Bethany Rist
A hard working, committed and enthusiastic Senior Womens Footwear Designer with a broad experience of the branded footwear industry, demonstrating 12 years of brand loyalty and sucessful career growth within Dr. Martens. A creative and conceptual individual with an alternative outlook, who keeps to strict deadlines and works to a high standard. Able to work collaboratively or alone on a variety of tasks.
• Responsible for setting seasonal directions; creating mood boards, colour palettes, materials boards, and sourcing packs to guide the collection. • Managing and supporting others in the design process in order to deliver SS26 collection onwards • Main point of contact for suppliers, helping to source and onboard new partners, and overseeing key brand collaborations.
• Worked across a variety of categories including heels, sandals and boots, with a particular focus on sneakers and the Outlet Category. • Responsible for designing and developing uppers, hardware & outsoles, for which I collaborated with suppliers to bring products to life for the AW25, SS26 & AW26 ranges.
• Formed successful partnerships with multiple brands, fostering long-term relationships. • Continuous collaborations with multiple factories in the Far East, carrying out trend predictions & creating designs centred around these for inhouse collections. Also helping to create custom designs and adapt existing ones. • Assigned the responsibility of reimagining a brand's iconic outsoles.