Product Designer – Connect
Chess.com
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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About the role
- Partner closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Copywriters, and other stakeholders to help define requirements and build effective product experiences together
- Craft polished, high-quality designs for our web and mobile platforms that follow Chess.com design patterns, make use of our design system, and keep players engaged
- Design how players connect, socialize, and share with each other on key surfaces like Home, Profile, Friends, Chat, Leaderboards, and more
- Present your design proposals and clearly articulate your decisions, backing them up with contextual rationale, heuristics, and user insights where possible
- Create and iterate on prototypes to share and further explain your designs with other Designer, Engineers, and stakeholders
- Own your projects from initial concept through to implementation and help ensure design-to-code alignment throughout the process
- Be proactive about suggesting and designing meaningful improvements to our product to make it more fun, social, and consistent across platforms
- Help uplift your design teammates and provide constructive design feedback
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience working as a Product Designer on a consumer facing product or game
- A portfolio of your best design work that demonstrates a clear understanding of interface and user experience design
- Mastery of UI design fundamentals including typography, color, layout, visual hierarchy, alignment, contrast, and interactivity
- A clear understanding and experience designing responsive and interactive user interfaces for mobile apps and the web
- Experience working with an established design system
- Familiarity with frontend development and how design translates into code
- Experience using AI tools like Figma Make, Cursor, and Claude Code to build prototypes to share and quickly iterate on ideas
- Strong collaboration and communication skills working in a remote, globally distributed team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that allow you to document and explain your design decisions
- A sense of ownership, pride, and responsibility for your craft.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
UI designinterface designuser experience designresponsive designinteractive designtypographycolor theorylayoutvisual hierarchydesign systems
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationownershipresponsibilityconstructive feedbackproactivityarticulationteamworkproblem-solvingcreativity