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Zakarya K.

YouTube Thumbnail Designer | CTR Strategy & A/B Testing

I turn your video’s strongest idea into a thumbnail that gives viewers a reason to click. Top Rated on Upwork, with $40K+ earned and 7+ years of experience.✅ My approach combines audience research, visual storytelling, and clear, mobile-friendly design. Every thumbnail is tailored to your video, your viewers, and your channel’s identity. I also create A/B test variations and use performance data to refine your thumbnails—so each new design builds on what your audience responds to. What I Can Help With: • High-CTR YouTube thumbnails • A/B thumbnail variations & testing • Clickable YouTube title ideas • Thumbnail + title packaging • Thumbnail/channel audits • Realistic photo manipulation & compositing • Faceless YouTube thumbnails • Consistent thumbnail branding Why Work With Me? • 7+ years of Photoshop experience • 250+ channels/clients worked with • 3,000+ thumbnails created • 900M+ views generated across client content • Experienced with Finance, Business, Documentary, True Crime, Automotive, Technology, Sports, Education, Entertainment & Faceless channels • Fast 24–48 hour delivery • Focused on building long-term client relationships I don't just make thumbnails look good — I focus on why someone would click. Send me your video idea, script, title, or references, and I'll turn it into a strong thumbnail concept designed to compete for attention.

🇵🇰Mardan, Pakistan$20/hr100% JSS4.59 (83)Since Nov 2021
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$326

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#95,015 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#12,351 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$120

Last 6 months: $2k

World#89,625 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#12,301 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$40k

Billed in all: $42k

World#90,590 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#8,042 / 52.9k
Per project
$253

$131 in the last 6 months

World#245,992 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#30,060 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
15

Across 16 contracts

94% fixed6% hourly
World#9,890 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#2,297 / 52.9k
Projects in all
158

Across 167 contracts

73% fixed27% hourly
World#14,555 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#2,076 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$42k+$120 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$41.8k$41.9k$42.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 14% in Cover Art Thumbnail

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #37Cover Art Thumbnail258 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #13Top 14%
  2. #49Adobe Photoshop Elements262 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #8Top 19%
  3. #143Thumbnail881 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #51Top 16%
  4. #180YouTube Development907 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #41Top 20%
  5. #316Social Media Graphic975 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #47Top 32%
  6. #343YouTube SEO1,544 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #124Top 22%
  7. #453YouTube Thumbnail2,296 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #177Top 20%
  8. #546YouTube Marketing2,620 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #96Top 21%