for up to 90 clips.
Overage above that is paid at $15/clip.

Rate review at 90 days with a clear path to $2,200+ if you hit the bar.

No fixed PTO policy. The work is task-based - if it's done, take the time.

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HIRING PROCESS

1. Application form below. Takes about 3 minutes.
2. Shortlisted applicants get a PAID test project — $40, one clip,
3 variants, 24-hour turnaround. Paid within 24 hours of delivery
whether or not we move forward. We don't ask anyone to work for free.
3. Top 2 do a PAID trial week at full rate on real clips.
4. Offer.

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HOW TO APPLY

Apply through this form, not through OnlineJobs messaging:

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Put the word NIETZSCHE at the start of your form's final question so we
know you read the whole listing.

The most important question on the form asks for 3 live YouTube videos
where your thumbnail is currently the thumbnail. Applications without
those links don't get read.

SKILL REQUIREMENT

Thumbnail & Social Media Design

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YouTube Thumbnail Designer — Full Time, High Volume (Podcast Clips Channel)

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TYPE OF WORK

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HOURS PER WEEK

DATE UPDATED

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