How to hire a florist designer

How to hire a florist designer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step florist designer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a florist designer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new florist designer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the florist designer you need to hire. Certain florist designer roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A florist designer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, florist designers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of florist designers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Florist Designer	Description	Hourly rate
   Florist Designer	Floral designers, also called florists, cut and arrange live, dried, and silk flowers and greenery to make decorative displays. They also help customers select flowers, containers, ribbons, and other accessories.	$12-41
   Designer	A designer is someone who creates a master plan of the look or workings of something before it will be made. It could be tangible or intangible objects, products, procedures, laws, events, games, graphics, services, and even experiences... Show more	$21-46
   Floral Designer	A floral designer is responsible for designing flower arrangements for various occasions, following clients' specifications and requests. Floral designers must be highly-creative and organizational to assemble flower decoration according to the event's themes... Show more	$10-24

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Floral Design
   • Flower Arrangements
   • Customer Orders
   • Computer Software
   • Payroll
   • Computer System

   Responsibilities:

   • Create and manage theme, budget, vendor selection, time lines, and communication for clients.
   • Identify CSS corruption issue, providing solutions.
   • Process FTD and Teleflora orders, do inventories & studies stock flow
   • Comply with orders and regulations under Teleflora, FTD, and Bloomnet requirements for product design and distribution.
   • Work directly with overseas prototyping and production.
   • Create and manage theme, budget, vendor selection, time lines, and communication for clients.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your florist designer job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A florist designer salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, florist designers' average salary in oregon is 49% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level florist designers earn 71% less than senior-level florist designers.
   • Certifications. A florist designer with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a florist designer's salary.

   Average florist designer salary

   $46,511yearly

   $22.36 hourly rate

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   Entry-level florist designer salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 24, 2025

4. Writing a florist designer job description

   A job description for a florist designer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a florist designer job description:

   Florist designer job description example

   Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
   
   * Drive the Merchandising process end-to-end with a focus on revenue, gross margin, conversion, average order size, turn, customer retention and acquisition
   * Oversee the merchandising across all device types and platforms, and all e-commerce channels, i.e. e-mail, display, partner collections along with any direct mail collateral and phone
   * Fully understand the competitive marketplace from a product, price and web merchandising perspective for floral categories
   * Develop the Assortment Plans and partner with Enterprise PD teams to ensure the proper levels of development and innovation are being achieved to maximize sales and margin
   * Partner cross-functionally and cross-brand with Planning and Marketing to rally the teams to execute on your product vision, develop product promotions and identify new opportunities
   * Relentlessly and continuously rationalize marginal performers and upgrade the assortment where appropriate
   * Partner with Planning to develop category, sub-category & item level plans
   * Assist in product set up, proof-read product copy, execute price changes
   * Responsible for analyzing and reporting on business results, provide insights and recommendations
   * Work closely with our cross functional sister brand merchants to drive a true cross brand experience for our customer.
   * Manage and mentor Merchandise Coordinator.
   
   Requirements:
   
   * Experience working on an e-commerce platform
   * Bachelor's Degree with concentration in Business Administration, Merchandising or Marketing preferred. Minimum 5 years of experience in buying, planning or web retail merchandising experience.
   * Leadership skills and strategic vision to grow and manage a separate channel in support of merchant initiatives
   * Experience working with buying and planning organizations while managing merchandising for an online retailer
   * Excellent time management skills and strong sense of urgency, with ability to multitask and work autonomously
   * Able to work collaboratively across functional groups, yet willing to challenge merchandising decisions that do not align with eCommerce strategy
   * Deep understanding of how customers shop online and in what ways that differs from their in-store shopping experience and habits
   * Strong analytical skills and Excel, PowerPoint, Google Analytics
   
   About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
   
   1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is a leading provider of gifts designed to help customers express, connect and celebrate. The Company's e-commerce business platform features an all-star family of brands, including: 1-800-Flowers.com , 1-800-Baskets.com , Cheryl's Cookies , Harry & David , PersonalizationMall.com , Shari's Berries , FruitBouquets.com , Moose Munch , The Popcorn Factory , Wolferman's Bakery , Vital Choice , Stock Yards and Simply Chocolate . Through the Celebrations Passport loyalty program, which provides members with free standard shipping and no service charge across our portfolio of brands, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. strives to deepen relationships with customers. The Company also operates BloomNet , an international floral and gift industry service provider offering a broad-range of products and services designed to help members grow their businesses profitably; Napco℠, a resource for floral gifts and seasonal décor; DesignPac Gifts, LLC, a manufacturer of gift baskets and towers; and Alice's Table , a lifestyle business offering fully digital livestreaming floral, culinary and other experiences to guests across the country. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was recognized among the top 5 on the National Retail Federation's 2021 Hot 25 Retailers list, which ranks the nation's fastest-growing retail companies, and was named to the Fortune 1000 list in 2022. Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS. For more information, visit 1800flowersinc.com or follow @1800FLOWERSInc on Twitter.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find florist designers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your florist designer job on Zippia to find and recruit florist designer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dribbble, authentic jobs, working not working, coroflot.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit florist designers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new florist designer

   Once you've decided on a perfect florist designer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new florist designer. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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