Product Designer, Social at Chess

About Chess.com

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming platforms in the world and the #1 place to play, learn, and enjoy chess. We are a fully distributed team of 600+ people across 60+ countries supporting over 200M players. We are a product, content, and community-driven company that values a mission-led, flat, life-celebrating culture.

Role overview

We are hiring a Product Designer on the Social team to design delightful, engaging social experiences that help players connect, build relationships, and feel part of a global community. You will design polished, high-quality interfaces and interactions across web and mobile, working closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Copywriters, and other stakeholders.

What you will do

• Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver effective product experiences.
• Design polished UI and interactive experiences for Home, Profile, Friends, Chat, Leaderboards, and related surfaces.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, mockups, and high-fidelity visual designs to communicate design intent and enable engineering delivery.
• Iterate on prototypes and conduct usability testing to validate design decisions and measure impact.
• Own projects from concept through implementation and ensure design-to-code alignment during execution.
• Contribute to and evolve the design system to keep experiences consistent and scalable.
• Provide constructive feedback and help uplift the craft of other designers on the team.

Preferred skills and experience

• 2-3 years of experience as a Product Designer on consumer-facing products or games.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating interface and user experience design, particularly social features and interactive UI work.
• Mastery of UI fundamentals including typography, color, layout, visual hierarchy, and interactivity.
• Experience designing responsive interfaces for web and mobile and working with a design system.
• Familiarity with frontend implementation concerns and how designs translate into code.
• Experience using AI-assisted design tools is a plus, and familiarity with prototyping and motion tools is helpful.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for working in a fully distributed team.

Nice to have

• Experience designing social features for mobile games or community products.
• Design engineering or frontend development experience for web, iOS, or Android.
• Advanced illustration or lightweight 3D micro-animation skills.

Working model

This is a full-time, fully remote position. The role is open to applicants who can legally work in the United States. You will work asynchronously with a global team and may participate in cross-timezone meetings or events.

Compensation and perks

Chess.com offers competitive salary, benefits, and support for remote employees, including home office setup and related stipends where applicable. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the recruitment process.

How to apply

Apply via the careers portal by submitting your resume and a portfolio or links demonstrating your motion and interactive design work, especially UI animation and social features. Chess.com encourages applications from diverse backgrounds and transferable experience.