Wedding & Event Floral Producer

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, 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.

The sales team's chief liaison for scheduling, samples, recipes, and creating timelines. Full ownership of the wedding details post-sale. These responsibilities may skew towards more desk work or more production based on the flow of business. Compensation (salary + quarterly operations bonus) commensurate with experience.

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

Responsibilities:

• Pricing, planning, recipe-making, and sampling upcoming weddings.
• Organization of weddings and events in company production software.
• Proofreading and analyzing wedding proposals for our sales team.
• Timeline creation and management of final event details.
• Ownership of Weekly Production meetings for upcoming events
• Assistance in the floral design studio and on-site installations.

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with floral design, retail sales, or event production.
• Interest in flowers, floriculture, or closely related fields.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and regular summer weekends.
• Shared aesthetic preferences & values with the Flowers for Dreams brand.

Benefits:

• United HealthCare Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching
• Company provided computer
• Dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance (Free)
• PTO/paid holidays
• Wellness days
• Family leave
• Student loan repayment
• FSA/HSA
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

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.

Cover letter preferred. In <2-3 paragraphs, please detail what draws you to the role, your informative experience(s) in design, and the shared values & excitement about the Flowers for Dreams brand.