CMS Energy

UX Designer

Posted on: 14 Jul 2021

Jackson, MS

Job Description

The UX Designer will be responsible for the following:

Translating broad ideas, customer feedback along with business and functional requirements, and wireframe concepts into design flows and user interfaces.
Creation of simple and responsive designs & web components under technology and time constraints, working closely with development team to deliver final product.
Crafting end-to-end customer journeys, user flows, screen comps, and interactive prototypes.
Developing an understanding of and serve as the advocate for the end user; performing user research, crafting designs to serve specific personas, conducting user task analysis, use cases, etc.

Ensuring designs meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant and beyond as compliance needs evolve).
Creating high and low fidelity prototypes to support rapid design iteration and A/B testing.

Required Qualfications:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), related degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellence in defining user flows, interaction patterns, and complete product experiences that align with user needs.
Knowledge of design systems, data platforms, and UX delivered through multiple devices (mobile-first)
Dual Minded approach: You’re highly creative, but also data-driven, relying on data and insights to make decisions.
Organized – good planner, able to coordinate complex assignments and multiple team tasks
Versatile – some assignments require methodical approach while others may be more “crisis” oriented
Leadership – assertive, confident, proactive, not afraid to speak up and ask questions. Able to explain and sell UX best practice decisions to influence leadership and stakeholders
Curious Learner- Staying current with digital trends and best practices— IoT, embedded and emerging tech
Comfortable in both team environment and working independently
Creative and able to think outside the box
Practical and analytical, good problem-solving ability

CMS Energy

Jacksonville, FL

CMS Energy Corporation’s business strategy is focused primarily on its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy Company, Michigan’s largest electric and natural gas utility, serving 6.7 million of the state’s 10 million residents. With our subsidiary, CMS Enterprises Company, we are also engaged in independent power generation in several states. Our business also includes EnerBank® USA, which specializes in providing unsecured home improvement payment option programs for homeowners through nationwide dealer networks.

Consumers Energy provides electric service to 1.8 million customers in 62 of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula counties. Among the largest cities served are Battle Creek, Bay City, Cadillac, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Midland, Muskegon and Saginaw.

In addition to the generating plants that produce the majority of electricity for customers, Consumers Energy is a leader in developing renewable energy in Michigan. Its Green Generation™ initiative is the largest renewable energy program in Michigan.

Consumers Energy provides natural gas service for heating and other uses to nearly 1.8 million customers in 54 of the 68 counties in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It serves an area that spans 13,000 square miles and includes 215 cities and villages. Among the largest areas served are Bay City, Flint, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Macomb, Midland, Royal Oak, Saginaw and Livonia. More than one-half of the utility's gas customers are in metro Detroit.

The company has one of the largest underground natural gas storage capacities in the country.  This allows the company to economically purchase and store gas during warm months, for eventual use in the winter heating season.