Position : Wedding and Event Strike Team

Department(s) : Operations, Logistics, Weddings/Events

Report to : Strike Manager

Location : Chicago, IL

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, Minneapolis 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 are looking for dedicated strike team members to be the face of Flowers for Dreams at venues in the Chicagoland area, where we build and break down beautiful weddings and events. The Wedding and Event Strike team is a weekend evening and overnight commitment. The team breaks down hardware, floral decor, greenery, etc at venues, and then transports back to our studio.

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

Responsibilities:

• Pack event and wedding flowers and materials

• Drive Flowers for Dreams cargo vehicles

• Event and wedding installs, flips, and strikes

• Must be able to work weekends (evenings and overnight shifts)

• Setup and breakdown hardware, floral decor, greenery, table decor, arches, etc

• Clean and organize event and wedding studio

• Flexibility with time frames & duties

• Ability to work long hours on feet, working with your hands, occasional heavy lifting

• Greet and engage with customers onsite with a friendly professionalism

• Maintain an upbeat, positive, energetic attitude

• Ability to remain calm and problem solve while working under time pressure

• Shared aesthetic preferences and values with the Flowers for Dreams brand

• Abide by Flowers for Dreams dress code while at venues

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.