Hi, I’m Tim.
I’m a hands-on creative with deep experience across advertising, social, earned media, and content.
I love doing the work. I'm just as comfortable coming up with the ideas as I am jumping on the tools to bring them to life.
I’ve led award-winning campaigns across film, OOH, social and earned media, helping brands cut through with unexpected, out-of-the-box thinking.
I’m passionate about mentoring teams, building strong creative cultures, and partnering with clients to solve real problems in smart and original ways.
I still get a buzz from cracking a brief, crafting the work, and pushing it out into the world, and I’m always exploring new tools and formats, including how AI can make the work smarter, faster, and more effective.
timothywchenery@gmail.com
0405 498 020
Some of the brands I've worked with:
Some references from people I've worked with:
Tim Green - CCO Edelman Asia Pacific
Tim is the consummate creative professional. In the time that I have known and worked with him, his work has never ceased to impress. He is a true problem solver.
As Regional Creative Director, at Edelman he create cut-through work for challenging clients across the culturally diverse APAC region. He is able to manage creative teams, clients and agency partners with diplomacy and skill, all the while never losing sight of the work.
Tim knows how to think with scale. His big ideas are audacious but always on point. He also knows the practicalities of our business at times requires some restraint, but he will always find a way to bring originality to solving any brief. He looks for opportunity, he is keenly insightful and is clearly passionate about what he does.
Apart from the fact that he supports Newcastle in the NRL, you will only benefit from getting to know and work with Tim. I highly recommend you do.
As Regional Creative Director, at Edelman he create cut-through work for challenging clients across the culturally diverse APAC region. He is able to manage creative teams, clients and agency partners with diplomacy and skill, all the while never losing sight of the work.
Tim knows how to think with scale. His big ideas are audacious but always on point. He also knows the practicalities of our business at times requires some restraint, but he will always find a way to bring originality to solving any brief. He looks for opportunity, he is keenly insightful and is clearly passionate about what he does.
Apart from the fact that he supports Newcastle in the NRL, you will only benefit from getting to know and work with Tim. I highly recommend you do.
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John Koay - Regional Executive Creative Director Edelman Asia Pacific
I'm quite jealous of Tim. It's because he's not only talented at what he does, but he's a bloody nice guy. During his time at Edelman, he's been a pivotal member of the APAC creative council, making pieces of work people have talked about but also winning and retaining important pieces of business. A true team player. Whoever gets to hire Tim in his next gig is bloody lucky.
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Henry Taylor - Head of B2B Edelman Australia
Tim is a naturally talented creative, who deeply understands his clients' challenges. He constantly strives to elevate the quality of his thinking in order to make meaningful work that stands out. He has grand visions and thinks big, but can also balance this with timelines, budgets, and practical realities of the industry. Tim would be an asset to any organisation. I enjoyed working with him and would do so again in a flash.
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Preya McMahon - Creative communications entrepreneur/Agency leader
Tim is an amazing creative. I have worked with him for the past 18 months and nothing is too hard or too difficult for Tim to solve. He is super collaborative and his ideas are fresh and on point for clients. I could not recommend Tim more highly.
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Fiona Parker - Head of Corporate Edelman Australia
Tim is a seriously talented creative who also has the rare ability to dig deep into the understanding of a client brief and he thinks about business, customers, stakeholders, brand and communication challenges from a 360-degree POV, and presents ideas which are thoughtful but genuine game changers. It doesn't matter if it's a global corporate or a local FMCG/brand client, he takes on the challenge and delivers. Tim is passionate about what he does, takes feedback from us (arguably) far less creative types on board and can pivot when needed (also a rare quality!).
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Josh Moore Principal Partner - Pitchblack Partners
Tim Chenery worked in my team at Us Sydney (now Joy Sydney) from 2008 – 2012 as a senior Art Director. He’s one of the most diligent, hardworking and above all talented Art Directors I have worked with.
Tim has strong leadership skills and the ability and patience to impart his knowledge to junior creatives, more importantly he has the ability to take clients on the creative journey articulating the creative vision and providing the assurance that’s needed to sell a great idea and produce an excellent execution.
It’s been some time since I worked with Tim but it’s no surprise to me that he has become an excellent Creative Director. I would employ him tomorrow if only he’d move to New Zealand.
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Narelle Riley - Marketing Director at P&O Cruises Australia
It is rare to find someone who is such a strong creative thinker, who can also truly consider and discuss the rational and operational aspects of a campaign – but that is what Tim delivers. I had the pleasure of working with Tim for three years – when he was the Creative Director at Bashful, and I as Marketing Director at P&O Cruises.
Tim always delivered plenty of great creative ideas that were not only fresh and unique, but that also demonstrated a strong understanding of our business and brand.
A clear demonstration of his passion for brilliant creative ideas, that are also smart and effective business drivers, would be our ‘Best Way to See the Best of the South Pacific’ campaign, which won a Silver Effie (2018). This campaign not only delivered unprecedented sales at its launch, but also proved hugely successful in its extension/evolution in subsequent campaigns and depth of integration opportunities
Tim not only bought solid and well considered creative concepts to the table, but he was always extremely reasonable, open and flexible (but no pushover), professional and had a great sense of humour – critical when you’re working crazy hours onboard a fully operational cruise ship (full of guests and crew)
Tim would be an incredible asset to any agency and brand looking for strong, effective & imaginative campaigns.
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Wesley Hawes - Executive Creative Director at Innocean Worldwide
Tim Chenery is one of those rare art directors who excels and applies himself to his craft, but also has a brilliantly conceptual and strategic mind when it comes to ideas. He's a thoughtful creative who I had the pleasure of working with for two years at TBWA/Sydney. During that time, I found I could trust Tim with any brief we gave him. The solution would always be deeply considered, creatively ambitious and ready to roll out into the real world.
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Marcus Tesoriero - Executive Creative Director Australia and NZ at dentsu
Tim was an amazing help at BWM Dentsu for an extended perm/freelance stint in 2020. He hit the ground running, fit in with the team and excelled on every brief we gave him. He acted as a CD and senior AD on a bunch of successful client jobs and creative pitches. We'll definitely have Tim back when we need him again in the future – if he hasn't been snapped up by someone else first.
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Carl Ratcliff - Brand Expert & Founder - This Is The Day
Tim is a first rate guy and a first rate creative director/senior creative. I’ve worked with him on a number of projects, and he’s always reliable, always reasonable and always dedicated to the craft and imagination of good ideas. He’s strategically minded too, and our pairing — to date — has delivered output both distinct and original. I have no hesitation in recommending him for any creative task — large, medium or small.
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Nigel Clark - Creative Director at Leo Burnett
I worked with Tim for a number of years and there’s no doubt that he has a great grasp on the wider business and delivers big, fresh (and award winning) creative solutions that transcend media. But beyond this, Tim’s level of craft is just plain epic. No matter the job, he’ll always execute it to within an inch of its life, taking the idea to the next level, every time.
On top of that he’s a great guy with a great taste in TV shows and is always willing to share a chuckle or two.
On top of that he’s a great guy with a great taste in TV shows and is always willing to share a chuckle or two.
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Will Edwards - Creative Director at dentsu mcgarrybowen
I know Tim from my old Leo Burnett days. But to be honest, I didn't realise how great a creative he actually is until we worked together recently. He's super smart, super calm and super creative. The amazing and awarded work he created at Bashful is testament to that. Had I not been offered a full-time gig, I would have loved to have continued working with him.
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