2D Game Artist at Chess.com
Company: Chess.com
Location: Remote (Worldwide)
Job Type: Full-Time / Remote
Salary: Not Disclosed
About Chess.com
Chess.com is one of the largest gaming platforms in the world and the #1 destination for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. With 200M+ players globally and a team of 600+ fully remote professionals across 60+ countries, Chess.com blends technology, gaming, and content to serve the global chess community.
The company values a mission-driven, flat, and collaborative culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and passion for the game.
Job Overview
Chess.com is seeking a highly creative and versatile 2D Game Artist to help shape and evolve its visual identity. This full-time remote role focuses on bringing playful, fun, and engaging art styles into the Chess.com product ecosystem while supporting branding and interactive experiences.
You will collaborate closely with product, animation, motion design, and engineering teams to create visually compelling 2D assets that enhance the player journey.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and produce high-quality 2D game art and vector illustrations.
- Create environments, characters, objects, clothing, and storyboards.
- Help define and evolve the creative vision and visual style of Chess.com.
- Develop illustrative assets that enhance product experience and learning tools.
- Collaborate with product, animation, motion design, and engineering teams.
- Ensure artwork aligns with established art styles while remaining flexible across various styles.
- Deliver optimized vector artwork using tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Figma.
- Meet deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 3+ years of experience in a gaming environment.
- Strong expertise in 2D art, illustration, and vector artwork.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Figma.
- Strong understanding of composition, perspective, and color theory.
- Ability to create optimized vector constructions for interactive products.
- Ability to match and adapt to established art styles.
- Strong time management and ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent collaboration skills within small pods and larger product teams.
- A portfolio demonstrating relevant gaming and illustration work.
Bonus Skills
- Passion for games and the global chess community.
- Knowledge of 2D animation pipelines.
- Experience with motion tools such as Lottie, Rive, or CSS animations.
- Experience bringing UI elements and characters to life with motion design.
Benefits & Perks
- 100% remote work – work from anywhere.
- Collaborative global team across 60+ countries.
- Opportunity to shape the visual future of a leading gaming platform.
- Mission-driven culture focused on creativity and innovation.