Floral Designer - Container Design - Horticulturist - Part Time

Description:

Join Chalet's Signature team in creating handcrafted planter arrangements curated with indoor and outdoor plants: succulents, tropicals, annuals, perennials, natives, vegetables, herbs, evergreens, other plant material, and mixed mediums. Our team brings a combination of unparalleled horticultural expertise and artistry to homes on Chicago’s Northshore - both indoors and outdoors. Consider joining us to create beautiful potted arrangements that delight our customers with our friendly and talented team of designers.

Responsibilities of a Container Designer:

• Design and assemble indoor and outdoor planter arrangements. Arrangements can be custom (per very specific and individual customer requests), select (per Chalet Signature recipes/kits), or cash and carry.
• Utilize the full plant pallet in your designs from our expansive inventory of indoor and outdoor plants: succulents, tropicals, annuals, perennials, natives, vegetables, herbs, evergreens, seasonal and other plant material.
• Listen to individual client needs and recommend design solutions.
• Collaborate with other designers to create trend-setting, profitable containers that exceed client expectations and meet all brand standards.

Requirements:

We are looking for a creative, inspired, receptive, trend-setting, client-focused, team player with the following qualifications:

• Photos to demonstrate your artistic side - where you have integrated color, texture and space to create something - ideally flowers or plants.
• Previous experience creating custom potted planters preferred. Alternatively, related experience from the floral industry using cut stems or potted floral and/or plant designs.
• An outgoing and kind personality, who is a good listener, and able to professionally give and receive design critiques per our design standards.
• Ability to stand on your feet, lift/push/pull up to 40 pounds, and adaptable to indoor and outdoor environments.

We're looking for someone to help with our fall and holiday containers, and are accepting applications now. Our interview process will include creating an arrangement pursuant to a specific design aesthetic.

This is a part-time, seasonal position. We will have shifts available from mid-October until mid-December. The schedule would be primarily Saturdays and Sundays weekly, though we may have additional shifts available at the height of the season. Benefits include sick time and our employee discount.