Job Description
Job Description
Position : Wedding & Event Floral Designer
Department : Operations, Wedding/Event Design
Report To : GM
Location : Detroit, MI
Schedule: Hourly, part-time
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 an experienced floral designer with expertise in flower production and wedding/event decor. This creative is an avid green thumb, passionate about design, with a knack for speediness 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, holidays, and peak periods
- Self-motivated with a startup mentality and growth mindset
- Shared aesthetic preferences & values with Flowers for Dreams brand
Responsibilities: - Design large-scale arrangements for our weddings, events, and corporate accounts
- Must be able to design and create boutonnieres, corsages, bride and bridesmaid bouquets, arches, large focal pieces, compotes, ceremony pieces, centerpieces, etc
- Production line designer
- 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 florals to ensure top quality
- Wedding/event installations and strikes
- Long hours on your feet and with your hands
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.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Holiday work, Part time, Internship, Local area, Immediate start, Night shift, Weekend work,