Noel Chang-Roberts is a graphic designer and marketing professional with 10 years of experience in the AEC industry. His work sits at the intersection of design and marketing, covering everything from project opportunities to architectural photography and knowledge management.

Outside of day-to-day design work, Noel takes on a broader operational role, acting as the go-to for marketing resources, website development, and the firm’s intranet. He’s led projects in knowledge management, intranet migration, and internal communications, while also keeping tabs on proposal tracking and business development strategy.

Professional Experience

Williams Blackstock Architects

Birmingham, Alabama

Graphic Designer | Marketing Coordinator, 2016-Present

Marketing/Business Development

Communicate go/no-go project opportunity details to leadership

Manage and produce proposal submissions (RFQs/RFPs)

Manage and produce interview presentations

Develop and maintain general sector portfolio brochures

Track proposals and opportunities – gross/net fees and hit rates

Architectural Photography

Established the firms project photography process

Lead project photography scouting and planning

Serve as day-of production manager/firm representative on site

Act as the firm’s in-house photographer, producing a professional project photography portfolio for marketing

Intranet & Website

Firm Intranet Champion:
Spearheaded full implementation and migration of intranet (Synthesis 5 to 6) including firm-wide rollout with internal marketing campaign

Website Administrator:
Organized and produced the front end design and development of the firm website (Squarespace)

Knowledge Management

Lead the project closeout documentation process including project stats, photography and descriptions

Implemented and administer the firm’s marketing collateral digital asset manager (OpenAsset)

Noel Chang-Roberts

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Graphic Design
University of South Alabama, 2016

Core Competencies

Graphic Design

Marketing Strategy & Analytics

Proposal/Interview Management

Architectural Photography

Knowledge Management

Internal Communication

Skills/Tools

Adobe CC
InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro, After Effects

PowerPoint

OpenAsset

Airtable

Knowledge Architecture, Synthesis