YouTube Thumbnail Designer (Dark-Mode, High-Contrast & Cyber/Tactical Aesthetic)

Looking for a skilled YouTube thumbnail designer who understands composition, contrast, lighting, dark-mode visuals, and mobile readability. About the Channel: We produce content focused on personal security, digital autonomy, systems, and tactical discipline. Our visual aesthetic is dark, sleek, high-contrast, and authoritative (not cartoonish, over-saturated clickbait). What You Will Be Doing: 1. Creating high-converting 1280x720 thumbnails from raw camera shots, headshots, and text concepts. 2. Subject isolation, clean masking, skin lighting, edge glows, and color grading. 3. Custom typography layout focusing on wide/bold fonts (Montserrat Black/Anton) with dark contrast scrims and shadows. 4. Integrating dark gradients, glassmorphism UI components, and subtle graphic overlays. 5. Creating custom dark-mode UI cards (e.g., bank account metric widgets, app dashboards, dark glassmorphism interface cards) matching the video theme. 6. Blending UI elements seamlessly into dark background environments with glows, drop shadows, and subtle grid lines. What We Provide: 1. High-resolution headshots and subject cutouts. 2. Clear word text concepts and video titles. 3. Background assets and visual reference examples. Requirements: 1. High proficiency in Photoshop or Figma. 2. Proven portfolio showing dark, high-contrast, or tech/self-improvement long-form YouTube thumbnails. 3. Fast turnaround (24–48 hours per thumbnail). 4. Clean source files delivered (.PSD or Figma link). Budget & Ongoing Work: We are starting with a paid test thumbnail ($15–$25). If the quality, communication, and workflow are strong, we can explore longer term options. How to Apply: 1. Link your portfolio or attach 3–5 of your BEST dark/tech/self-improvement thumbnails. 2. To prove you read this entire post, start your proposal with the word "PROTOCOL". 3. State your rate per thumbnail and estimated turnaround time.