Motion Designer, Product

About Us 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 • Mobile game design experience • Strong illustration skills 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 You can learn more about us here: • • We look forward to meeting you! Apply tot his job