- Joined
- Aug 2026
- How they joined
- Directly
- Before Cognition
- CursorBrand, Creative Ops & Production Lead
- Status
- Current
- Announced on 2026-08-20 on LinkedIn and X that he was joining Cognition, quoted verbatim: "Some personal news: I'm joining Cognition as Head of Creative." The X version ("Some personal news: I’m joining @cognition as Head of Creative") drew ~800 likes, his most-engaged original post.Aug 20, 2026Some personal news: I'm joining Cognition as Head of Creative.
- Title has since expanded from Head of Creative to Head of Brand & Creative at Cognition (LinkedIn headline and X bio: "head of brand & creative @cognition").Nov 2026
- Joined Cursor (Anysphere) in Dec 2025 "to help build and scale Brand & Creative Operations", thanking "Roman, Justin, Ryo, and the team"; LinkedIn describes him as a founding member of Cursor's Brand Studio and its first dedicated Brand & Creative Ops hire.Dec 1, 2025I'm excited to share that I've joined Cursor to help build and scale Brand & Creative Operations. Grateful to Roman, Justin, Ryo, and the team for the trust. Excited for what we're building.
- Employee #1 (founding employee, 2019) at PORTO ROCHA, the New York brand agency founded by Leo Porto and Felipe Rocha; rose to Operations & Business Lead (2021-22) and Managing Director (2022-25), helping build it into a studio working for Google Gemini, Robinhood, Twitch and Nike Run.2019
- Publicly welcomed a new Cognition hire on X, verbatim: "@_EricHu @cognition Welcome to the team! So excited to work together ❤️".Oct 5, 2026@_EricHu @cognition Welcome to the team! So excited to work together ❤️
- A designer joining Cognition in 2026 publicly thanked "Ouliana Trofimenko, Alexander Dengler, Nicholas Schröder, Joseph Zhang for bringing me in", showing Schröder is an active recruiter for Cognition's design/brand team.2026
- Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, signed a definitive agreement in July 2025 to acquire Windsurf (IP, product, trademark and brand) days after Google DeepMind hired Windsurf's CEO; Schröder joined over a year later.Jul 14, 2025
- Credited as Operations Director on PORTO ROCHA's Google Gemini identity project, the agency's flagship AI-brand work and a direct precedent for branding AI products at Cognition.2025
- Shipped Cursor brand physical work: Cursor caps (Jan 2026), the 'Cursor Courier' print piece (Feb 2026), 'Cursor Studio' (Jun 2026) and merch plus film photography and digital work for Cursor's Compile event (Jun 2026).Jun 24, 2026Some merch from Compile https://t.co/YV2WrVpo1t
- At Cursor he worked on the Brand Studio alongside Ryo Lu, Edwin Wee, Emma Weyrauch, Justin Jay Wang, Junyi Z., Jordan MacDonald and Eric Zakariasson (tagged in his 'Welcome to life at Cursor' post).Feb 6, 2026Welcome to life at Cursor. Ryo Lu Edwin Wee Arbus Emma Weyrauch Justin Jay Wang Junyi Z. Jordan MacDonald Eric Zakariasson
- Hired Cursor's first Motion Designer ("a foundational role on our Brand Studio team") and an early Brand Designer in Jan 2026, and sought freelance presentation designers in May 2026.Jan 28, 2026Hiring our first Motion Designer at Cursor. This is a foundational role on our Brand Studio team. You’ll help define how motion shows up across our brand, product, and marketing as we scale. If you think in systems, have strong attention to type and pacing, and want real ownership, I’d love to talk. Apply at the link or reach out. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXEUpqYc
- Founded LUNGE, a New York pet-accessory label (nappa leather collars, leashes and harnesses made in Brazil) with identity by PORTO ROCHA, where he is credited as Founder & Creative Director; first shoot was 2023-06-30 and a 2024 campaign featured comedian Julio Torres.Jun 30, 2023
Founding member of Cursor’s Brand Studio team. Building the function and leading creative operations and production across brand, marketing, design, campaigns, launches, content, art direction, and special projects.
As employee #1 and working directly with the studio founders, I’ve spearheaded all processes, workflows and innovations, managed and scaled cross-functional teams and projects, and have led all global operations, projects and business efforts for clients such as Apple, Netflix, Vevo, Universal Music, Republic Records, Spotify, Nike and Airbnb. Since its founding, PORTO ROCHA has been awarded: — Independent Design Agency of the Year (D&AD, 2022) — Studio of the Year (LAD, 2023) — Studio of the Year (LAD, 2021) — #1 Most Inspiring Creative Studio (Creative Boom, 2025) — Top 100 Creative Agencies (WCR, 2022 and 2023) — Top 25 Most Inspiring Companies (WNW, 2021)
@_EricHu @cognition Welcome to the team! So excited to work together ❤️
@tomasholtz @cognition Mate crew 🧉
Some personal news: I'm joining Cognition as Head of Creative.
Some personal news: I’m joining @cognition as Head of Creative https://t.co/rkS8BJu9Vq
We’re looking for freelance presentation designers to support upcoming projects here at Cursor. Who are the best presentation designers you know? Feel free to DM if you or someone you know could be a great fit.
Welcome to life at Cursor. Ryo Lu Edwin Wee Arbus Emma Weyrauch Justin Jay Wang Junyi Z. Jordan MacDonald Eric Zakariasson
Hiring our first Motion Designer at Cursor. This is a foundational role on our Brand Studio team. You’ll help define how motion shows up across our brand, product, and marketing as we scale. If you think in systems, have strong attention to type and pacing, and want real ownership, I’d love to talk. Apply at the link or reach out. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXEUpqYc
Looking for our next Brand Designer at Cursor. This is an early hire for our brand studio and the opportunity to help shape the future of Cursor with us. If you have strong systems thinking, great taste, and can move quickly without sacrificing craft, reach out via DM and apply below. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e2_sKEQ4
I'm excited to share that I've joined Cursor to help build and scale Brand & Creative Operations. Grateful to Roman, Justin, Ryo, and the team for the trust. Excited for what we're building.
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