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Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity for an Senior AEM Content Producer on the Choice Hotels eCommerce Content Production & Site Merchandising team. The Content Production & Site Merchandising team is responsible for building world class, high-converting digital experiences on www.ChoiceHotels.com and our mobile apps. As an AEM Senior Content Producer, you’ll play a key role in authoring the content for the homepage, brand pages, Choice Privileges loyalty pages, promo placements, and other pages across the web site and mobile apps.

Are you a master at multi-tasking and juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced, always changing, dynamic, deadline-driven environment? Do you thrive on executing a wide array of projects both large and small with a keen eye for detail and quality? Do you have deep Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) content management skills and expertise? Are you resourceful, ambitious and solution-oriented? We invite you to apply today for our AEM Senior Content Producer role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities:

Content Creation and Management:

+ Author, edit, and publish content (copy, images, videos) within AEM.

+ Manage digital assets and metadata through AEM's DAM system.

+ Build and update web pages, landing pages, and other digital assets.

+ Trouble shoot and fix content that does not display correctly.

+ Perform regular improvements or recommendations for features as appropriate including development of new blades for the CMS, new landing pages and merchandising placements.

Collaboration and Communication:

+ Work closely with marketing, product, design, and development teams to understand content requirements and ensure alignment with overall digital strategies.

+ Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates and address concerns.

AEM Expertise:

+ Expertise using AEM tools and features to streamline content creation and publishing processes.

+ Understand AEM components, templates, and workflows to optimize content management.

+ Ability to know what type of content element to use depending on the use case.

Project Management:

+ Manage projects that consist of multiple content placements, pages and data set-up.

+ Provide support and training to less experienced authors.

Quality Assurance:

+ Ensure content accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines.

+ Perform quality control checks on authored content.

Education, Experience and Knowledge:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university, or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ 3-5 years experience in content production, editing, and management with Adobe Experience Management (AEM) or similar role.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of agile software development methodologies and previous experience working in Jira.

Skills:

+ Proficiency in using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5 or Cloud preferred) and its authoring tools.

+ Strong understanding of web content management systems, HTML, CSS, graphic design and Photoshop editing.

+ Familiarity with web accessibility standards (ADA), and responsive design principles.

+ Proficient in the use of MS Office applications, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Abilities:

+ Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, both independently and collaboratively.

+ Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple tasks to meet deadlines and maintain service levels.

+ Ability to uphold Choice’s Values & Performance Principles of collaboration, performance excellence, sense of urgency, openness to new ideas, inclusion & diversity, integrity, customer focus, and respect.

Team:

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Manager, Content Production & Site Merchandising. You will have 2 peer teammate(s) and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location:

As our Senior AEM Content Producer, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art technology hub in Scottsdale, AZ. In October 2021, Choice opened a newly constructed world class technology center.

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories, with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel

company for those who choose to bet on themselves – the underdog, the dreamer, the entrepreneur – because that’s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today – for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard, and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our more than 18,000 franchise owners, which propels us forward – giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.