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Airrack

Airrack Thumbnail Concept Artist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$136K - $157K/yr

THE ROLE We're looking for a world-class freelance Thumbnail Concept Artist -- the creative brain ... Background in art direction, storyboarding, or visual development * Familiarity with what makes ...

SharkNinja

Associate Creative Director

Irvine, CA · On-site

What You'll Do Own visual development across campaigns, including moodboards, style boards, visual ... Partner with producers, directors, DPs, editors, designers, motion teams, CG/VFX artists, stylists ...

Anduril Industries

Senior Brand Designer

Costa Mesa, CA

$109K - $116K/yr

... artist, but passionate about elevating creative vision. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Conceptualize, develop, and execute creative end-to-end across digital, print, and web * Visual development using sketches ...

Skydance

Art Director

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$4.0K - $4.6K/wk

This position requires a strong artistic sensibility, a deep understanding of visual storytelling ... Create and contribute high-quality concept art, visual development materials, and key imagery

Ember Lab

Lead VFX Artist

Orange, CA · On-site

$130K - $170K/yr

As Lead VFX Artist, you will guide and elevate our visual effects, owning both technical and ... Lead visual effects creation - Guide the development and implementation of visually stunning and ...

Ember Lab

Lead VFX Artist

Orange, CA

$130K - $170K/yr

As Lead VFX Artist, you will guide and elevate our visual effects, owning both technical and ... Lead visual effects creation - Guide the development and implementation of visually stunning and ...

Ember Lab

Lead VFX Artist

Orange, CA · On-site

$130K - $170K/yr

As Lead VFX Artist, you will guide and elevate our visual effects, owning both technical and ... Lead visual effects creation - Guide the development and implementation of visually stunning and ...

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What is the difference between Full Time Visual Development Artist vs Concept Artist?

AspectFull Time Visual Development ArtistConcept Artist
CredentialsPortfolio, relevant art educationPortfolio, relevant art education
Work EnvironmentAnimation, gaming, film studiosAnimation, gaming, film studios
Industry UsageDesigns characters, environments, props for productionCreates initial concepts and designs for projects

While both roles involve creating visual assets, a Full Time Visual Development Artist focuses on developing detailed designs for characters, environments, and props used in production, often working closely with directors and art directors. A Concept Artist primarily generates initial ideas and concepts to guide the visual style of a project. Both roles require strong artistic skills and similar credentials, but their focus within the production pipeline differs.

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Airrack Thumbnail Concept Artist

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

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$136K - $157K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Concept and sketch multiple thumbnail ideas per video from a title or brief alone

  • Provide complete production direction to photographers and designers, including lighting, camera angles, expressions, wardrobe, props, color, and framing

  • Collaborate with the creative director and editors to understand the emotional core of each video before concepting

Job description

ABOUT AIRRACK

Airrack is a tight-knit team that pulls off ambitious, innovative YouTube videos that get millions of views. We're creative, gritty, and passionate about making content no one else dares to. We work hard, have a great time doing it, and we're always pushing to see how far digital storytelling can go.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a world-class freelance Thumbnail Concept Artist — the creative brain that comes before the design software ever opens. You take a video title or a raw idea and engineer a concept that stops the scroll: sketched out, psychologically intentional, and handed off to the designer with a complete production blueprint — lighting setup, camera angles, facial expressions, wardrobe, props, color direction, everything.

You don't just make things look good. You know why things get clicked. You understand the human brain, creator culture, and the visual grammar of YouTube at a deep level — and you use all of it to build concepts that convert.
HOW TO APPLY

Watch this video to learn more: https://youtu.be/xuUfLoBiOeM

Requirements

Requirements

  • Concept and sketch multiple thumbnail ideas per video from a title or brief alone
  • Generate high volumes of variations quickly and kill weak ideas fast
  • Provide complete production direction to photographers and designers: lighting, camera angles, expressions, wardrobe, props, color, and framing
  • Collaborate with the creative director and editors to understand the emotional core of each video before concepting
  • Study top-performing thumbnails across YouTube consistently — understanding what drives CTR and why
  • Take intense, direct feedback without ego and turn revisions around fast
  • Bring new ideas proactively and push the team's creative vision forward

What We're Looking For

  • A portfolio that shows your concepting process — sketches, wireframes, mood boards, and variations, not just final designs
  • Deep knowledge of what's performing on YouTube right now and why
  • Experience concepting thumbnails for high-performing channels, ideally in lifestyle, challenge, prank, or viral content
  • Ability to generate a high volume of ideas fast and cut to the best ones ruthlessly
  • Thick skin — direct feedback is the norm here and you use it to get better
  • Obsessive passion for YouTube, creator culture, and the craft of the thumbnail specifically
  • Background in art direction, photography, or storyboarding is a strong plus

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience concepting thumbnails for high-performing YouTube channels (lifestyle, challenge, prank, or viral content preferred)
  • Background in art direction, storyboarding, or visual development
  • Familiarity with what makes thumbnails perform across different audience segments and video formats
  • Ability to reference and analyze competitor thumbnails and extract strategic insight

Benefits

Compensation: This is a project based position which pays a base fee per project as well as performance bonuses

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a groundbreaking team creating content that millions of viewers love.
  • Opportunity to lead and innovate in a highly competitive digital media space.