Jonathan Bankowski

• Continued working relationship with Jack Schwartz Shoes Inc.; Designing multiple styles per season
• Established an independent work environment and a greater level of accountability and self-representation

• Recruited as the brands first in-house footwear designer; Established partnership with preexisting design firm
• Assisted in building an in-house footwear design department with preexisting design firm
• Gained experience working with performance footwear; Designed wrestling and training shoes
• Collaborated with world-class wrestlers to design and develop concepts and their signature footwear lines
• Worked with IP franchises, Marvel and Rocky, to develop themed collaborative collections

• Continued working relationship with Jack Schwartz Shoes Inc.; Designed multiple styles per season
• Assisted in developing footwear for start-up brands; Designed logos/branding for non-profit organization
• Established an independent work environment and a greater level of accountability and self-representation

• Designed for Lugz, Emeril Lagasse, Guy Harvey, Andrew Marc/Marc New York, and British Knights
• Assisted in designing, developing, and launching footwear brands for Emeril Lagasse and Guy Harvey
• Worked with each brand to design category/market specific footwear that was unique to their brand identity
• Worked with influencers and collaborators to design and develop small-run limited edition collections
• Responsible for designing and developing new packaging, logos/graphics, and POP displays
• Developed and organized seasonal and brand-specific color palettes

• Designed lifestyle/casual footwear for infants, children, men, women, and elderly
• Responsible for all stages of the design, development, and production processes; From research to fit tests
• Visited Chinese and Korean factories to work with developers and to learn the development process
• Learned how to adapt to international cultures and how to design for their needs and interests
• Responsible for designing and developing complimentary packaging, logos, and graphics
• Researched current and future consumer trends and tendencies and applied them to the design process

• Designed exclusively with New Balance and PF Flyers
• Designed exclusive seasonal NB footwear for Tier 0, Tier 1 accounts; Developed full seasonal lines for PF Flyers
• Reintroduced heritage styles with classic and/or trend specific colors and materials
• Redeveloped heritage styles with modern tech and construction processes; Designed performance concepts
• Developed tech/spec packs and outsole technical drawings
• Developed trend specific seasonal color/material palettes; Appropriately applied them to different styles