Jc Curran

About Jc Curran

I partner with high-growth technology companies and investors to recruit the marketing and design leaders who define how companies win in the age of AI.As AI rapidly commoditizes execution across content, design, and distribution, the real differentiators have shifted up the stack to strategy, brand, product thinking, and creative leadership. The companies pulling ahead are not just more efficient, they are more distinctive.Over the past 20+ years, I’ve specialized in placing marketing leaders from CMOs to their core lieutenants across growth, product marketing, brand, communications, and operations, as well as design leadership spanning product design and brand/creative.Recent work has focused heavily on:* AI-native companies building modern marketing and design functions* Venture and growth-stage companies redefining brand in technical categories* Product-driven organizations where design is central to differentiationPrior to True, I led marketing and design recruiting at Salesforce during a period of hypergrowth from to employees. I also spent time at Razorfish, where I developed a deep foundation in design and digital product.Today, I lead the Design Practice at True Search and partner closely with founders, CEOs, and investors on some of the most important leadership hires in product design and brand creative.When not hunting unicorns for my clients, I enjoy exploring our National Parks with my wife and two Junior Rangers.

Experience

1. Partner

   True Search

   Aug 2014 — Present

   True Search creates value for the global economy by finding and placing outstanding C-level executives. Our clients are consumer, tech, media and life sciences companies of all kinds. We also work with venture capital and private equity firms. True Search is part of True Talent Advisory, an international portfolio of innovative human capital products and services.

Education

• Arizona State University

  BSD, Architecture and Environmental Design

  1994 — 1998

• University of Stuttgart

  Study Abroad program

  1996 — 1997

Skills

• Flash Design
• Digital Media
• Interactive Marketing
• Web 2.0
• Integrated Marketing
• Web Project Management
• Email Marketing
• Art Direction
• Salesforce.com
• Copywriting
• User Interface Design
• Web Design
• Flash Games
• Temporary Placement
• Interaction Design
• Advertising
• Project Delivery
• Ios Development
• User Experience
• Flash Animation
• Google Analytics
• Social Media
• Recruiting
• Mobile Applications
• Recruitment Advertising
• Interactive Media
• SEO Copywriting
• Mobile Devices
• Ruby on Rails
• Perl
• Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Brand Development
• Creative Services
• Flash
• Iphone Development
• Cloud Computing
• Interviews
• Mobile Advertising
• Information Architecture