Custom thumbnails from a fellow creator who lives in the YouTube world with you. Hire me and you don’t just get a designer — you get a colleague invested in your channel’s growth.
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Email me the video — raw cut, outline, or a Google Doc link — with one sentence on the hook. Attach any reference images you want in the frame: a face, a product, a specific moment. I read the brief within 24 hours and come back with a couple of concept directions.
You get two concept directions inside 48 hours. Pick one; I refine. Unlimited revisions baked into every tier — say what feels off and I’d rather redraw than defend a draft. No round-counting, no calls, no meetings. Everything moves over email.
Final PNG and JPG at YouTube’s max size (1280×720), delivered by email or shared cloud folder — ready to upload the moment you hit publish. On The Twelve pack, batches ship as you request them; on the Custom package, we’re moving thumbnails and channel strategy in the same conversation.
I’m Dion — a Brazilian designer and a fellow YouTuber. Hire me and you don’t just get a designer — you get a colleague committed to your channel’s growth.
I run my own channel on YouTube, so I know what it takes to earn a click from the inside. When I design a thumbnail, I’m thinking about the same things you are — the hook, the audience, the algorithm, the feed your video will land in.
I work with a handful of creators at a time — from first draft through iteration, always with your channel’s growth in mind. Turnaround is 24–48 hours; unlimited revisions until it’s right. Everything runs over email, no calls. If the thumbnail is what’s holding your channel back, let’s fix that together.
For the single video that has to hit.
For creators shipping regularly — a colleague’s rate.
For channels ready to grow with a partner, not just a supplier.
All prices in USD · Email-only, no calls · Reply within 24 hours
Email me with the video (or the idea for it) — a link to the raw cut, an outline, or a Google Doc all work. I’ll come back with a couple of concept directions before committing to a final draft. Revisions are unlimited on every tier — we work at it until it’s the thumbnail you’d ship on your own channel.
Three things: the video (or a good summary), any thumbnails you love or hate from other creators, and one sentence on the hook — the promise the viewer clicks for. That’s the whole brief. Everything else I pull from watching the video.
I’d rather redraw than defend a draft. Say what feels off — vibe, layout, color, tone — and I’ll come back with a new direction. Every tier includes unlimited revisions, so there’s no round-counting. We work at it until it’s right.
No — everything runs over email. It’s faster for both of us and lets me stay in the design work instead of context-switching all day. Send a brief, get a reply within 24 hours, ship a first draft within 48. That’s the whole loop.
No expiry. Twelve thumbnails, used at your cadence — weekly upload schedule burns through it in three months, monthly schedule stretches it out to a year. Whatever fits your channel. That’s the whole point of pricing it as a pack instead of a monthly retainer.
For One Frame, no — payment on delivery. The Twelve pack is 50% upfront, 50% after the third thumbnail lands. Custom packages: 50% upfront, 50% on delivery of the first batch we agree on.
Custom is where I stop being a vendor and start being a colleague. We work on the script and hook together, not just the thumbnail. I sit inside the channel’s growth conversation. Best fit for creators doing daily uploads, agencies managing multiple channels, or channels that want a designer invested past the frame. Email a short brief and I’ll come back within 48 hours.
A native YouTube feature that lets you upload up to three thumbnail variants for a single video. YouTube shows each version to a slice of your audience, measures CTR and watch time, and automatically promotes the winner to the rest. It costs you nothing to run — just requires the variants ahead of publish.
YouTube’s algorithm needs enough impressions to declare a winner — usually 2 to 6 days depending on how quickly your video accrues views. Fast-moving videos resolve in under a day; slower ones can take a week. You don’t have to do anything while it runs.
Sometimes both land equally well — that’s actually a signal that the video itself is strong regardless of packaging. YouTube will still pick one; you and I flag it as a data-point (“either treatment works”) and move on. The retainer’s monthly review is where these patterns become useful.
PNG and JPG at YouTube’s max size (1280×720), delivered by email or via a shared cloud folder (Google Drive or Dropbox — your call). No source files — if you want a tweak, email me and I’ll rework it faster than you would.
First draft within 48 hours for One Frame and The Twelve, 24 hours for Custom clients. Revisions typically same-day when I’m at the desk.
Custom clients get direct email access for exactly this — message me and I’ll rework within a few hours if I’m awake. For One Frame and The Twelve, it depends on my queue; message me and I’ll tell you honestly if I can fit it in.
