Product Designer

Choice Hotels International • North Bethesda, MD

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Designer supports enterprise-wide brand and product design initiatives by contributing to the development, documentation, and maintenance of design standards, specifications, and creative deliverables across Choice Hotels’ portfolio of brands. Under the direction of the Head of Design Strategy, this role partners with internal teams, external consultants, and vendors to ensure consistent execution of brand design intent. The Product Designer plays a key role in managing FF&E specifications, supporting new product development, and maintaining design libraries and prototype environments. This role helps translate strategic design direction into clear, usable standards and tools that support implementation across the organization.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in hospitality, brand, interior, or product design.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with specification and documentation tools such as Bluebeam.
• Working knowledge of 3D design software (Revit and/or SketchUp required).
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross‑functional teams.
• High level of initiative, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Strong hand‑sketching and visual communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited design program or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10–15% of the time.
• Demonstrated commitment to Choice’s Values and Performance Principles, including collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and customer focus.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update FF&E specifications, brand design standards, and guidelines across all brands.
• Manage the specification tool platform, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and coordination with IT and software partners to resolve issues.
• Prepare and distribute change bulletins, vendor updates, and supporting documentation in coordination with senior team members.
• Support the rollout and integration of new brand standards and product design initiatives.
• Assist with the development of products for new design packages.
• Support performance reviews, testing, and discontinuation efforts related to existing products.
• Support preparation of research, presentations, reports, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate across cross‑functional teams to support timely delivery of design packages, vendor coordination, and implementation milestones.
• Contribute conceptual and schematic‑level creative deliverables, including sketches, models, visualizations, and other materials that communicate design intent.
• Participate in post‑project reviews and continuous improvement efforts to enhance design processes, documentation, and workflows.
• Maintain the Experience Studio design library, ensuring accurate organization, vendor updates, and product tracking.
• Manage test lab and warehouse activities, including sample delivery, prototype testing, performance evaluations, and logistics for installations and displays.
• Coordinate vendor visits and material evaluations in partnership with Procurement and Facilities.
• Perform additional design‑related support activities as needed to support team objectives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level