We're seeking a Digital First Designer to join our in-house creative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for brand systems, scalable design, and multi-platform execution. This role involves designing high-performing YouTube thumbnails, social templates, and brand systems for larger site projects.
Key Highlights
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Digital First Designer
Fulltime
100% Remote (East Coast preferred)
You must be based in the USA
Salary: $70-80K
Industry: Home and Lifestyle
About the Role
We’re looking for a digital-first designer with a strong eye for brand systems, scalable design, and multi-platform execution. This role sits within our in-house creative team within the digital department and collaborates closely with producers, marketers, editors, licensing, and brand leadership to bring cohesive visual storytelling to life across YouTube, social media, web, branded franchises, and corporate materials.
You’ll design everything from high-performing YouTube thumbnails and graphics packages to social templates, brand systems for larger site projects, special holiday-driven initiatives, and polished corporate presentations. You’ll also help shape social content that incorporates AI tools for faster iteration, experimentation, and visual innovation.
Most importantly: you’re excited about the future of design, comfortable working across formats, and eager to explore how AI can enhance creative workflows without compromising brand integrity.
What You’ll Do
YouTube Thumbnail Design & Graphics Packages
- Design standout YouTube thumbnails that drive clicks while staying on brand
- Partner with producers and channel managers to A/B test thumbs, refine, and iterate based on performance data
- Design type and design overlays and graphic elements
- Maintain and create episodic series branding that supports repeatable, recognizable content
- Collaborate with editors to deliver ready-to-use assets in correct formats and specs (After Effects)
- Maintain visual consistency across episodes and series
- Design light motion elements such as simple animations, typography treatments, transitions, and overlays
- Translate thumbnail concepts into cohesive visuals for social stories and site assets
Digital & Site Design
- Create visual identities for larger site projects, editorial franchises, and recurring content series
- Develop special campaign and holiday-driven design projects, including downloadable PDF creative guides and worksheets
- Translate brand concepts into flexible design systems that scale across platforms and formats
Social & Content Design
- Design on-brand social media templates for static posts, stories, reels, and short-form video platforms that support storytelling and engagement
- Adapt designs for cross-platform use, ensuring clarity and impact across screen sizes
- Collaborate with producers and editors on light retouching for social posts
Must-Have Skills
- Strong digital design portfolio showcasing YouTube thumbnails, social content, branding, web assets, and multi-platform work
- Familiarity with YouTube best practices (visual hierarchy, CTR-driven design, trend awareness)
- Experience working in Asana or similar Project Management tools
- Excellent typography, layout, composition, and color skills—especially for small-screen readability
- Advanced Photoshop skills (compositing, retouching, realism, cutouts, texture)
- Curious and experimental mindset—especially with AI tools and emerging formats
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, digital design, or interactive design
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, and presentation design tools
- After Effects or motion experience preferred
- Bonus: Experience designing for home, lifestyle, or personality-led brands
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