Assistant Floral Designer

Posted: 03/20/2025
+General

Dandelion Floral is a flower farm and floral design studio that creates garden-inspired, artistic floral designs for weddings and special events in Wyoming. Based in the little mountain town of Lander, WY, Dandelion Floral is dedicated to sustainable farm and design practices, and values community and client relationships. 

Location: Lander, Wyoming

Role Type: Part to full time. Peak season, June - October,  25 - 35 hours per week, project dependent. Off peak season November - April, 0 -10 hours per week, potential for remote work.

Start date: May 2025

To apply, submit your application by clicking this link by Friday, April 15th or email: info@dandelionfloralwy.com. 

Description:

Dandelion Floral is seeking a creative, organized, and motivated Assistant Floral Designer to join our team. Reporting directly to Owner and Lead Floral Designer Teresa Tibbets, the ideal candidate has experience in floral design or other creative training and has ability to to carry out work in a fast-paced environment. The Assistant Floral Designer will manage the production of floral designs for weddings and events, oversee a team of designers/freelancers, and plan logistics of destination events. This position is part to full time and seasonal in nature, depending on wedding schedule. Base pay depends on job-related experience, knowledge, and skills. For this role, we offer training in floral design and project management, and provide opportunities for professional development. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Partnering with Lead Designer on client meetings, design plans, flower sourcing and inventory, and execution of wedding and event

  • Manage staffing and scheduling for events

  • Work closely with Lead Designer on travel logistics

  • Traveling overnight to execute destination events and installations (within 3 hours of Lander, WY)

  • Leading strikes/event clean up

  • Manage studio organization, cleaning, curating rental inventory, and oversee recycling/composting

  • Attending networking events, connecting with vendors, and promoting Dandelion Floral in the community

  • Writing blog posts and organizing wedding photos 

Qualifications and Skills:

  • 1+ years of experience in floral design, art, or related creative or service industry

  • Professional communication style, comfortable writing with proper grammar and voice

  • Proficient using Google email, sheets, docs, photos, and web browsers. 

  • 1 + years experience working in team setting and/or management

  • Self-motivated and able to work independently

  • Comfortable working with tight deadlines and adapting to a variable work environment. 

Physical Qualifications:

  • Able to lift 50 lbs and carry a 5-gallon bucket of water with flowers

  • Able to stand for 10+ hours

  • Comfortable driving large vans and trucks with a trailer

  • Confident on a 12 ft ladder

  • Valid drivers’s license

 

Team Values:

  • Kind and joyful atmosphere

  • Celebrate creativity and diversity in all forms

  • Teachable and willing to learn

  • Mindful and prepared execution of events

  • Organized and efficient

  • Problem-solvers, quick to pivot

  • Open and respectful communication

 

 

Assistant Floral Designer
Dandelion Floral
Teresa Tibbets