New York City Metropolitan Area
Timothy is a global communications leader with 14+ years of experience building and leading strategic communications functions across fashion and retail, lifestyle and hospitality, and large-scale consumer events, including international art fairs, festivals, and exhibitions. His work spans media relations, brand positioning, earned media strategy, and reputation management, with a consistent focus on connecting communications outcomes to broader business objectives that shape a company’s image, reputation and influence through bold storytelling. Known for building high-trust relationships across the media landscape and within senior leadership, Timothy brings both the strategic vision and operational discipline required of a modern communications director. He is a dynamic leader, a confident presenter, and a practitioner who consistently pushes the function beyond conventional models. Most recently, he served as Director of Communications for IMG's, an entity of Endeavor, Art + Entertainment portfolio where he led global consumer and corporate communications. He is also a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design, teaching Professional Practices within the Fashion Marketing & Communications program. Previous experience includes ScienceMagic, Black Frame Corporation, Ralph Lauren Corporation, and Bloomingdale's. Timothy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Association of Professional Writers & Editors.
Currently serving as Temporary Vice President of Brand Marketing at Edelman, supporting the eBay Fashion business. Regularly works with global brands to local businesses to help them communicate more clearly, connect more authentically, build trust at scale, and deliver exceptional ROI.
Instructs the Professional Practices course, focusing on the understanding of how to work within various sectors of the fashion industry, such as International Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Marketing and more, rather than the technical aspects of performing the duties themselves. Through multi-week group projects, students act as agencies responding to live briefs from real clients. Past client partners have included A-World, Chopeva Lowena, Universal Standard, eBay Fashion, Cole Haan, and Athletic Propulsion Labs.
-Led global consumer and corporate communications for the Art+Entertainment events portfolio. -Collaborated cross-functionally to define strategy and supervise media relations, earned media, digital PR, brand positioning, and reputation management for international food and music festivals, art fairs, and traveling exhibitions. -Engineered and scaled a comprehensive lifestyle communications infrastructure. -Established planning frameworks, media intelligence systems, and standardized performance reporting to bolster brand visibility and enhance stakeholder engagement across various markets and lifestyle media. -Oversaw PR agencies in global markets to ensure cohesive messaging aligned with corporate goals. -Instituted a centralized digital newsroom to provide global media with controlled and standardized access to news and brand assets.
-Delivered strategic communications counsel to fashion, lifestyle, and beauty clients by spearheading the development and execution of integrated communications campaigns, both annual and project-based. -Cultivated media relations and established long-term alliances with top-tier consumer, business, and trade media, as well as social influencers and industry leaders. -Championed special projects encompassing events, collaborations, and corporate and brand partnerships from ideation through execution. -Notable clients included Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), Barbour, Bottega Veneta, House of Creed, Dunhill, Drest, EON, K11 Musea, John Elliott, La Ligne, Pleasing, The Modist, The White Company
-Developed and executed communications strategies and annual plans for clients in the fashion and lifestyle sectors. -Oversaw VIP relations, including dressing and product seeding initiatives. -Managed event logistics and media relations for press previews, fashion shows, and other events. -Notable clients included Hugo Boss Art Prize, Hunter Boots, Rafael de Cárdenas, Simon Miller, Standard Hotels, Vaquera, Visionaire