Floral Designer

Pollard's Florist is looking to hire a creative floral designer to design, create, and sell standard and customized floral arrangements to our customers. We offer a highly collaborative, empowering, team-based workplace culture where all are skill sets, creativity and work ethic are highly valued. The Floral Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and assembling floral arrangements to meet our clients' needs and aesthetic preferences. This role requires a strong eye for design, color, and detail, along with excellent customer service skills and a thorough understanding of flower care. Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Design and Creation :

Conceptualize and create floral arrangements using company recipes, including bouquets, centerpieces, and decorative displays for a variety of occasions, including weddings, corporate events, holidays, and other special occasions. This also includes ensuring that recipes are written down for all custom or designers choice arrangements.

Customer Interaction :

Consult with clients to understand their vision, budget, and style preferences, ensuring each arrangement meets or exceeds their expectations.

Inventory Management :

Manage and maintain floral inventory, including ordering flowers and supplies, ensuring freshness, and minimizing waste.

Flower Care :

Ensure proper handling, hydration, and preservation of flowers to maintain their quality and longevity.

Display and Presentation :

Arrange and maintain in-store displays to attract and inspire customers and make sure the cooler is stocked with a full selection of company arrangements.

Budgeting :

Work within budgetary guidelines to select flowers and materials, balancing cost with quality.

Event Setup :

Assist with the setup and breakdown of floral arrangements at event locations as needed. Qualifications Proven experience as a Floral Designer, Florist, or similar role. Strong knowledge of flowers, foliage, and design techniques. Excellent understanding of color theory, floral care, and seasonality. Strong customer service and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and work under tight deadlines. High level of creativity, with a keen eye for aesthetics and detail. Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays, as needed. Physical Requirements Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 30 pounds. Comfortable working in varied temperature environments (cold storage, outdoor events). Pollard's Florist is a part of Family Flowers, America's largest family-owned florist with 46 locations in 11 states and still growing! Our business is founded on a customer obsessed mentality, a strong get it done attitude and entrepreneurial drive. We are in the business of delivering love into people's lives every day and we brighten things up in the hard times too! We are always looking to grow and ways to improve our business. Family Flowers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Employee discount Flexible schedule Opportunities for advancement Store discount Application Question(s): Are you over the age of 18?

Experience:

Floral design: 2 years (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Newport News, VA 23601 (Required)

Work Location:

In person