Product Motion Designer

Chess.com, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is looking for a Motion Designer to join their global design team. In this fully remote position, you will bring the brand and products to life through motion, collaborating closely with product teams, creating engaging animations and contributing to the motion design system. Candidates should have a strong portfolio, 3 years of experience, and skills in Figma and Adobe After Effects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a motion designer working in product or branding.
• Online portfolio showcasing motion design work, especially UI animation.
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Translate goals into effective motion design with stakeholders.
• Design and animate illustrations for user interfaces.
• Contribute to the evolution of the motion design system.

Skills

Motion design skills

Graphic design background

Understanding of UX practices

Collaboration and communication skills

Tools

Figma

Adobe After Effects

Lottie

Rive

Job description

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 200M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.

About You

We’re looking for a talented Motion Designer to join our amazing, global design team. Your mission is to bring the Chess.com brand and products to life through delightful motion.

You are smart, motivated, with a keen design sense and superb motion skills. You nerd out finding the perfect animation curve to use. You're a storyteller, conceptual thinker, and are adept at crafting graphics and illustrations when needed. You understand interactivity and know how to use motion in UIs to create a fun and engaging experience for people.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Marketers, Copywriters, Engineers, and other stakeholders to translate goals into effective motion design
• Conduct exploratory motion design work with product teams
• Design and animate illustrations that excite and delight our players for modals, in-game celebrations, and across our UI
• Design fun and responsive micro-interactions
• Contribute to and help evolve our motion design system

Preferred Skills

• Strong motion design skills mixed with a background in graphic design or illustration
• A clear understanding of interactivity and foundational knowledge of UX practices for mobile and web
• 3+ years of experience as a motion designer working in product or branding
• An online portfolio of your best motion design work, particularly work that features UI animation and interactivity
• Deep knowledge of Figma, Adobe After Effects, and Lottie
• Strong collaboration and communication skills working in a fully distributed team
• Sense of ownership and responsibility
• Experience working with Rive

Bonus Points:

• A love for the game of Chess and knowledge of our product

About the Opportunity

• This is a full-time position
• We are 100% remote (always have been, always will be!)
• This is open to applicants who can legally work in the US