UX UI Product Designer, Chess.com
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Online chess platform
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Online chess platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Chess.com's mission is to help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
Role
Who you are
- You are a UX designer with an emphasis on clear, clean, and fun interactions. You see design as a series of neverending 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
- You have an interest in providing a healthy way for users to escape the stress of the day
- You are a team player. You know to check your ego at the door. You would also love nothing more than to help people around the world discover the fun of chess!
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in UX and product design, preferably in a fast-paced and agile environment
- You “get” chess
- Excellent communicator and collaborator
- Lifelong learner
- Familiarity with key UX Design software (Especially Figma)
- Familiarity with utilizing design systems (including Figma tokens)
- Ability to think through and define user flows
- Experience working directly with product and development teams do solve problems
- Familiarity with UX research + implementing designs to act on said research
- Experience designing UI user flows/forms
- Consideration for the smaller details: styling inputs, error handling, hover effects, etc
- Experience crafting experiences for both web and mobile apps
- Think mobile first and how to adapt for different form factors from there
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of user-centered design solutions and your design process
What the job involves
- Create simple, clear, and fun interactions
- Take ownership in the creation of core product initiatives
- Collaborate with team members to push our product design vision further
- Delve through best practices across Gaming and SAS platforms
- Utilize Kaizen principles that continually improve products in ways that avoid change resistance
- Work with the creative team to assure consistency across platforms
- Develop a connection to a game that has been growing for 1500 years
Our take
Chess is a timeless game of logic that has been around for nearly 1,500 years, and public interest in the game has become increasingly competitive. The game is now well grounded as a discipline that must be studied, enjoyed with friends, and pushed to its limits, a challenge that depends on access to the right chess resources.
Chess.com provides an online chess platform, hosting casual and competitive games for players, strategic puzzles, videos, and other educational content. The website also serves as a hub for all chess-related news and social media and has ultimately driven the growing success of online chess as an eSport.
Whilst online chess is never going to replace the age-old tradition of competing at a physical chess board, Chess.com has set the standard for online chess. Through its optimized online chess platform and educational content, the company aims to democratize the logic behind chess and make it more fun and accessible than ever to play.
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40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Kindness - We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Be kind!
- Learning - You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding
- Joy - We believe in fun, smiles, laughter, and in creating enjoyable experiences for everyone. Chess can be pure joy! The beauty of the game and the pure satisfaction of moving chess pieces around a board… exhilarating!
Company HQ
Hillcrest, Orem, UT
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Leadership
Erik Allebest
(CEO)CEO and Founder of Chess.com since 2006. Seed Investor for SEOcrawl since 2021.
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