UX/UI Designer - ChessKid

<meta><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About You</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You're a product designer with a strong eye for UI and a solid grasp of user experience. You care about making things clear, usable, and well-crafted, especially for a young and scholastic audience. You're comfortable working across problem types, new features, flow improvements, or patterns that need to scale. You zoom in to refine details and zoom out to see how your work fits the broader product. You communicate your thinking clearly, collaborate well cross-functionally, and own your work from concept to code.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">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!</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What you'll do</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Design simple, clear, and fun interactions for web and mobile, converting mobile designs to web experiences and vice versa</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own projects from concept through implementation, ensuring strong design-to-code alignment</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Design to define problems and ship effective solutions</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create flows, wireframes, and prototypes to explore and communicate ideas</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Use and contribute to our design system to support scalable, cohesive experiences across platforms</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Present your work and explain decisions using user needs, product context, and data</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Iterate based on feedback, product goals, user insights, and UX research</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Give and receive thoughtful design feedback</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What we're looking for</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">3+ years of experience in product design on a consumer-facing product or game</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">A portfolio showing strong UX thinking, high-quality UI, and your design process</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience working with, contributing to, and scaling a design system (including tokens and pattern libraries)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">B2B / enterprise product design experience, particularly designing for teachers, school districts, or institutional users</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Solid understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, and interaction design</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Attention to the details: styling inputs, error handling, hover states, responsive behavior</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with Figma and using AI-assisted design tools (e.g., Figma Make, Cursor, Claude Code)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong communication skills - written and verbal, in a remote, distributed team</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You "get" chess without needing to be an expert</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bonus Points</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Interest in chess and familiarity with kids gaming and ed-tech platforms</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with direct-to-consumer and enterprise software platforms that serve different needs for different users. </span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing complex or data-rich products</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Frontend or design engineering experience (web, iOS, or Android)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#202022;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with accessibility and inclusive design practices</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Opportunity</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This is a full-time opportunity</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">---</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You can learn more about us here:</span></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/about" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"></a></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><a href="https://www.chesskid.com/" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.chesskid.com/</span></a></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-com-virtual-team-works-together" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-com-virtual-team-works-together</span></a></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/about" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.chess.com/about</span></a></li></ul>

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1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

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2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

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8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

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9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

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This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...