Southside Blooms is looking to add an Event Florist to its team. Please complete the online application and submit your resume and portfolio link.
Based in the southside of Chicago, Southside Blooms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is a farm-to-vase florist providing unique and fashion-forward arrangements while maintaining an uncompromising dedication to the environment and its surrounding communities. Southside Blooms creates employment and training opportunities for at-risk youth. For a look into Southside Blooms, click here.
And, while work experience and educational preparation are certainly important, we don't hire resumes. We hire talented individuals that want to help us shape the future of floral operations and create extraordinary moments for our customers.
Role
As an Event Florist at Southside Blooms, you will be responsible for designing, creating, and arranging floral decorations for various events, including weddings, corporate functions, and parties, and other special occasions. This includes transportation of products to/from events. You will work closely with clients to understand their vision and preferences, ensuring that each event's floral arrangements reflect their unique style and theme while aligning with our eco-friendly practices.
Your Core Contributions To The Team
- Collaborate with clients to understand their floral needs, preferences, and budget.
- Design and create custom floral arrangements, including bouquets, centerpieces, and other decorative elements.
- Ensure all floral arrangements are fresh, visually appealing, and meet high-quality standards.
- Set up and dismantle floral decorations at event venues, ensuring timely and efficient delivery and removal.
- Work with event planners and other vendors to coordinate overall design and theme.
- Mentor and guide youth involved in the event, sharing floral design techniques and work ethics.
- Stay up to date with the latest floral design trends.
- Provide excellent customer service and build strong relationships with clients.
Knowledge, abilities, and qualifications
- Proven experience as a florist or floral designer, preferably in an event setting.
- Creative and artistic ability with a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Physical stamina to handle and transport floral arrangements.
- Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as required.
- Experience working with clients and large-scale events.
- Knowledge of different flower types, seasonal availability, and floral care techniques.
Southside Blooms works hard to provide benefits that make your life better. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that features:
- Health coverage for you through medical and dental plans (employee only coverage).
- A generous time off program.
All The Other Stuff
This is a full-time position, requiring 8 hour shifts that occur Monday through Friday, including evening shifts and/or weekend shifts as needed. Overtime may be required.
Southside Blooms is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to building an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment, where opportunities are available to everyone based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.
The job functions listed above represent the primary duties and responsibilities of this job and in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by you. Other duties and responsibilities within the scope of this job may be assigned. You will be required to follow all instructions and to perform all duties requested by your manager; subject to reasonable accommodations and within the scope of the position.