Freelance Florist

**The Company**

Cory Christopher Design is a fast-paced and constantly growing creative design studio, offering lifestyle, floral, wedding and event services to Edmonton, Calgary and the Rocky Mountain region. Our team works tirelessly to bring our clients’ dreams to life with sophisticated style, delivering exceptional experiences in everyday encounters and once-in-a-lifetime occasions.

**The Role**

We are looking for talented freelance floral designers to assist with our many exciting weddings, events and installations throughout the year

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your skills and flex your creativity? Maybe you’d like to be part of a WOW project to see how the magic unfolds? You might just be the person we are looking for to help us realize our clients dreams

**Freelance florist tasks include, but are not limited to**:

- Assist with project preparation, design and installation for events, weddings, workshop
- General housekeeping, packing, loading & unloading of vehicles, and décor assembly
- Receiving florals & plant orders from wholesalers and suppliers
- Ability to work well as part of a team and under pressure
- Bonus Skill: Develop and lead floral workshops

**To thrive as part of the CC Team, you’ll need to**:

- Happily cooperate as part of a team, taking direction from both leads and fellow crew members
- Previous large event and installations experience would be a great asset, but we will also accept a great work ethic and enthusiasm for tackling new challenges
- Be confident executing tasks independently
- Prioritize and tackle what needs to be done first - and switch tasks as needed
- Maintain a positive attitude under the pressure of tight timelines and high expectations
- Appreciate that the details really do matter
- Be organized, timely and responsible
- Let us know if you have experience driving a cargo truck
- Work a flexible schedule, including days, weekends, evenings and late nights
- Stand, crouch, bend and work on their feet for long periods of time
- Lift and carry up to 50lbs
- Work outdoors, occasionally in unpleasant weather
- Keep safety in mind at all times
- Possess excellent spoken English and general communication skills
- Maintain a professional appearance (work on location may require an all-black dress code)
- Have a reliable vehicle and a valid driver’s license (the nature of event prep and installation means that a single shift may be split over multiple locations)

**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual, Freelance

**Salary**: $17.00-$21.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evenings
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- florist: 1 year (preferred)
- Floral: 1 year (required)