Senior Florist

Salary: To be agreed, subject to experience.

Closing Date for applications : 11th Oct

Interviews from : 14th Oct onwards.

To apply : Please send your CV and floral portfolio to anya@bloomeast.com

About us : Bloom East is a growing Floral business based in the new Design District in Greenwich, London. We currently work both on event floristry and retail floristry. We are looking to grow the retail arm of the business whilst still maintaining a strong presence in luxury event florals.

The role :We are looking for a senior florist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to be part of the growth of the Bloom East brand whilst developing your own skills and experience in the floral industry. Working closely with our creative director, you will be involved in multiple areas of this small business from retail, wedding/event flower creation, ordering and social media. Our hope is for the right candidate to become an integral part of Bloom East and there is potential for this role to grow alongside the business. As such, we are looking for someone who is proactive and motivated.

This varied role has the potential to be a 3 - 5 day per week role, depending on the skills and experience of the applicants. Simply put, we will be building the role around the right person when we meet them. We are excited to explore what this could look like. Whilst we always strive to offer flexibility in our working patterns, this role will include at least 50% of Saturdays so we are looking for a team member who is happy to have a day off midweek instead of a classic weekend. We very rarely work Sundays and are always closed between Christmas and New Year.

You : As we are a very small business, we are looking for someone who will fit well into our existing team of freelancers so that your skills and talent can grow within the business. We believe that a happy team is at the heart of our business. We'd love to meet friendly, creative florists with a positive attitude and the ability to problem solve.

Responsibilities 

• Day to day up keep of the studio and email communications with retail customers
• Keeping abreast of stock and orders
• Ordering for retail and making retail orders
• Contract Vases and Plant Maintenance (subject to experience)
• Social media content creation and upkeep of accounts (alongside creative director)
• Making wedding and event flowers (alongside creative director and the freelance team)
• Occasional website updates and promotional comms (working alongside the creative director)

Requirements 

• At least 3 years floristry experience
• Strong awareness of colour and creative ability
• Positive attitude and friendly manner with team mates and clients.
• Ability to work independently and effectively when creating daily orders.
• Good written communication skills
• Working knowledge of spreadsheets
• Basic Adobe illustrator/photoshop skills would be a bonus but not essential.
• Experience of plant maintenance, good to have but not essential
• Full UK drivers licence (not essential)