Event Coordinator

Southside Blooms is looking to add an Event Coordinator to its team. 

Based in the southside of Chicago, Southside Blooms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is a farm-to-vase florist providing unique and fashion-forward arrangements while maintaining an uncompromising dedication to the environment and its surrounding communities. Southside Blooms creates employment and training opportunities for at-risk youth. For a look into Southside Blooms, click here. 

And, while work experience and educational preparation are certainly important, we don’t hire resumes. We hire talented individuals that want to help us shape the future of floral operations and create extraordinary moments for our customers.

Role

As an Event Coordinator at Southside Blooms, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing the floral aspects of various events, including weddings, corporate functions, parties, and other special occasions. You will work closely with clients, vendors, and our internal team to ensure each event's floral arrangements reflect the client's vision, budget, and preferences.  

Your Core Contributions To The Team

• Consult with clients to understand their floral needs, preferences, and budget.
• Plan and coordinate all floral details for events.
• Work with Event Florist to design and create custom floral arrangements, including bouquets, centerpieces, and other decorative elements.
• Create and manage floral timelines, ensuring all aspects are on schedule.
• Oversee floral setup, maintenance, and teardown at event venues, ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Manage floral budgets and track expenses to ensure events remain in within client's budget.
• Provide on-site coordination of floral elements during events to address any issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, vendors, and community partners.
• Mentor and guide youth involved in the event, sharing floral design techniques and event planning skills.
• Evaluate floral outcomes and gather feedback to continuously improve future events.

About You

Knowledge, abilities, and qualifications

• Proven experience as a floral coordinator or event planner with a focus on floral design.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Detail oriented with a creative mindset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Physical stamina to handle and transport floral arrangements.
• Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as required.
• Experience working with clients and large-scale events.
  

What We Provide You

Southside Blooms works hard to provide benefits that make your life better. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that features:

• Health coverage for you through medical and dental plans (employee only coverage).
  
• A generous time off program.

All The Other Stuff

This is a full-time position, requiring 8 hour shifts that occur Monday through Friday, including evening shifts and/or weekend shifts as needed. Overtime may be required. 

Southside Blooms is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to building an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment, where opportunities are available to everyone based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. 

The job functions listed above represent the primary duties and responsibilities of this job and in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by you. Other duties and responsibilities within the scope of this job may be assigned.  You will be required to follow all instructions and to perform all duties requested by your manager; subject to reasonable accommodations and within the scope of the position.

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