Noel Childs

“Noel is an outstanding mentor, wise leader and kind person. I have had the pleasure of working for, collaborating with and learning from him for four and a half years. Our design team, the agency and I benefited greatly from his level head, clear vision, infectious laugh and positive influence. He is transparent, but always professional. He brings a levity to every situation, but takes the work very seriously. He sees the big picture, but pays close attention to all the details. He has brought in new work, proactively pitched ideas for the agency and spoken about design ethics to the larger Chicago community. Clients and colleagues turn to him for support and guidance and he always delivers. He makes time for anyone to talk about design, the job or life in general, whether he manages them or not. In short, he’s an ideal team member and mentor. If you have any opportunity to work with or for Noel, take it. I promise you won’t regret it.”

“During our time together at Digitas, Noel was a phenomenal mentor to me. His confidence and unshakeable positivity in the face of challenge have always been traits that I have admired. Noel is not only a fantastic communicator and leader, but also demonstrates excellence in tying critical design decisions to key business goals. You can count on him to pave a solution through any problem that comes his way, and his brilliance and creativity in developing solutions always shines through. Definitely an asset to any team!”

“Noel makes it possible to change peoples’ behavior. He brings together the right people and motivates them to deliver excellence; whether you need to communicate challenging strategic insights to senior management, project level findings to client teams, or product/service benefits to consumers. He has a rare gift of creative insight into how the message will be received that never overpowered his responsibility to nurture his staffs’ talent. I respect his work and benefited from his deep talent.”

“[I’ve] never found anyone as innovative yet totally level headed as Noel. He has an amazing ability to understand the business objective, create amazing concepts and then, most importantly take and incorporate feedback from the business to make the idea even stronger. All while keeping the integrity of what made the idea great. I would honestly jump at the chance to work with Noel at anytime. Not only is he brillant, but he is honestly one of the most genuine people you will ever meet. ”

“Great leader. Great thinker. Great designer. Even greater person. Noel exceeded my expectations on all levels. And the teams we built and the ideas we generated were some of the strongest (and most enjoyable) work that department ever did under my watch. Know this. Noel is an exceptional talent worth knowing. ”

“Noel is a pure champion of creative excellence. Strategically-minded, sensitive to even the most delicate nuances of brilliant execution and blessed with the ability to charm anyone he encounters, Noel stands out as an absolutely stellar creative leader. He invites collaboration and ideas from everyone on the team, and working alongside him has always been a terrific experience.”

“Norix has been working with 9INE for over a year now and I continue to be impressed with Noel’s insight, work and results. The innovation, brand and strategy work has transformed our company. Noel’s ability to synthesize who we are, and harness it, has improved our focus and energized our company. He is also personally a pleasure to work with; creative and fun while also diligent and effective.”