Thumbnail Designer Needed — Faceless History YouTube Channel (Ongoing)

Posted 3 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

About the project: Hidden Layers is an Faceless YouTube channel currently focused on the Ottoman Empire, expanding into other historical topics. We're looking for a designer to create eye-catching, high-CTR thumbnails for our videos on an ongoing basis. What we're looking for: - Bold, high-contrast thumbnail design that stands out in a crowded feed - Ability to incorporate our existing character art and branding consistently across thumbnails - Understanding of what drives clicks in the history/education YouTube space (expressive faces, clear focal point, minimal but punchy text) - Fast turnaround, ideally within a few days per thumbnail - Help us create a visual identity for our channel What we provide: - Character reference art and brand assets - Video context/topic ahead of each thumbnail request - Consistent, ongoing work if it's a good fit - Ability to be expressive and show your work We are open to doing a paid test to see if we're a good match for each other! Let us know if you have any questions.

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  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop
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  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
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About the client
Member since Mar 13, 2026
  • United States
    Bellevue6:34 AM
  • $1.2K total spent
    9 hires, 3 active

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