Wedding & Event Floral Designer

Position: Wedding & Event Designer

Department: Operations, Design

Location: Chicago, IL

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, Wedding season to start full-time for the right designer

About Us:

Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair and honest prices across locations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit, as well as overnight shipping to most of the Great Lakes region. Every bouquet benefits an amazing local charity. Named one of Business Insider's Most Inspiring Companies in America.

We're looking for experienced part-time floral designers with expertise in flower production and wedding or event decor. This creative is an avid green thumb, passionate about design, with a knack for timelines and efficiency. You will help with our production team in all aspects of wedding/event studio design and installations.

Help us become the leading brand in flowers and a nationwide, socially conscious leader!

Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in wedding or event floral design

• Extensive knowledge of flowers and design techniques

• Ability to work weekends and holidays or peak periods

• Self-motivated with a startup mentality and growth mindset

• Shared aesthetic preferences & values with Flowers for Dreams brand

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Design large-scale arrangements for our weddings, events, and corporate accounts

• Studio assistant: workstation and studio upkeep, vase and floral prep

• Installation lead during peak seasons

• Prune and process incoming flowers

• Stripping, prepping, and foaming

• Check quality of arrangements to ensure top quality

• Wedding prep and design to include: boutonnieres corsages, bride and bridesmaids, chuppahs, arches, large focal pieces, compotes, ceremony pieces, centerpieces, etc.

Values:

• Do Good - "Life's Most Persistent and Urgent Question Is, 'What Are You Doing For Others?'" Martin Luther King Jr

• Take Risks - "Whoever Dares, Wins" Sayeret Matkal

• Challenge Yourself - "Every Artists Was First An Amateur" Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Make it Beautiful -"Design is a Behavior, Not a Department" David Milne

• Act Fast - "We Have a Strategic Plan, It's Called Doing Things" Herb Kelleher

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Flowers for Dreams is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Flowers for Dreams makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.