AI Animation
Thumbnail & Motion Designer (Talent Pool)
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Role overview
We produce high-performance long-form video, short-form social, and podcast content that reaches people deciding whether to bet on themselves. This role owns:High-CTR YouTube thumbnails for every long-form video, concepted and executedAll motion graphics across both brands: kinetic typography, branded transitions, lower-thirds, animated title treatments, episodic opens and closes, bumpersThe motion design system and animation templates that keep the look consistent and the output fastA consistent, recognizable visual and motion identity across both founders and both brandsA tested, data-backed thumbnail system that keeps improvingThe thumbnail is the ad for the video. What You'll OwnYouTube ThumbnailsDesign high-CTR thumbnails for every long-form video across both channelsConcept and execute, from idea to finished file, not just production workBuild thumbnails around faces, emotion, cont
What the employer is looking for
- 4+ years in design and/or motion design for content, media, or YouTube
- Expert in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, strong in Premiere Pro and Illustrator
- A portfolio showing both high-CTR thumbnails and strong motion craft: kinetic typography, lower-thirds, transitions
- You understand YouTube packaging and the title-thumbnail relationship
- A deep grasp of animation principles: timing, easing, hierarchy
- After Effects expressions and scripting are a plus
- Systems-oriented. You build templates, not one-offs
- AI-forward with motion and design tools such as Runway, Firefly, or equivalent
- Fast turnaround under real publish deadlines without dropping quality