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Chris Andrews

Those who can't, recruit.

クリス・アンドリューズ
A desk with an early computer
Where it all began01
About

Born and raised in Orange County, I've lived in California my whole life, other than a stint in Tokyo — a place I consider my second home, and the city I measure everywhere else against. Croatia is home on paper, and I'm still learning what that means.

I've spent more than a decade building design teams, whether they are designing product, crafting brand identities or campaigns, or even print.

Today, I lead design recruiting at Notion. Before that, 3+ years at Stripe building the design and brand hiring practice through a period when the team more than doubled.

In real life, I enjoy death metal, time with family, and travel.

Shibuya crossing in the rain
Shibuya in the rain, probably on the way to an izakaya02
Evening on the island of Hvar
Slow evening on Hvar03
The Boring Stuff

Where I've built teams, most recent first.

  1. NotionPrincipal Design Recruiter2023—
  2. StripeDesign Recruiter2020—23
  3. FlexportDesign Recruiter2019—20
  4. IntercomDesign Recruiter2018—19
  5. Tokyo AgenciesAccounts, Production, then recruiting2011—2016
Listening to
The G Code album cover
PeelingFlesh
The G Code
Slam metal · 2024