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Chess.com

Product Designer

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Product Development

🗓️ June 6th, 2025

Figma

Edtech.com's Summary

Chess.com is hiring a Product Designer. The role requires crafting high-quality designs for web and mobile platforms, contributing to the design system in Figma, and creating interactive prototypes. Collaborating with product managers and engineers, the Product Designer will translate requirements into effective UI designs and participate in design reviews. 

Highlights 
  • Craft designs for web and mobile platforms from concept to implementation.
  • Contribute to and evolve design system using Figma.
  • Create interactive prototypes with Figma, Protopie, or Origami.
  • Partner closely with cross-functional teams for UI design development.
  • 5+ years of experience in product design for consumer applications or mobile games.
  • Strong online portfolio demonstrating mobile or web design work.
  • Deep knowledge of Figma.
  • Full-time, 100% remote opportunity.

Product Designer Full Description

Product Designer

About Us
Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 200M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.

About You
You are a Product Designer designer with an emphasis on clear, clean, and fun interactions. You see design as a series of never-ending questions. Asking, “Do you like this? Does this accomplish your goals? Does this make your life better in some way?” You are a true UX practitioner. A process nut. You are creative, intuitive, and always learning.

Ideally, you have an interest in providing a healthy way for users to escape the stress of the day through games. You may be an avid gamer. You value ownership and responsibility. You are a team player. You leave your ego at the door.

What you'll do
  • Craft high-quality designs for our web and mobile platforms and own your designs from initial concept through to implementation
  • Contribute to and help evolve our design system in Figma, ensuring consistency across products and platforms
  • Create interactive prototypes to share and explain your designs and micro interactions using Figma, Protopie, or Origami
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Copywriters, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and translate them into effective UI designs
  • Present your design proposals and clearly articulate your decisions, backing them up with contextual rationale and user insights
  • Help your design teammates and provide constructive feedback in design reviews

Preferred Skills
  • 5+ years of professional product design experience on consumer applications or mobile games
  • An online portfolio of strong mobile or web design work
  • Deep knowledge of Figma and experience working with established design systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills that allow you to explain your design decisions
  • Sense of ownership and responsibility

Bonus points for
  • A love for the game of Chess and knowledge of our product
  • Experience designing for mobile games
  • Motion design and UI animation skills
  • Design engineering or frontend development experience

About the Opportunity
  • This is a full-time opportunity
  • We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!)
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