Andy Chesters

Current

Recruitment Manager at Orchard

Past

Sales & Marketing Exec at Quay Systems
Graphic Designer at Appleby Bowers

Education

Staffordshire University

Recommended

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Connections

152 connections

Industry

Internet

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Andy Chesters’s Summary

Seven years and counting at The Orchard Recruitment Agency in Manchester, recruiting for the Digital, Creative and Marketing industries. Orchard has been established as an industry leader in the Northwest for over 17 years. We continue to build our reputation as a professional and transparent recruitment consultancy.

Andy Chesters’s Specialties:

Permanent and Freelance recruitment for Web Designers, Web Developers, Graphic Designers, Artworkers, Art Directors, Creative Directors, Studio Managers, Copywriters.

Andy Chesters’s Experience

Recruitment Manager

Orchard

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2002 — Present (8 years )

Working for since 2002 as a recruiter for Orchard. We specialise in the Creative, Digital and Marketing industry. Currently I am responsible for the Creative / Web recruitment team, providing permanent and freelance candidates to the North West.
Sales & Marketing Exec

Quay Systems

(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )

Quay Systems was a start up company, so whist my main function was sales, I was responsible for the creation of the company's brand identity, literature and overseeing the creation of the website.
Graphic Designer

Appleby Bowers

(Design industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Junior Designer working an a range of b2b accounts. Design and artwork of projects such as brochures, adverts, branding, exhibition, signage etc. Really good grounding in the industry - good bunch of guys too...

Andy Chesters’s Education

Staffordshire University

1996 — 1999

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Andy Chesters’s Interests:

My kids, and motorsport. Not at the same time.

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