Tim is a hands-on creative leader based in Atlanta with over 15+ years experience managing multidisciplinary creative teams. He's passionate about leading talent, creating safe environments for creatives to succeed, and bringing concept, storytelling and craft to every project.

Over the years, Tim has created brand magic for in-house teams at Apple, Zendesk, MailChimp, Slack, Loom, CNN, and Attentive. He's built a studio practice focused on photography, editorial design, and brand direction, which has led to work with notable clients such as Netflix, Evernote, Target, Intercom, VSCO, Atlanta Magazine, and GAP.

Guided by the simple idea that design is a force for good, Tim collaborates with mission-driven brands or those empowering the underdog to succeed. Whether that's crafting a photo and video library that represents a more diverse array of voices for brand marketing materials or creating a photography program for Atlanta teens that gives back, design can be a powerful tool to make change.

He's known for bringing brands to life with delight and distinction, developing memorable brand experiences that create impact. Tim has functional hands-on experience across many brand design areas with extensive expertise in brand identity, systems and imagery.

He believes firmly in leading with empathy and setting up safe, creative environments for everyone to be set up for success. His strengths lie in building alignment between creative and marketing teams, seeking clarity, and paying attention to details.

Working inside early stage startups to publicy traded companies, he's lead the development of brand systems, product launches, brand refreshes, anchor campaigns, and imagery development.

Tim was an early hire for the brand identity function for Zendesk, hiring a small team that developed the visual direction for a global brand refresh. As the founding designer at Loom, he helped lead the rebrand that set up their unique position in the marketplace and led to an acquisition by Atlassian. He's led maverick social experiments at CNN, spearheading a partnership with VSCO and running a photo program for kids in Atlanta. Inspired by breakfast and print magazines, he's created and directed Morgenmete Journal, the world's foremost publication exploring life around the breakfast table. The magazine has been in countless storefronts across the world, and a few thousand copies sold.

Capabilities


Creative direction

Campaign, brand refresh and project launches

Brand leadership

Building out small brand teams, mentorship, management

Brand identity

Brand redesigns, type and color refreshes, style guides

Brand systems

Figma style guides, components and governance

Editorial art direction

Direction for print and digital publications

Photo art direction

Full photo production direction from small to large productions

Illustration art direction

Illustrator collaboration and direction for assets

Video and motion direction

Storyboards and direction for motion

“Tim has proven to be an excellent people manager. He is a natural culture advocate and dedicates his time to making sure the team is set up for success from many angles. He is an extremely empathetic manager and the team looks to him as central to our creative culture.”

Executive creative director

Client list and selected press


In-house

Attentive
Zendesk
Loom
Apple (through Aquent)
Slack
MailChimp
CNN

Freelance

Samsung, Netflix, Evernote, Marvel, Target, Intercom, VSCO, Tumblr, Atlanta Magazine, mmhmm, Coca-cola, Tumblr, Gap, Turner

Press

Time Magazine, Working Not Working, Stack Magazine, Monocle, VSCO Journal, CNN, Instagram blog, Quipsologies, First We Feast, Boing Boing, Atlanta Magazine, Garden & Gun

Work Experience a condensed list of in-house work


Company

Morgenmete

Attentive


Zendesk


Loom

Slack

Apple (through Aquent)

MailChimp

CNN

Role

Creative director, editorial designer

Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director, Brand Identity

Sr Brand Designer

Senior Designer/Art Director

Brand Designer

Designer

Year


2019-Present


2025

2021-2024

2020-2021


2018-2019


Contract Art Director

2016-2018


2015


2012-2014


Work Experience a condensed list of in-house work

  • Morgenmete
    Creative director, editorial designer
    2019-Present

    Attentive
    Associate Creative Director
    2025

    Zendesk
    Associate Creative Director, Brand Identity
    2021-2024

    Loom
    Sr Brand Designer
    2020-2021

    Slack
    Senior Designer/Art Director
    2018-2019

    Apple (through Aquent)
    Contract Art Director
    2016-2018

    MailChimp
    Brand Designer
    2015

    CNN
    Designer
    2012-2014

Awards and honors a list of accomplishments


Name

Society of Publication Designers

World Brand Design Society



Registration of Graphic Designers

Moment Film Invitational

Time Magazine

Description

SPD 60 Best Independent Publication Cover Finalist

Identity: Brand Redesign - SILVER

Illustration: Identity - SILVER

Typography: Graphic Design - COMMENDED

Integrated Awards: Branding Identity - Rebrand/Refresh

Top 50 Instagram Photographers





Best Film: Comedy Category Winner



Awards and honors a condensed list of in-house work

  • Society of Publication Designers
    SPD 60 Best Indie Cover Finalist director, editorial designer

    World Brand Design Society
    Identity: Brand Redesign - SILVER
    Illustration: Identity - SILVER
    Typography: Graphic Design - COMMENDED

    Registration of Graphic Designers
    Integrated Awards: Branding Identity - Rebrand/Refresh

    Moment Film Invitational
    Best Film: Comedy Category Winner

    Time Magazine
    Top 50 Instagram Photographers