UX/UI Designer - ChessKid

About the Role

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve owning projects from concept to implementation, working closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, and Design. You will be responsible for defining problems, designing effective solutions, and shipping high-quality products that meet the needs of a young and scholastic audience.

The company's commitment to remote work and a flat organizational structure allows for a high degree of autonomy and flexibility. As a UX/UI Designer, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from designing new features to improving existing ones, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure design-to-code alignment.

What You Will Do

• Design simple, clear, and fun interactions for web and mobile experiences
• Own projects from concept to implementation, ensuring strong design-to-code alignment
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define problems and ship effective solutions
• Create flows, wireframes, and prototypes to explore and communicate ideas
• Use and contribute to the company's design system to support scalable and cohesive experiences across platforms
• Present your work and explain design decisions using user needs, product context, and data
• Iterate based on feedback, product goals, user insights, and UX research
• Give and receive thoughtful design feedback
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure design-to-code alignment
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies

What We Are Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in product design on a consumer-facing product or game
• A portfolio showing strong UX thinking, high-quality UI, and your design process
• Experience working with, contributing to, and scaling a design system
• B2B / enterprise product design experience, particularly designing for teachers, school districts, or institutional users
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, and interaction design
• Attention to detail: styling inputs, error handling, hover states, responsive behavior
• Experience with Figma and using AI-assisted design tools
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, in a remote and distributed team

Nice to Have

• Interest in chess and familiarity with kids gaming and ed-tech platforms
• Experience with direct-to-consumer and enterprise software platforms that serve different needs for different users
• Experience designing complex or data-rich products
• Frontend or design engineering experience
• Experience with accessibility and inclusive design practices

Benefits and Perks

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact project with a global user base
• Collaborative and dynamic remote work environment
• Flexible working hours and autonomy to manage your work
• Professional development opportunities and support for ongoing learning
• Access to cutting-edge design tools and technologies
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with a talented and diverse team of professionals

• Make sure your portfolio showcases your UX thinking, high-quality UI, and design process, with a focus on designing for a young and scholastic audience.
• Familiarize yourself with the company's design system and be prepared to discuss how you would contribute to and scale it.
• Practice presenting your design work and decisions, using user needs, product context, and data to support your arguments.
• Be prepared to discuss your experience working with cross-functional teams and how you handle feedback and iteration.
• Highlight your attention to detail and ability to balance aesthetics with functionality in your design work.
• Research the company's products and services, including ChessKid, and be prepared to discuss how you can contribute to their mission and values.