Floral Designer

Job Title: Floral Designer

Company: A Perfect Bloom Memphis
Location: Collierville, Tennessee — On-site

About the Position

A Perfect Bloom Memphis is seeking a creative, dependable Floral Designer with hands-on experience designing fresh flower arrangements in a retail flower shop or event floral business. The ideal candidate can independently create everyday arrangements, sympathy and funeral flowers, wedding bouquets, and event centerpieces while meeting customer expectations, budgets, and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design fresh floral arrangements for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other special occasions.
• Create sympathy and funeral arrangements, including standing sprays, casket sprays, wreaths, and vase arrangements.
• Design wedding and event flowers, including bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and table centerpieces.
• Interpret customer requests, inspiration photos, color palettes, and design recipes.
• Select appropriate flowers, greenery, containers, and floral mechanics for each design.
• Receive, process, hydrate, and condition flowers; maintain proper cooler storage and freshness.
• Complete orders accurately and on time for customer pickup, delivery, and event setup.
• Manage flower usage, minimize waste, and design within established budgets.
• Help customers choose flowers and arrangements and communicate care instructions.
• Maintain clean, organized workstations, tools, supplies, and floral coolers.
• Assist with event preparation, floral installations, setup, and breakdown as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Previous professional floral design experience in a flower shop, wedding floral business, or event design company.
• Ability to independently produce polished, well-balanced fresh flower arrangements.
• Knowledge of flower and foliage identification, seasonal availability, flower care, and conditioning.
• Understanding of floral design principles, including color, proportion, balance, texture, and composition.
• Experience using floral tools and mechanics, including floral foam, wire, tape, and bouquet construction.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, customer service, and teamwork.
• Ability to follow instructions and maintain quality during busy periods.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the role, with reasonable accommodation where needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing sympathy and funeral flowers.
• Experience with wedding bouquets, large centerpieces, and event installations.
• Ability to work in both traditional and modern garden-style floral design.
• Experience with floral point-of-sale systems and order management.
• Experience estimating floral quantities and working within arrangement budgets.

Scheduling

Availability for scheduled shop shifts, peak floral holidays, and occasional weekend events is important. Please include your regular availability and any scheduling restrictions with your application.

How to Apply

Submit your resume, availability, and photos or a portfolio of floral arrangements you personally designed. Describe your professional floral design experience and identify the types of arrangements you can complete independently.