Footwear Designer

Rebecca Heykes

New York, NY

rebeccaheykes.com

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Footwear Designer based in NYC
Education
- FDA Cordwainers Footwear Design
  
  University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion
  
  2009 - 2011
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
  
  2002 - 2006
Experience
- Footwear Designer
  
  Vida Group
  
  New York, NY
  
  Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 (3 months)
  
  Footwear designer for Unionbay Juniors brand. Responsible for shopping the market/ trend research, technical design of constructions, design and specs of all upper patterns, travel overseas to China to correct prototypes and develop materials.
- Associate Footwear Designer
  
  AK Anne Klein/AK Sport Footwear
  
  New York, NY
  
  Mar 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 6 months)
  
  Responsible for designs for Mid Tier customers including: sketches, specs, print and material development, overseas travel to China, fitting and technical corrections, and communication with multiple overseas agents.
- Assistant Product Development Coordinator- Men's
  
  Marc Fisher Footwear
  
  Greenwich, CT
  
  Sep 2011 - Mar 2012 (6 months)
  
  Responsible for coordinating development process for Tommy Hilfiger and Guess Men's licenses. Daily communication with China through multiple agents, across both brands. Responsible for tracking, approving, confirming, and fitting pre-production samples.
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