Seasonal Retail + Design Assistant

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 Insiders Most Inspiring Companies in America.

The Retail Daily Design Assistant is responsible for executing the day-to-day flow of the retail space. This role requires a dependable self-directed individual who maintains an energetic and inviting demeanor while keeping things running smoothly and efficiently. This is a temporary position for our Valentines Day operation. However outstanding candidates are often asked to return regularly!

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

Responsibilities:

• Assists with daily route preparation and dispatch communication with our couriers.
• Efficient and speedy bouquet and arrangement making by following a recipe.
• Enthusiastically greet and assist customers with their design product and sales needs.
• Assist in the execution of floral workshops and DIY experiences.
• Maintain communication with managers HQ Customer Experience teams.
• Maintain constant shop upkeep decor and studio cleanliness.
• Track retail inventory.
• Card writing.

Requirements:

• 1 years in retail sales floral and/or field marketing roles.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• People person high energy always resourceful.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and under time constraints.
• Perfect time management skills.
• Shared aesthetic preferences and values with Flowers for Dreams brand.
• Maintain a professional kind and supportive presence in the studio.
• Comfortable working with your hands and on your feet.
• Ability to work with a tablet sales platforms Google apps.

Benefits:

• The following benefits are provided to those eligible:

• United HealthCare Insurance

• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Company provided computer if required

• Dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance (Free)

• PTO

• Wellness days

• Family leave

• Student loan repayment

• FSA/HSA

• Commuter benefits

Values:

• Do Good - Lifes 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 Its 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.