YouTube Thumbnail Designer | Based in Europe

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We’re shaping the future of online success — powered by AI and driven by people. With 900+ talented professionals and over 4 million clients in 150 countries, we help creators and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life faster and easier than ever before.

Our mission: To provide tools that help individuals and small businesses succeed online faster and easier.

Our culture: Guided by 10 company principles https://www.hostinger.com/principles

Our formula for success: Customer obsession, innovative products, and talented teams.

YOUR ROLE AT HOSTINGER

As part of the YouTube team - you’ll own the visual packaging of every video. You’ll design thumbnails that stop the scroll, communicate the value of each video in a split second, and drive click-through rate (CTR), all while keeping a consistent, recognizable channel identity. This is a fast-paced, high-volume, data-informed role where your work directly moves views, watch time, and channel growth.

Thumbnails are your primary focus, but the role goes wider. You’ll also shape the channel’s broader visual design - community posts, banners, channel art, playlist covers, and other on-channel and promotional assets. So channels look sharp, cohesive, and on-brand everywhere our viewers see them.

Curious to learn more? Connect with your team: Ryan Priddey, Head of Youtube https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpriddey/

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY

• Design high-impact thumbnails for new videos, shorts, and back-catalog refreshes.

• Turn video ideas into impactful visuals.

• Create multiple concepts per video and work with the YouTube Analyst running A/B tests to find the highest-performing option.

• Use CTR and audience data to iterate and continuously raise click-through performance.

• Maintain and evolve a consistent visual system across the channel: typography, color, layout, and branding.

• Collaborate with content creators, video editors, and the team leads to align thumbnails with video hooks and messaging.

• Manage a steady, high-volume production pipeline and hit publishing deadlines without sacrificing quality.

• Stay on top of YouTube trends, competitor thumbnails, and platform best practices.

• Report on thumbnail performance and identify areas of new opportunity.

• Leverage data to drive actionable decisions that inform and help the channel grow.

• Design the channel’s wider visual assets: community posts, channel banners and art, and promotional graphics.

• Create supporting social and campaign graphics that extend the channel’s look across platforms.

• Keep the full visual system consistent and on-brand across every touchpoint, not just thumbnails.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience designing YouTube thumbnails, ideally at volume.

• A strong portfolio demonstrating clear composition and thumbnails that drive performance.

• High level of experience with design tool such as Photoshop, Figma, or Illustrator.

• Sharp eye for typography, color, contrast, and visual hierarchy — you know how to make one focal point dominate.

• Strong photo editing and compositing skills (cutouts, retouching, expressive subjects, clean backgrounds).

• Versatility across formats and layouts - comfortable moving from thumbnails to banners, community posts, and promotional graphics.

• Solid understanding of what drives clicks: curiosity, clarity, and emotion.

• Comfort working with data and feedback, and iterating quickly.

• High attentiveness to details combined with proactiveness.

• Will have to work independently as well as in a collaborative yet demanding team environment.

• High level of spoken and written communication in English.

• Familiarity with the tech, AI or web-building space would be a plus.

BENEFITS FOR YOU

🚀 360 Growth: We provide limitless learning opportunities: access to platforms like Reforge and Coach Hub, global conferences, physical and digital libraries, feedback culture, and mentoring through TesoXchange. Advance your career with internal mobility and grow with a team eager to share knowledge and support your success.

🎯 Freedom & responsibility: Work on your terms: from modern offices in Kaunas and Vilnius, the comfort of home, or anywhere in the world. Enjoy flexibility in managing your schedule and bring your ideas to life in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

💪Wellness simplified: Your health comes first with insurance from Day 1, gym memberships, recharge leave, Headspace subscriptions, and regular health checks. Join our wellbeing-dedicated events, sports, arts, and hobby clubs, or simply enjoy the balance of a lifestyle that prioritizes wellness.

🎉 Work hard – play hard: Celebrate your achievements with company events like Summerfest & Winterfest, Town Hall, Meet the Client initiatives, team-buildings, and workations. Enjoy access to the Žalgiris Arena VIP Lounge and celebrate life’s big moments with milestone gifts for weddings, new parenthood, and graduations.

COMPENSATION

• We’re looking for people who can make a meaningful impact, and we recognize that different levels of experience bring different levels of value. Compensation for this role will be discussed throughout the hiring process and tailored based on your skills, experience, and potential contribution to the team.

Get ready to take your personal and professional growth to new heights! Join Hostinger today and be part of our journey 🚀

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